Notice Information
Notice Title
Independent support and advice service contract for Council tenants.
Notice Description
The independent support and advice service contract for Council tenants aims to empower and assist council tenants and tenant's and residents' association (TRAs) by offering comprehensive guidance and support. The service is designed to foster community cohesion, enhance tenant engagement and ensure transparency and accountability in financial and operational matters. This service will help tenants shape the design and delivery of landlord services and hold the council accountable for the standard and quality of these services. This requires a consistent and continuous meaningful engagement with all residents to ensure their needs and aspirations inform housing policy and the strategic priorities of the housing department.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Southwark Council is looking to appoint a contractor to deliver the independent support and advice service contract for Council tenants. The organisation must operate within the UK's housing legislations including the Housing Act 1985, Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, Housing Act 1996 and the Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023. The key aspects of the work identified are in accordance with the specification detail are: * Identifying areas without TRAs and working with residents to establish them, as well as running co-produced community events. The service also focuses on recruiting members to scrutiny panels, assisting with TRA budgets, accounts, and bookkeeping, and ensuring adherence to principles of equality, diversity, and inclusion. Supporting TRAs in producing newsletters and publicity materials, fundraising, and holding the Council accountable as a landlord. Additionally, the initiative addresses complaint resolution, measures the impact of resident engagement, and facilitates access to core funding and grants. * Further support includes financial management, governance, and the role of TRAs. Providing representation in Council disputes and ensuring TRAs are well-supported and can effectively serve their communities.
Options: The contract can be extended up to a further 12 months.
Renewal: The contract is for an initial period of 24 months with an option to extend by a further 12 months.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04e773
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007027-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender 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
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
75200000 - Provision of services to the community
98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £600,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £600,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 Feb 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 25 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
- Contact Name
- Ms Desrene Dennis
- Contact Email
- desrene.dennis@southwark.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 2075255000
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SE1 2QH
- 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
- TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
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- Local Authority
- Southwark
- Electoral Ward
- London Bridge & West Bermondsey
- Westminster Constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Further Information
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