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title: "Housing Options Service"
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# Housing Options Service

Buyer: CAPITALESOURCING  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6be3eaed-201d-4944-b229-07d3a31d40b1

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## Summary

The London Borough's procurement process, titled "Housing Options Service," encompasses a re-procurement aimed at enhancing the Council's statutory housing advice, assessment, and allocation services. With a significant budget of £29 million, the tender falls under the housing services category and is being managed through an open procurement method. The tender period is set to conclude on 27 March 2017, while the contract will commence on 1 October 2017 and run until 30 September 2024.

This tender provides substantial opportunities for businesses in the housing and social care sectors. Companies specialising in frontline housing advice, homelessness prevention, and property management services would be particularly well-suited to compete. The focus on high-quality service delivery and mobile connectivity also indicates a growing need for innovative solutions in housing services, which could further benefit small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary and community sector enterprises (VCSEs).

## Notice

The Housing Options Service delivers the Council's statutory housing advice, assessment and allocations services in the Borough. Through this re-procurement process the Council is reshaping services to place greater emphasis on: * High quality frontline housing advice that actively deals with the broader range of issues that contribute to homelessness; * Early intervention and homeless prevention; * Greater mobile working, connectivity with other core frontline services and improved digital advice and delivery solutions; * Distinction between the 'people' services and the 'property' services'; * Shaping a service that is better tailored to deal with single homeless people and homeless families; * Strengthening our procurement of property capabilities to increase supply of affordable accommodation; and * Active and high quality management of our existing homeless accommodation portfolio to ensure the continued quality, utilisation and income collection for our temporary accommodation.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e5795a7e-cae2-4296-8a57-aecf35f0f7d0 |
| 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 | 20 Jan 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 27 Mar 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2017 - 30 Sep 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £29,000,000 |
| 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 | CAPITALESOURCING |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1E 6QP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 70 - Real estate services

### Codes

- 70333000 - Housing services

## Release History

- 20 Jan 2017 at 12:26 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e5795a7e-cae2-4296-8a57-aecf35f0f7d0

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e5795a7e-cae2-4296-8a57-aecf35f0f7d0
  20th January 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.capitalesourcing.com
  Link to eSourcing Portal

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