--- title: "Soft Market Testing - Rough Sleeper Navigators" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-d24264a2-be74-40b8-929e-b2d3bd27b97e" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d24264a2-be74-40b8-929e-b2d3bd27b97e" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d24264a2-be74-40b8-929e-b2d3bd27b97e.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d24264a2-be74-40b8-929e-b2d3bd27b97e.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION" published: "2024-12-09" --- # Soft Market Testing - Rough Sleeper Navigators Buyer: CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d24264a2-be74-40b8-929e-b2d3bd27b97e [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d24264a2-be74-40b8-929e-b2d3bd27b97e) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d24264a2-be74-40b8-929e-b2d3bd27b97e.json) ## Summary The City of London Corporation is conducting Soft Market Testing (SMT) for the 'Rough Sleeper Navigators' programme, categorised under Health and Social Work Services (CPV 85000000). This planning stage engagement ends on 7th January 2025 and is focused on London, UK. The initiative aims to gather market insights that will inform future procurement opportunities related to mitigating street homelessness. The contracted service is additional to the City's existing Street Outreach Service and seeks to address the needs of the most entrenched rough sleepers. Business users should note that this is an early engagement phase, designed to influence how the formal procurement might be structured. This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in social work, outreach, or homelessness services. Both SMEs and VCSEs are encouraged to participate, as the City of London Corporation aims to tailor a specific service for the area. Engaging in this SMT allows businesses to shape the service delivery structure and showcase their expertise to a major public sector client, potentially leading to future procurement contracts. Interested parties are expected to fill out a questionnaire, which will contribute to the City's options appraisal and subsequent recommendations. ## Notice Soft Market Testing (SMT) SMT in this case is where the City, at an early stage in the development of its proposals but prior to formulating any formal procurement opportunity, seeks input from the market as to what might be the most attractive way of packaging and scoping a future procurement opportunity. This exercise will provide an opportunity for the City to obtain insight into how participants might approach the delivery of the service in question. It also gives a useful early insight into the likely level of interest in a proposed project from that market. Participants must also note that a response to this notice does not guarantee an invitation to participate in this or any future procurement that the City may conduct, nor that the City will procure any such supply and services or accept any proposals offered. Any Procurement of the supply and services by the City will be carried out strictly in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The City has developed a questionnaire (attached at the end of this document) that they would like interested parties to complete. As stated above, the outcome of the SMT exercise will inform an options appraisal with recommendations. Background of the Project The City of London is currently facing high numbers of street homelessness within the Square Mile. A rough sleepers Navigator service is additional to the City's Street Outreach Service and targeted at working with the most prolific and entrenched rough sleepers who are either identified as Target 1000 clients or classed as "Living On the Streets". Rough Sleeper Navigators is currently a shared service, commissioned by Tower Hamlets, however the intention of the City of London Corporation Homelessness and Rough Sleeper Service is to commission a City specific service for the next 18 months plus whilst a third party review of all rough sleeper interventions is underway. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d0f760ec-b33e-4e3b-91a5-d5c793dfc8f5 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 9 Dec 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 7 Jan 2025 | | 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 | CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | Central London | | Postcode | EC2P 2EJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI43 Haringey and Islington | | Local authority | Islington | | Electoral ward | Clerkenwell | | Westminster constituency | Islington South and Finsbury | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 9 Dec 2024 at 11:26 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d0f760ec-b33e-4e3b-91a5-d5c793dfc8f5 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d0f760ec-b33e-4e3b-91a5-d5c793dfc8f5 9th December 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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