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Newcastle Housing Advice Service

NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME BOROUGH COUNCIL

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13 Dec 2021 at 17:05

Summary of the contracting process

The Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council has initiated a tender process for the Newcastle Housing Advice Service, aimed at securing future real estate services to support homelessness prevention, housing advice, and the management of the Housing Register. The procurement, classified under services, is currently in the cancelled stage, and it was originally scheduled for a public award following an open procedure. The relevant location for this service is Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, with the existing contract having expired on 31st March 2020, necessitating this tendering exercise to maintain compliance with recent housing legislation.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in housing services, particularly those focused on homelessness prevention, housing advice, and social service provision. Local organisations, consultancies, and service providers with experience in statutory housing duties and a commitment to client-oriented support are well-positioned to compete for this contract. The emphasis on quality and price in the award criteria underscores the importance of delivering effective, value-for-money services to the local authority while addressing the needs of vulnerable populations within the community.

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Notice Title

Newcastle Housing Advice Service

Notice Description

The Borough Council are conducting a tendering exercise to ensure transparency and best value for the future delivery of the following services: > the Homelessness service, adapted to support HRA 2017, which includes the prevention of homelessness through advice and intervention, discharging the Council's statutory homelessness duty and ensuring that customers are assisted to access appropriate housing; > the Housing Advice service, which includes a comprehensive housing advice service across all tenures, joint working with key stakeholders and providers and signposting to other specialist services; > the Housing Register service which includes the management of the Housing Register, nominations to Private Registered housing providers and advice on the Housing Register and the NHA Options scheme.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council transferred its housing stock under Large Scale Voluntary Transfer (LSVT) to Aspire Housing Limited in 2000 and as a statutory housing authority it continued to have a duty to provide a Homelessness, Housing Advice and Housing Register Services. These functions are currently delivered as the Newcastle Housing Advice (NHA) service under a contract with Midland Heart. The existing NHA service contract commenced on 1stApril 2014 and is due to expire 31st March 2020.The current contractual NHA service has been delivered during a period where the housing policy landscape has changed significantly. The Welfare Reform changes, the cuts to Supporting People funding, the Housing and Planning Act and rent reductions for social housing tenants, are all policy decisions that are proving making it more challenging to support customers especially those who are the most vulnerable. This service has now been adapted to support the Homelessness Reduction Act (HRA) 2017 and has invested in significant changes to IT and resources to legally and practically support the enhanced legislative burdens. The Council are conducting a tendering exercise to ensure transparency and best value for the future delivery of the following services. Under the existing contract NHA currently deliver: > the Homelessness service, adapted to support HRA 2017, which includes the prevention of homelessness through advice and intervention, discharging the Council's statutory homelessness duty and ensuring that customers are assisted to access appropriate housing; > the Housing Advice service, which includes a comprehensive housing advice service across all tenures, joint working with key stakeholders and providers and signposting to other specialist services; > the Housing Register service which includes the management of the Housing Register, nominations to Private Registered housing providers and advice on the Housing Register and the NHA Options scheme. The NHA service offers free, independent and confidential advice and assistance to all residents in the Borough, and provides fair and equitable access regardless of tenure, race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, religion, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, age or disability Although the Council takes an 'enabling' role, it still retains the statutory responsibility for these services. The Council is responsible under Parts VI and VII of the Housing Act (1996) and as amended by the Homelessness Act (2002) and Homeless Reduction Act (2017) and is contracting out these services under the provisions of the Contracting Out and Deregulation Act (1994). The essence of this order allows the contracting out of executive functions while leaving the responsibility for making strategic decisions with the Local Housing Authority The Council's aim is to ensure that present and future residents of the Borough have greater choice in being able to live in a home that is affordable, in good condition and adequately meets their needs. The Council is keen to ensure that it has excellent future proof services, where possible, which meet these needs.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-030096
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031007-2021
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Dec 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
13 Dec 20214 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Cancelled
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Unsuccessful
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME BOROUGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
Amanda Boffey
Contact Email
amanda.boffey@newcastle-staffs.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1782717717

Buyer Location

Locality
NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME
Postcode
ST5 1BL
Post Town
Stoke-on-Trent
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG24 Staffordshire CC
Delivery Location
TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent

Local Authority
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Electoral Ward
Town
Westminster Constituency
Newcastle-under-Lyme

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