--- title: "Housing Options IT System" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-34f2aa4b-9c42-4a6b-9fe2-1ed5aca4a245" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-34f2aa4b-9c42-4a6b-9fe2-1ed5aca4a245" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-34f2aa4b-9c42-4a6b-9fe2-1ed5aca4a245.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-34f2aa4b-9c42-4a6b-9fe2-1ed5aca4a245.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "ROCHFORD DISTRICT COUNCIL" published: "2017-09-04" --- # Housing Options IT System Buyer: ROCHFORD DISTRICT COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-34f2aa4b-9c42-4a6b-9fe2-1ed5aca4a245 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-34f2aa4b-9c42-4a6b-9fe2-1ed5aca4a245) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-34f2aa4b-9c42-4a6b-9fe2-1ed5aca4a245.json) ## Summary Rochford District Council is seeking proposals for a new Housing Options IT system, necessitated by the recent Homelessness Reduction Act. This procurement, classified under IT software package services, is currently in the tender stage, with submissions accepted until 6th October 2017. The contract period will commence on 1st November 2017 and extend through to 31st October 2032. The solution must be operational by 1st April 2018 to ensure compliance with new statutory homeless duties, impacting the delivery addresses within the East of England. This tender presents significant growth opportunities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as well as voluntary and community sector organisations with expertise in IT solutions tailored for municipal services. The procurement method employed is open procedure, allowing a broad array of competitors to submit bids. Businesses with capabilities in software development and support services related to housing management systems would be particularly well-suited to take part in this tender process, fostering innovation in addressing homelessness issues. ## Notice Text to be corrected in the original notice: Place of text to be modified: VI.3 Instead of: Additional Information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=276616264 Read: Additional Information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-Rochford:-IT-software-package./626QYN89XP Other additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. Rochford District Council (RDC) are looking for a new Housing Options IT system. Due to the new Homelessness Reduction Act, we will require the new system to support this Act, to meet the new statutory homeless duties including all necessary government returns, this requires the system to be in situ and working fully by 1st April 2018, time is of the essence. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4256c0aa-6ba5-41b6-9697-0573a3eebf8d | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 4 Sep 2017 | | Submission deadline | 6 Oct 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Nov 2017 - 31 Oct 2032 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | ROCHFORD DISTRICT COUNCIL | | Locality | ROCHFORD | | Post town | Southend-on-Sea | | Postcode | SS4 1BW | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex | | ITL 3 | TLH37 Essex Thames Gateway | | Local authority | Rochford | | Electoral ward | Roche South | | Westminster constituency | Southend East and Rochford | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems ### Codes - 48517000 - IT software package ## Release History - 4 Sep 2017 at 06:57 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4256c0aa-6ba5-41b6-9697-0573a3eebf8d - 3 Sep 2017 at 14:03 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4256c0aa-6ba5-41b6-9697-0573a3eebf8d ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4256c0aa-6ba5-41b6-9697-0573a3eebf8d 4th September 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/respondToList.html?noticeId=276616264 Please follow this link to view the notice. ## Notice URLs - https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=276616264 - https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-Rochford:-IT-software-package./626QYN89XP ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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