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title: "Homelessness System Review"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-054857"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL"
published: "2025-06-13"
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# Homelessness System Review

Buyer: CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-054857

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## Summary

Cambridge City Council is conducting an active procurement process titled "Homelessness System Review," located in Cambridge, United Kingdom, with a focus on the public authority sector. This tender is part of the services category, specifically in business services including law, marketing, and consulting, as classified under the CPV 79000000 code. The open procurement involves below-threshold open competition, inviting submissions until 12:00 PM on 14th July 2025, and accepts electronic submissions. The initial enquiry period ends on 7th July 2025. The tender process aims at reviewing homelessness in Cambridge and potentially drafting a new homelessness strategy covering 2026-2031, with support for implementing key findings.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses involved in consulting, marketing, law, or businesses familiar with homelessness strategy development. With a total value of £130,000, this opportunity is particularly suitable for SMEs looking to engage with a sub-central government body and expand their portfolio in public sector consulting. The award will emphasise quality over cost, with criteria weighted at 70% for quality and 30% for price. The contract period will run from 18th August 2025 to 31st December 2026, allowing businesses to contribute strategically to the region's homelessness initiatives and potentially build long-term relationships with the council.

## Notice

This procurement exercise is being run by Cambridge City Council. Evaluation of all submissions, all appointments of suppliers, and management of any awarded contract will be by the commissioning Council. At the award of this contract a named contract manager will be given to the supplier, and they will be responsible for the management of this contract through to its conclusion. The work relates to Cambridge City Council's duty under the Homelessness Act 2002 to have in place a homelessness strategy based on a review of all forms of homelessness in its district. Its current Homelessness Strategy cover the period 2021 to 2026. Consequently, the City Council is running a procurement exercise to contract out: 1) A review of homelessness in its district and, depending on the how well the contractor has met the City Council's expectations in carrying out the review and, if applicable, the submission of a final quotation for (please note this is not a promise of work at this stage): 2) The drafting of a homelessness and rough sleeping strategy for the period 2026 - 2031 3) Support to initiate the implementation of key findings from the review as reflected in the new strategy

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032207-2025 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Jun 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 14 Jul 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 17 Aug 2025 - 31 Dec 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £130,000 |
| Lots value | £130,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | CAMBRIDGE |
| Post town | Cambridge |
| Postcode | CB2 1BY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
| ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC |
| Local authority | Cambridge |
| Electoral ward | Market |
| Westminster constituency | Cambridge |
| Delivery location | TLH12 Cambridgeshire CC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

## Release History

- 13 Jun 2025 at 10:25 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032207-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032207-2025
  13th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-2097
  https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=470fcaba-3448-f011-8138-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=True

## Notice URLs

- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=470fcaba-3448-f011-8138-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=True
- https://procontract.due-north.com/RFx/RFxSummary?rfxId=070342c0-3b48-f011-8138-005056b64545&projectId=44bdf676-3448-f011-8138-005056b64545
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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