--- title: "WSCC - Early Engagement for Accommodation Services" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-eb2a31c9-8121-453c-93a1-924644709453" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-eb2a31c9-8121-453c-93a1-924644709453" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-eb2a31c9-8121-453c-93a1-924644709453.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-eb2a31c9-8121-453c-93a1-924644709453.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2023-05-31" --- # WSCC - Early Engagement for Accommodation Services Buyer: WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-eb2a31c9-8121-453c-93a1-924644709453 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-eb2a31c9-8121-453c-93a1-924644709453) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-eb2a31c9-8121-453c-93a1-924644709453.json) ## Summary The West Sussex County Council is planning an early engagement for accommodation services. The procurement process aims to identify providers for different types of accommodation such as temporary houses, rooms in multiple occupancy houses, access beds, and unregistered accommodation. The council seeks to understand the capacity and supply of these services in West Sussex before structuring a formal procurement process. Interested providers should contact Nick Buchanan by 17:00 on 16/06/2023. This tender by the West Sussex County Council presents an opportunity for businesses interested in providing accommodation services. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise organisations (VCSEs) are particularly well-suited to compete in this procurement. The engagement process allows businesses to offer feedback and potentially secure contracts to deliver accommodation services to the council. ## Notice This soft market testing exercise aims to identify the potential to increase the number and type of organisations who would be interested in the delivery of accommodation to West Sussex County Council. The council is seeking providers of 4 main types of accommodation: 1. Temporary Accommodation Houses for families of children and young people whose families are homeless, and also for refugees and migrants who may be Ukrainian, Afghan and Sudanese. 2. Rooms in Houses of Multiple Occupancy for Ukrainian, Afghan and Sudanese refugees and migrants. 3. Temporary Access Beds (for 16 & 17 year olds) 4. Unregistered accommodation The Council would like to identify providers of these services in order that through soft market testing the council can better understand the capacity and available supply of such accommodation in West Sussex and then moving forward engage with providers to understand how a procurement for such requirements might best be structured. The Council is therefore carrying out a soft market testing exercise to engage in early informal dialogue prior to any formal procurement taking place. Providers interested should contact Nick Buchanan by 17:00 on 16/06/2023. Following this, the Council will contact providers as soon as they respond to seek feedback on the delivery of accommodation services to West Sussex County Council. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7d9e148f-05d0-4d51-b997-e0e8050be4f7 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | 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 | 31 May 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 16 Jun 2023 | | 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 SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | CHICHESTER | | Post town | Portsmouth | | Postcode | PO19 1RG | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex | | ITL 3 | TLJ27 West Sussex (South West) | | Local authority | Chichester | | Electoral ward | Chichester Central | | Westminster constituency | Chichester | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services - 70 - Real estate services - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 55110000 - Hotel accommodation services - 55250000 - Letting services of short-stay furnished accommodation - 55270000 - Services provided by bed and breakfast establishments - 70000000 - Real estate services - 70210000 - Residential property renting or leasing services - 70300000 - Real estate agency services on a fee or contract basis - 70310000 - Building rental or sale services - 70311000 - Residential building rental or sale services - 70330000 - Property management services of real estate on a fee or contract basis - 70331000 - Residential property services - 70333000 - Housing services - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation - 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people ## Release History - 31 May 2023 at 14:03 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7d9e148f-05d0-4d51-b997-e0e8050be4f7 - 31 May 2023 at 14:00 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c368b66b-4340-441b-9583-e0e05c334462 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7d9e148f-05d0-4d51-b997-e0e8050be4f7 31st May 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c368b66b-4340-441b-9583-e0e05c334462 31st May 2023 - 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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