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Housing Management Agent

Sefton Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

28 Sep 2026 at 13:24

Award Notice
Tender

03 May 2023 at 11:47

Tender Notice
Tender

31 Mar 2023 at 07:26

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Sefton Council appointed a housing management agent for its council housing programme, which aims to increase affordable homes across the borough. The programme covers managing homes bought off the shelf or through section 106 agreements, with possible future purchase and repair of empty properties. Homes are intended for social and affordable rent, with shared ownership also possible, and are expected to support the Council’s climate strategy through strong energy efficiency and reduced fuel poverty. The agent undertakes the housing management functions on the Council’s behalf, including tenancy and property management. The first homes were developed by the Council’s wholly owned Sandway Homes Ltd at Buckley Hill, Netherton. The service is delivered in Sefton, England.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Crosby Housing Association. The award date was 14 July 2023, and the recorded contract period runs from 24 March 2026 to 23 March 2031. The awarded value is £550,000, including potential extension periods; the estimated procurement range was £100,000 to £550,000. Sefton Council used an open procedure. The original tender deadline was 11 May 2023 at noon. The requirement was presented as a single management-agent appointment covering the Council’s new homes and further homes added during the agreement. Small and medium-sized enterprises were considered suitable to deliver the requirement. The award records the association as the selected supplier.

This award demonstrates demand for an organisation able to take end-to-end responsibility for social and affordable housing management for Sefton Council. A credible competitor for a comparable requirement would need the operational capacity to manage both tenancy and property functions, and to absorb additional homes as the programme grows. Relevant experience would include managing rented housing and supporting a mixed-tenure portfolio that may include shared ownership, alongside the practical ability to manage newly acquired or repaired empty homes. The Council’s focus on energy efficiency and fuel poverty also makes housing-management capability that supports those objectives pertinent. The selected supplier is a housing association, showing that a specialist housing organisation was appointed; the procurement also identified SMEs as suitable. The opportunity is specific to managing Sefton’s council housing programme, rather than general property or estate management.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Housing Management Agent

Notice Description

Sefton Council is seeking to establish a programme of Council Housing to help address the housing needs of Sefton to increase the delivery of affordable housing across the borough. The programme will initially focus on off the shelf and s106 purchases as well as evaluating the potential purchase and repair of existing empty homes in the long term. All homes will be expected to have features contributing to Sefton Councils climate emergency declaration and strategy with principles of strong energy efficiency to help support this and address fuel poverty and the level of energy costs within Council properties. The tenure of homes will include for social and affordable rent as well as the option of including shared ownership into the programme. The first of the Councils new homes are being developed by the Councils wholly owned company Sandway Homes Ltd as part of the mixed tenure housing development at Buckley Hill, Netherton and are anticipated to hand over in early 2024. The Council wish to appoint a partner organisation to act as Management Agent for a period of 5 years to manage the first of the Councils new homes and any new homes that are introduced as part of the programme over the management agreement lifecycle. The Council intends to act solely as a landlord and not directly provide any housing management service, all functions will be undertaken by the Management Agent including tenancy management and property management. The requirements for the Service are likely to grow over the duration of the Agreement. Please note the value stated includes the potential value of all available extension periods.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-93862c85-6861-42f7-a64b-7879dc743fb9
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/90bc4b24-3e1e-4f9e-bae9-9df1745330e2
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

70 - Real estate services

CPV Codes

70000000 - Real estate services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£550,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£550,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Sep 20264 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
11 May 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
14 Jul 20233 years ago
Contract Period
24 Mar 2026 - 23 Mar 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Sefton Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BOOTLE
Postcode
L20 3NJ
Postcode Area
Liverpool
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD73 Sefton
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Sefton
Electoral Ward
Derby
Westminster Constituency
Bootle

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Crosby Housing Association

Further Information

Notice Documents

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