Tender

Seeking EOI from Providers for Social Value Reporting-Cohousing

HOUSING 21

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Tender

02 Oct 2025 at 13:05

Summary of the contracting process

Housing 21, a public authority in Birmingham, is inviting expressions of interest for a tender titled "Seeking EOI from Providers for Social Value Reporting-Cohousing". The procurement process is at the tender stage and targets the research and development services industry category within the United Kingdom. The procurement is part of Housing 21’s initiative on cohousing schemes aimed at improving community living for older individuals. The tender follows an open procurement method, allowing broad participation, with a tender submission deadline set for 27th October 2025 and an enquiry period ending on 22nd October 2025. The expected contract period is from 16th November 2025 to 15th November 2030.

This tender represents a substantial opportunity for businesses skilled in research and development consultancy, particularly those with experience in social value impact reporting and familiarity with the Midlands. SMEs and VCSEs are considered suitable candidates for this tender, with an emphasis placed on quality, evidenced by the tender’s 80% quality award criteria. Offering a contract valued at £200,000, this opportunity could significantly enhance the portfolios and growth prospects of companies capable of meeting the outlined specifications. Engaging in this project with Housing 21 could position businesses to establish themselves as leaders within the social value domain in housing development.

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Notice Title

Seeking EOI from Providers for Social Value Reporting-Cohousing

Notice Description

Housing 21 is a leading, not-for-profit provider of Retirement Living and Extra Care for older people of modest means. We have more than 60 years' experience and operate in 215 local authority areas, managing 24,000 properties and providing over 49,000 hours of in-house social care each week. www.housing21.org.uk Cohousing is our most recent initiative for Housing 21 which aims to promote the benefits of living as part of a community, but with the privacy of individual homes. We are proud to be the first local housing association to produce a Cohousing Strategy, which outlines how we plan to deliver cohousing schemes for older people In particular, we are keen to focus on areas of diverse ethnic backgrounds, where accessing quality, purpose-built housing can often be more of a challenge. With this in mind, we are seeking 'Expressions of Interest' (EOI) from experienced providers, preferably familiar with the Midlands area, with a proven capability of successfully delivering and reporting on the Social Value Impact on Co-Housing. In the first instance, providers who are interested are invited to down load the document pack and follow the instructions how to respond The full scope of services is set out in the specification including information about how return information will be considered and assessed Please note this is below UK threshold opportunity. Information about our Co-Housing development can also be found on our website:- https://www.housing21.org.uk/partners-investors-and-stakeholders/cohousing/ For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Birmingham:-Research-and-development-services-and-related-consultancy-services./2Y375AKKTF To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/2Y375AKKTF

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a6df
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061741-2025
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

73110000 - Research services

73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

73210000 - Research consultancy services

73300000 - Design and execution of research and development

79315000 - Social research services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£200,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£200,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Oct 20254 months ago
Submission Deadline
27 Oct 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
16 Nov 2025 - 15 Nov 2030 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
HOUSING 21
Contact Name
Gill Brown
Contact Email
procurementteam@housing21.org.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B16 8TP
Post Town
Birmingham
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Ladywood
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

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