--- title: "Tenancy Deposit Protection Schemes - Pre-Tender Market Engagement" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-dd4aa4c9-289b-48ad-bdc6-fd5e13e5d458" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-dd4aa4c9-289b-48ad-bdc6-fd5e13e5d458" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-dd4aa4c9-289b-48ad-bdc6-fd5e13e5d458.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-dd4aa4c9-289b-48ad-bdc6-fd5e13e5d458.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES" published: "2024-05-01" --- # Tenancy Deposit Protection Schemes - Pre-Tender Market Engagement Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-dd4aa4c9-289b-48ad-bdc6-fd5e13e5d458 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-dd4aa4c9-289b-48ad-bdc6-fd5e13e5d458) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-dd4aa4c9-289b-48ad-bdc6-fd5e13e5d458.json) ## Summary The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is planning a procurement process titled "Tenancy Deposit Protection Schemes - Pre-Tender Market Engagement" in the banking and investment services industry. The engagement end date for this pre-tender market engagement is May 3, 2024. The purpose of this process is to gather information for potential procurement of suppliers to provide tenancy deposit protection schemes to the private rented sector in England and Wales. This tender presents an opportunity for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations in the banking, financial services, and housing sectors. Businesses suited for this tender are those able to provide custodial and/or insured tenancy deposit protection schemes and are interested in contributing to the private rented sector in the UK. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities acts as the contracting authority for this procurement process, currently in the planning stage. ## Notice This Pre-Tender Market Engagement (PTME) seeks information in preparation for the potential procurement of a Supplier or Suppliers to provide a custodial and/or insured Tenancy Deposit Protection (TDP) scheme to the Private Rented Sector (PRS). The purpose of this PTME is to: - help define the service specification for TDP schemes; - help provide a better understanding of the feasibility of the requirements set out in this document; - help define proposed measures to incentivise positive behaviours and drive performance; - understand market perspectives on contract lengths; - understand the capacity of the market to deliver and possible risks; - provide prospective bidders with an opportunity to ask questions, raise queries and any issues to be addressed at an early stage; - inform potential delivery timescales of the TDP schemes procurement including transitionary arrangements; and - help inform any policy decisions at any early stage. Please find the PTME Document attached for further detail. If you have any issues accessing the document, please contact commercialtenders@levellingup.gov.uk ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5f60123b-25dd-44c3-86ec-f836e68a6afa | | 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 | 1 May 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 3 May 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 | DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1P 4DF | | 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 | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 66 - Financial and insurance services - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services ### Codes - 66100000 - Banking and investment services - 66515410 - Financial loss insurance services - 75123000 - Administrative housing services ## Release History - 1 May 2024 at 12:49 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5f60123b-25dd-44c3-86ec-f836e68a6afa - 1 May 2024 at 08:30 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5f60123b-25dd-44c3-86ec-f836e68a6afa - 17 Apr 2024 at 10:09 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5f60123b-25dd-44c3-86ec-f836e68a6afa - 17 Apr 2024 at 09:57 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5f60123b-25dd-44c3-86ec-f836e68a6afa - 17 Apr 2024 at 09:51 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5f60123b-25dd-44c3-86ec-f836e68a6afa - 22 Mar 2024 at 09:39 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5f60123b-25dd-44c3-86ec-f836e68a6afa ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5f60123b-25dd-44c3-86ec-f836e68a6afa 1st May 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1042e207-c581-4cd0-9d41-e6377f39368f Pre-Tender Market Engagement (PTME) Document - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5e01e4c7-7421-4efb-ad84-eb29113e16cd Supplier Questions and Answers - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/347e64e7-863a-47b4-b5a1-3388512f91ff Supplier Questions and Answers - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/fbbd63da-0c5b-485c-ad39-f754d21996b2 Supplier Questions and Answers - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/9910a8f4-4e42-44f6-bd8d-d31cb0bc2a87 Supplier Questions and Answers ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-dd4aa4c9-289b-48ad-bdc6-fd5e13e5d458. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-dd4aa4c9-289b-48ad-bdc6-fd5e13e5d458.json.