--- title: "Soft Market Testing - Rough Sleeper Navigators" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04c58f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04c58f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04c58f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04c58f.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" 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-h6vhtk-04c58f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04c58f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04c58f.json) ## Summary The City of London Corporation is in the planning stage of a public procurement process for a service titled "Soft Market Testing - Rough Sleeper Navigators". This procurement falls under the Health and Social Work Services industry category and the buying organisation is a regional or local authority. The location for this procurement is London (UKI), and the key deadline for the soft market testing (SMT) submissions is 12:00 pm Noon on 07 January 2025. Businesses interested in participating must register on the City’s e-procurement portal, CapitaleSourcing, to access and submit the SMT questionnaire. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in social care and homelessness services. It is specifically targeted at addressing street homelessness in the City of London with a focus on supporting prolific and entrenched rough sleepers. Businesses that specialise in social work services and have experience providing outreach and support to rough sleepers are well-suited to compete for this tender. Successfully participating in this procurement process could open pathways for sustained engagement with the City of London Corporation and potentially influence policy with the upcoming third-party review of rough sleeper interventions. ## Notice The City of London Corporation (the 'City') is carrying out Pre-procurement market engagement ('PPME') in relation to the Rough Sleeper Navigators. 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. ### Lot Information Lot 1 This is a soft market testing exercise in relation to an upcoming requirement the City of London Corporation (the City) has for a new Rough Sleeper Navigators. The soft market testing will involve the submission of the SMT questionnaire -- to be received by 12.00pm Noon on 07.01.2025 via the capital esourcingportal. If your organisation would like to participate in this market engagement exercise, it can do so by completing and returning the soft market testing questionnaire which can be found on the City's e-procurement portal at www.capitalesourcing.com Participants should register as a supplier on the portal on the aforementioned link (if not already), then search for the opportunity titled 'City Advice Service' where the questionnaire can be obtained. Please ensure the questionnaire is uploaded to the capital esourcing portal www.capitalesourcing.com by 12.00pm Noon on 07.01.2025. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039577-2024 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 9 Dec 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 9 Dec 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 | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | 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 11:27 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039577-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://www.capitalesourcing.com - https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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