--- title: "Soft Market Testing - The City of London Emergency and Temporary Accommodation Framework" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-d7052e07-ddd1-4304-a771-86030d7ed53c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d7052e07-ddd1-4304-a771-86030d7ed53c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d7052e07-ddd1-4304-a771-86030d7ed53c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d7052e07-ddd1-4304-a771-86030d7ed53c.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION" published: "2024-04-29" --- # Soft Market Testing - The City of London Emergency and Temporary Accommodation Framework Buyer: CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d7052e07-ddd1-4304-a771-86030d7ed53c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d7052e07-ddd1-4304-a771-86030d7ed53c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d7052e07-ddd1-4304-a771-86030d7ed53c.json) ## Summary The City of London Corporation is conducting Soft Market Testing for the Emergency and Temporary Accommodation Framework. This involves engaging with potential suppliers to provide emergency and temporary accommodation for homeless individuals and households in London. The Corporation is seeking feedback to inform future decision-making and assess the need for up to 15 suppliers. The engagement end date is 30th April 2024, and interested organisations can participate by submitting a questionnaire via the City's eProcurement portal. This tender presents an opportunity for accommodation providers specialising in emergency housing services to engage with the City of London Corporation. The Framework aims to secure suitable accommodation for homeless individuals and households, in line with the Housing Act 1996. Small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises, are well-suited to compete for this procurement opportunity. The City of London Corporation plays a crucial role in addressing homelessness within its jurisdiction, with a relatively low demand for temporary accommodation services despite a comparatively high street homeless population. ## Notice The City of London Corporation (the 'City') is carrying out Soft Market Testing ('SMT') in relation to the Framework for the Provisions of Emergency and Temporary Accommodation for Homeless Households and Rough Sleepers. The soft market testing will involve the submission of the SMT questionnaire to be received by 12:00 noon on 30th April 2024 via capitalesoursing portal. If your organisation would like to participate in this soft market testing, it can do so by downloading, completing and returning the SMT questionnaire which can be found on the City's eProcurement portal at: www.capitalesoursing.com, refer to the reference number pqq_COL_1944 The City of London Corporation will consider the feedback received to help inform its options and further decision-making. For the avoidance of doubt, this phase of the project is not part of a formal procurement process and the City is not committing, at this stage, to carrying out such a process. The Community and Childrens Service Department at The Corporation is committed to enacting the duties of the Housing Act 1996 Part VII and the Homeless Reduction Act 2017 in securing appropriate and suitable emergency accommodation for any household approaching the authority as eligible, homeless for whom there is a reason to believe a priority need. The Corporation wishes to engage with accommodation providers, supplying temporary and emergency accommodation as defined by the Housing Act 1996 Pt VII to homeless individuals and households, in preparation for a potential procurement exercise for a framework of emergency and temporary accommodation, consisting of no more than 15 suppliers. Accommodation means premises procured by the Corporation which the Service Provider will use to accommodate clients referred by the Corporation and includes hotel or B&B type accommodation, shared houses, Annexes - self-contained houses, flats and studio's - and any other type of accommodation which is booked and paid for on a nightly basis. The City of London Corporation has, as part of it's duties, the local authority function for the City of London, also known as the square mile. We hold a unique position amongst local authorities, being that we have a tiny resident population of c. 9,400 people and our demand for homelessness services is proportionally low. However, the City has a relative high street homeless population which affects its demand for emergency and temporary accommodation. In comparison to other local authorities this demand still remains very low. The current demand of temporary accommodation placements within the private sector stands at: - 14 shared units - 48 Studio Units - 4 one-bed units - 10 two-bed units - 1 three-bed units ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4cece0f2-47af-415b-b404-c791d72976e8 | | 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 | 29 Apr 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 30 Apr 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 | 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 - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services ### Codes - 75200000 - Provision of services to the community ## Release History - 29 Apr 2024 at 11:33 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4cece0f2-47af-415b-b404-c791d72976e8 - 16 Apr 2024 at 13:50 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2f113f3a-d6ca-40fa-8144-d083e6bbd514 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4cece0f2-47af-415b-b404-c791d72976e8 29th April 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2f113f3a-d6ca-40fa-8144-d083e6bbd514 16th April 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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