Planning

2nd Market Test for Future Private Lettings Opportunity

CORNWALL COUNCIL

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Planning

15 Jan 2024 at 13:17

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Cornwall Council is currently planning a 2nd Market Test for Future Private Lettings Opportunity in the real estate services industry. The engagement end date for this tender is set for 15th April 2024. The Council aims to understand interest across various sectors for providing private lets services and is seeking providers for settled accommodation services. The total contract value is £250,000 GBP.

This tender presents an opportunity for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, charity, social lettings, and independent sectors to compete for providing private lets services in Cornwall. The Council is looking for providers who can match tenants to landlords, administer rent collection, coordinate maintenance, inspections, and provide support for tenants. Businesses suited for this opportunity are those with experience in real estate services and a focus on tenant-landlord relationship management.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

2nd Market Test for Future Private Lettings Opportunity

Notice Description

Cornwall Council is seeking an understanding of interest across the Voluntary, charity, social lettings, Independent and private sectors for the provision of a private lets service. This service is currently run in house, and provides settled accommodation through Assured Short-hold tenancy negotiated between tenants and private landlords. The tenants for these services would be those in temporary accommodation, owed a prevention, relief duty, rough sleepers and former rough sleepers, as well as those who are threatened with homelessness under notice. The landlords are private individuals who choose to use the service in lieu of a high street agency. For clarity, the requirement does not involve the provision of purpose built or managed facilities - on one level it is simply an agency service, matching tenants to landlords, administering rent collection and distribution but it also provides additional value over and above a normal high street agent by providing additional coordination of maintenance, inspections, and support for tenants, and managing relationships between tenants and landlords in the interests of both parties. In this particular example the Council is not looking for providers who want to build to rent, and is not looking to procure serviced accommodation (it does and will continue to do that through other routes to market). Having conducted an initial soft market test, published on 23.11.23 (Appendix 1 in Soft Market Test documents), the Council is re-engaging the market to provide further information on the potential opportunity and request additional feedback.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-f832a31d-8565-4065-b641-5a70ba613f85
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a6efa855-a790-4ff7-bd8e-374aa7ff7bee
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

70 - Real estate services

CPV Codes

70000000 - Real estate services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£250,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Jan 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
15 Apr 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CORNWALL COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
TRURO
Postcode
TR1 3AY
Post Town
Truro
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
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
Cornwall
Electoral Ward
Truro Boscawen & Redannick
Westminster Constituency
Truro and Falmouth

Further Information

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