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title: "Housing Related Support: Flexible Purchasing System"
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# Housing Related Support: Flexible Purchasing System

Buyer: EU SUPPLY LIMITED  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3f14fb24-d077-473a-bc0b-2024f3d614a4

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## Summary

The Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council has initiated a procurement process for the Housing Related Support: Flexible Purchasing System. The council is seeking applications from providers to deliver support services for people experiencing homelessness or at risk of becoming homeless in Rotherham. The procurement method is an open procedure, and the tender period will end on 1st October 2028. The contract period is scheduled to start on 2nd October 2028. The total contract value is £214,460,000, with a minimum value of £723,000. The industry category is Health and social work services, with additional classifications in social work and related services.

This tender provides opportunities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) to participate. Businesses specialising in social work services with and without accommodation, community services, and related fields would be well-suited to compete. The procurement stage is currently open, and interested businesses should consider submitting their applications by the specified deadline. The contracting authority, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, will be responsible for selecting providers and managing the award process.

## Notice

Housing Related Support Services are non-statutory services that support people experiencing homelessness or at risk of becoming homeless to live independently in the community. It is designed to complement the Council's offer to alleviate and prevent homelessness. The Council's aim is to implement a single pathway of support for adults who struggle to live independently and maintain a stable housing situation, where resource can be quickly accessed to meet needs, especially around complexity and where service capacity can be better utilised. The Council is seeking applications from providers with the capability and capacity to deliver Housing Related Support services in Rotherham. Applicants can read the Cabinet Paper dated 17 October 2022 (including the Equality Impact Assessment - part A and part B) titled Housing Related Support Pathway - proposal for future commissioning which sought the approval for the procurement process to establish this FPS and procure a range of Housing Related Support services. The FPS will be established on the basis of an initial 5-year period; the system may continue beyond this date subject to further Cabinet approval. The FPS will comprise of a number of separate Lots. Each Lot will specify a Housing Related Support service as follows:- Lot 1 - Floating Support (Non-Accommodation Based) Lot 2 - Accommodation with Support Lot X - Miscellaneous/Future Housing Related Support RMBC is acting as the lead authority to appoint providers for the provision of the services detailed in the application documentation. Applicants should also be aware that Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, City of Doncaster Council and Sheffield City Council are named as a Permitted Purchaser and may choose to access the Flexible Purchasing System and may create additional lots within the scope of Housing Related Support FPS, without creating any obligation on behalf of them to do so. The Permitted Purchaser will be independently responsible for the award of their own contract, which may incorporate the individual authorities Terms and Conditions. RMBC shall have no responsibility for and shall not be liable whatsoever in relation to the conduct of the named authorities and have no liability related to the performance or non-performance of those contracts between the providers and the Permitted Purchaser. Please note the IMPORTANT INFORMATION section of this notice and particularly the closing date for the 1st round of applications to join this FPS. Additional information: Duration Value TUPE IMPORTANT INFORMATION Further to the recent market engagement event. For those providers who were unable to attend on the day please contact the commissioning team at phcommissioning@rotherham.gov.uk who will be able to share the slides presented. As the contracts are well aligned and in scope for the Council's CYPS 16+ Accommodation and Support FPS , this has now been identified as the Council's preferred route to market. The intention is therefore to run a further competition via this FPS to procure these contracts. Organisations who are not appointed to the FPS may apply in line with the latest application round published on YORtender at https://yortender.eu-supply.com project reference 48050. The application download date for next evaluation round is 16/08/2023. It is the Council's intention to publish the further competition activity via the FPS in September following the completion of the latest application evaluation round.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/67a18e32-b915-431d-96c4-08e90ada49d2 |
| 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 | 26 Jul 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Oct 2028 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2028 - 3 Oct 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £214,460,000 |
| 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 | EU SUPPLY LIMITED |
| Additional buyers | ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | ROTHERHAM |
| Post town | Sheffield |
| Postcode | S60 1AE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE34 Rotherham |
| Local authority | Rotherham |
| Electoral ward | Boston Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Rotherham |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- 85310000 - Social work services
- 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
- 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 26 Jul 2023 at 13:50 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/67a18e32-b915-431d-96c4-08e90ada49d2
- 30 May 2023 at 16:08 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/67a18e32-b915-431d-96c4-08e90ada49d2

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/67a18e32-b915-431d-96c4-08e90ada49d2
  26th July 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=67652&B=UK
  Additional data

## Notice URLs

- https://www.rotherham.gov.uk/
- https://yortender.eu-supply.com

## Provenance

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