--- title: "PRIVATE RENTED SECTOR REVIEW: MAXIMISING THE POSITIVE IMPACT OF THE PRIVATE RENTED SECTOR TO PREVENT AND RELEIVE HOMELESSNESS" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-80705d9c-3c67-4442-8882-498dca877187" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-80705d9c-3c67-4442-8882-498dca877187" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-80705d9c-3c67-4442-8882-498dca877187.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-80705d9c-3c67-4442-8882-498dca877187.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY" published: "2024-10-30" --- # PRIVATE RENTED SECTOR REVIEW: MAXIMISING THE POSITIVE IMPACT OF THE PRIVATE RENTED SECTOR TO PREVENT AND RELEIVE HOMELESSNESS Buyer: WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-80705d9c-3c67-4442-8882-498dca877187 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-80705d9c-3c67-4442-8882-498dca877187) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-80705d9c-3c67-4442-8882-498dca877187.json) ## Summary The WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY (WMCA) is currently in the planning stage of a tender titled "PRIVATE RENTED SECTOR REVIEW: MAXIMISING THE POSITIVE IMPACT OF THE PRIVATE RENTED SECTOR TO PREVENT AND RELIEVE HOMELESSNESS." This initiative falls under the Real Estate Services industry category and aims to address homelessness through engagement with the private rented sector. The project is located in the West Midlands, United Kingdom. A key milestone in the planning process is the engagement end date, set for 11th November 2024. WMCA will conduct an informational webinar on 12th November 2024, to outline project objectives and allow for supplier questions, with registration required by 11th November 2024 at 12:00 pm. This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in research and evaluation consultancy, particularly those with experience in working with the private rented sector or homelessness-related projects. The initiative aims to provide actionable recommendations that could influence policy changes and improve practices at regional and local levels, making it a lucrative prospect for firms able to offer innovative solutions. Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) are especially encouraged to participate, making it an accessible opportunity for diverse business types to engage and potentially benefit from future procurement phases. ## Notice Please note that this webinar is not a formal expression of interest and any resulting future opportunities from this notice may be a closed invitation Request for Quotation (RfQ) opportunity. The WMCA Homelessness Taskforce was established in 2017 with the aim to design out homelessness, in all its forms. The WMCA has no statutory duties, powers or resources around homelessness, but in designing out homelessness, is committed to identifying and tackling the structural, policy and operational factors that either cause or fail to prevent homelessness. We are clear that the current operation of the Private Rented Sector (PRS) plays a critical role in causing homelessness and at the same time it is often the only option open to Local Authorities as they seek to prevent or relieve homelessness. Given the size of the PRS across the country and region this is not going to change in the foreseeable future, so we want to focus on helping our Local Authority partners to try and make best use of the sector. Our aim is to develop an evidence-based understanding of the sector across the WMCA Region. So that we can understand how it is working, if it can be made a more affordable and secure option for tenants and whether housing and landlord standards can be raised effectively. Alongside this, we want to understand how the market is currently functioning, motivations of landlords, how we can support good landlords, experiences and aspirations of tenants, the impact of LHA rises and other policy changes on the PRS and an assessment of the sectors' potential for positive change. We require a set of clear recommendations for future action including: * Policy changes we might lobby for nationally * Practice changes we can promote regionally and locally * Options for cross regional activity we can lead from the WMCA The WMCA will be holding a webinar via MS Teams on Tuesday 12th November 2024 at 2.00pm. The webinar will last up to one hour and outline what we want to achieve with this project. There will also be opportunity for questions to be raised by suppliers during the webinar. The webinar will be recorded and shared with attendees. If you are interested in attending this webinar and hearing more about this opportunity then please confirm by emailing homelessness@wmca.org.uk before 12:00pm on Monday 11th November 2024. We will forward a Teams invite to all suppliers who have confirmed they are interested in attending the webinar after the deadline above. Please note, this is not a formal expression of interest in a tender exercise. This notice is being used purely for suppliers to confirm their interest in attending our webinar and hearing more about this opportunity. The webinar is an information gathering exercise rather than a call for competition and therefore publication or response does not commit WMCA or respondents to a future procurement, nor provide any process exemptions or preferential treatment to any parties expressing an interest. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8a4ac4e8-9e9a-4087-b65c-560ab9c76834 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 30 Oct 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 11 Nov 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | 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 | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY | | Locality | BIRMINGHAM | | Post town | Birmingham | | Postcode | B19 3SD | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham | | Local authority | Birmingham | | Electoral ward | Newtown | | Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 70 - Real estate services - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 70000000 - Real estate services - 73210000 - Research consultancy services - 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services ## Release History - 30 Oct 2024 at 11:50 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8a4ac4e8-9e9a-4087-b65c-560ab9c76834 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8a4ac4e8-9e9a-4087-b65c-560ab9c76834 30th October 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://www.wmca.org.uk/what-we-do/wmca-homelessness-taskforce/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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