Notice Information
Notice Title
London Councils and London Housing Directors' Group joint research on the cost and provision of homelessness services in London
Notice Description
*The value of the contract has been registered as a minimum of PS25K - this is not deemed to be the maximum contract value* London Councils represents London's 32 borough councils and the City of London. It is a cross party organisation that works on behalf of all of its member authorities regardless of political persuasion. London Councils makes the case to government, the Mayor and others to get the best deal for Londoners and to ensure that our member authorities have the resources, freedoms and powers to do the best possible job for their residents and local businesses. Background Homelessness in London has increased significantly over recent years, with 15,440 homelessness acceptances in 2017/18 compared to 10,180 in 2010/11. At the same time, London's TA population has increased to more than 54,000 households, including more than 87,000 children. The type of TA used by the London boroughs has also changed, with an increasing proportion of placements being made into nightly paid accommodation, which is more expensive to procure and less secure for residents. While boroughs face increasing pressures in responding to homelessness, the past two years have seen the introduction of significant legislative changes, as well as changes to how homelessness funding is provided with the introduction of Flexible Homelessness Support Grant (FHSG) in April 2017. With the government Spending Review approaching, there is now uncertainty around the future of funding for homelessness services. FHSG is currently allocated only to March 2020, while new burdens funding for Homelessness Reduction Act duties is scheduled to be withdrawn from March 2020. With the government Spending Review approaching, it is essential that London local government has the strongest possible evidence base available to make the case for an appropriate funding settlement that ensures the sustainability of homelessness services into the future. Given this funding uncertainty and the new legislative responsibilities held by councils, this project seeks to take a holistic view of homelessness provision in London. It seeks to assess: -how borough homelessness services have changed in the light of the legislative and funding changes introduced since April 2017, noted above; -the appropriate level of funding needed to sustain borough homelessness services into the next Spending Review period; -the extent to which successful homelessness avoidance strategies pay for themselves given upfront funding; and -the positive impacts that could be generated by investing government funding better (such as by raising Local Housing Allowance, LHA, rates or investing more in affordable housing) to reduce homelessness approaches or make it easier for councils to source housing for homeless residents. Additional information: A typo error was brought to our attention in the ITT document and has been corrected in the version uploaded today (13th November). The corrected version has the words "revised on 13112018" in the document title. The typo refers to text on paragraph 4, page 4, where the Flexible Homelessness Support Grant (FHSG) is stated to be allocated only until March 2019. It is actually allocated to March 2020 - the ITT has been amended to reflect this. A typo error was brought to our attention in the ITT Submission Form, and has been corrected in the version uploaded today (15th November). The corrected version has the words "revised on 14112018" in the document title. The error refers to p.11 in the Suitability Assessment Questionnaire, where in two instances the words digital and marketing should be replaced by research and consultancy . These changes have been made in the uploaded version. There are no other changes. A revised query log has been uploaded where an ambiguous response has been clarified and additional information provided. There are no other changes. A final query log has been uploaded including queries that were received prior to the deadline as stated in the ITT. There will be no further updates to this document.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-a930dee9-049f-4c7c-9913-89f3f912251c
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e56b91f1-548a-4307-9c3f-8ce10c50b606
- 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 (below threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79310000 - Market research services
79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £25,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £46,000 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Feb 20197 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 21 Nov 2018Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 4 Dec 20187 years ago
- Contract Period
- 11 Dec 2018 - 20 Jun 2019 6-12 months
- 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
- LONDON COUNCILS
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SE1 0AL
- Post Town
- South East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
- Delivery Location
- TLI London
-
- Local Authority
- Southwark
- Electoral Ward
- Borough & Bankside
- Westminster Constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e56b91f1-548a-4307-9c3f-8ce10c50b606
4th February 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/14445058-4151-4703-a1d4-ac180bf8a55b
20th November 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a29ccf3b-e2f1-4de2-b933-5aa29b39bf9e
R0918a London Councils Homelessness ITT -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d9be51bf-da3e-4209-a398-76b92d4d5ea5
R0918a London Councils Homelessness ITT Appendix AA -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a79e9d37-f78d-49c4-8000-20ea82283708
R0918a London Councils Homelessness ITT Appendix B Tender Submission Form -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0702f71e-74d7-4789-ae36-9fe6abc4dbb4
R0918a London Councils Homelessness ITT -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/81e56675-48c8-4f56-addf-053f5d76ed7b
R0918a London Councils Homelessness ITT Appendix B Tender Submission Form -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/faf879d3-7d73-423a-9a4f-fea493273c7a
R0918a Query Log as at 14112018 -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f0a61f43-a8f2-46d2-9325-29ffd3ffd663
Query Log updated as at 16112018 -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f44f4823-8fe6-47e5-bd37-f7c624cf3ed8
Final Query Log updated as at 19112018
Notice URLs
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