Notice Information
Notice Title
The Provision of Social Housing Allocations Administration Contract
Notice Description
The Council is seeking to undertake a procurement exercise for a new service contract in connection with a Social Housing Allocations Administration service to manage the social housing register, manage the Council's social housing allocations policy and its nominations arrangements with Registered Providers of social housing.The Council has statutory duties arising under Part VI of the Housing Act 1996 and any regulations made there under relating to the requirement to have a policy for the allocation of social housing accommodation and the maintenance of its housing needs register. Pursuant to the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 and the Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Allocations of Housing and Homelessness Functions) Order 1996 (the "Contracting Out Legislation") as amended, the Council is permitted to contract out various functions under Part VI and Part VII of the Housing Act 1996 to the extent permitted by the Contracting Out Legislation. In addition to its legal duties there is the function to manage the Council's Nomination Rights with all Registered Providers of social housing who have housing stock in Sefton, which sit alongside these duties.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050cba
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037637-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
-
- CPV Codes
75100000 - Administration services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,008,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,008,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £1,008,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £1,008,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 7 Jul 202510 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 30 May 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 4 Jun 202511 months ago
- Contract Period
- 28 Aug 2025 - 28 Aug 2030 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SEFTON METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BOOTLE
- Postcode
- L20 7AE
- Post Town
- 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
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Sefton
- Electoral Ward
- Linacre
- Westminster Constituency
- Bootle
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037637-2025
7th July 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030559-2025
6th June 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018936-2025
3rd May 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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