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title: "National Body for Disabled Facilities Grants and Home Improvement Agencies"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-042df8"
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# National Body for Disabled Facilities Grants and Home Improvement Agencies

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-042df8

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## Summary

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is seeking to facilitate an England-wide initiative under the title "National Body for Disabled Facilities Grants and Home Improvement Agencies" focused on the provision of Training services within the health and social care sector. The procurement has already resulted in the awarding of a contract to Collective Enterprises Limited, with the contract signed on 16th August 2024, and valued at approximately £2,335,882.85. This initiative, categorised under the CPV code 80500000, aims to support and integrate housing, health, and social care services by acting as a National Body for Disabled Facilities Grants (DFGs) and Home Improvement Agencies (HIAs). The service delivery areas encompass multiple UK regions including UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, and UKK. The procurement process was conducted through an open procedure that supports electronic submissions.

This tender represents substantial business growth opportunities, particularly for organisations experienced in training services and capacity building for local authorities. It is ideally suited to businesses that can offer expert advice, leadership, and support to local authorities and HIAs, thereby enabling them to efficiently deliver home adaptation services. Moreover, as the contract includes the monitoring and reporting of DFG activities, firms with robust data analytics capabilities will find this opportunity well-aligned with their skillsets. The initial contract duration spans from 1st October 2024 to 31st March 2027, with potential extensions up to two additional years, making it an attractive proposition for long-term engagement.

## Notice

This contract has already been awarded and is being published for transparency purposes. The contract involves services to, on an England-wide basis, act as a National Body for Disabled Facilities Grants and Home Improvement Agencies.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

To assist in delivering Government's commitment to help older and disabled people to live independently and safely at home, by providing a centre of expertise for DFGs and HIAs. The Contract will also support the Government's ambition to better integrate housing, health and social care services. Services to be provided include, but are not limited to: i) provide continued vital advice and capacity-building support to local authorities (LAs) to help them meet their statutory duty to provide home adaptations to all people who quality for the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) and seeking to continue to secure efficiencies in DFG delivery. ii) represent, co-ordinate, offer leadership and training for Home Improvement Agencies (HIAs) and other providers of adaptation services, including LAs. This National Body shall support the delivery and continued development of HIA services, representing and steering the sector in dealings with stakeholders, including Government, and maintain a publicly available database of agency services. iii) provide Government with intelligence, support, information and data on DFG delivery, including monitoring the activity, quality and performance of DFG providers, and report to Government on emerging trends and issues that require the Buyer's attention. iv) provide information and support for the public, including the provision of information on local HIAs and signposting to applicable services in their local area.

Options: The contract may be extended by 2 (two) optional extension years, taken in 1 (one) year increments.

Renewal: The Buyer shall reserve the right to extend the term of the Contract for a maximum of two (2) further years, one year at a time (the Extension Period(s))

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026423-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Aug 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 16 Feb 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Aug 2024 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2024 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £4,277,916 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,335,882 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## 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), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | COLLECTIVE ENTERPRISES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services
- 80 - Education and training services
- 85 - Health and social work services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 75000000 - Administration, defence and social security services
- 80500000 - Training services
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 20 Aug 2024 at 09:42 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026423-2024
- 17 Jan 2024 at 15:25 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001644-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://mhclg.force.com/login
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-housing-communities-local-government

## Provenance

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