--- title: "Assessment of the Efficiency, Effectiveness and Long Term Sustainability of Housing Services and the Housing Revenue Account (HRA)" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000829027" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000829027" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000829027.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000829027.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "EAST RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL" published: "2026-04-09" --- # Assessment of the Efficiency, Effectiveness and Long Term Sustainability of Housing Services and the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Buyer: EAST RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000829027 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000829027) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000829027.json) ## Summary East Renfrewshire Council is in the planning stage of a public procurement process to assess the efficiency, effectiveness, and long-term sustainability of its Housing Services and Housing Revenue Account (HRA). This process is aimed at obtaining independent assurance and identifying opportunities for improvement and innovation. The procurement is focused on the services industry category, specifically related to social housing management. The predetermined location for this potential tender is East Renfrewshire, Scotland (UKM83). While the procurement is currently at the planning stage, a Prior Information Notice (PIN) has been issued to engage the market and shape the future procurement strategy. Businesses interested in this opportunity can express their interest and provide input by the deadline of noon on 30th April 2026. Further procurement activities are anticipated, with a future notice date set for 1st December 2026. This planned tender presents promising opportunities for businesses skilled in reviewing housing services and HRA systems, especially those experienced in benchmarking and conducting performance assessments for local authorities or similar entities. Companies with innovative approaches to service delivery, productivity enhancement, and customer experience in housing services will find this opportunity particularly advantageous. Engaging in this process allows businesses to influence the scope and approach of future procurement while potentially securing contracts that leverage expertise in financial performance analysis, stakeholder engagement, and service improvements in the public housing sector. ## Notice The Council is considering the future procurement of an independent assessment of the efficiency, effectiveness and long term sustainability of Housing Services and the HRA. While a robust 30 year HRA Business Plan is already in place, the Council wishes to obtain independent assurance on current arrangements and identify opportunities for improvement, innovation and value for money. This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is issued for the purpose of early market engagement only and is intended to inform the scope, approach and procurement strategy for any potential future tender exercise. Publication of this PIN does not constitute a commitment by East Renfrewshire Council to commence a procurement process. ### Lot Information Lot 1 East Renfrewshire Council manages a ring fenced Housing Revenue Account (HRA) which supports the delivery of social housing and associated landlord services. The Council is considering the future procurement of an independent assessment of the efficiency, effectiveness and long term sustainability of Housing Services and the HRA. While a robust 30 year HRA Business Plan is already in place, the Council wishes to obtain independent assurance on current arrangements and identify opportunities for improvement, innovation and value for money. This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is issued for the purpose of early market engagement only and is intended to inform the scope, approach and procurement strategy for any potential future tender exercise. Publication of this PIN does not constitute a commitment by East Renfrewshire Council to commence a procurement process. Indicative Scope of the Requirement: Should the Council proceed to a formal procurement exercise, it is anticipated that the scope of services may include, but would not be limited to, the following areas: - A strategic review of Housing Services, including performance, capacity and value for money. - Independent assessment of the robustness and long term sustainability of the HRA Business Plan. - Benchmarking and comparative analysis against Local Authorities of comparable size and stock profile and Registered Social Landlords with similar stock archetypes. - A detailed review of repairs and voids service delivery, including performance, cost control, productivity and customer experience. - Review of the factoring service, including financial performance, customer experience and options to move towards full cost recovery. - Review of stores and materials management arrangements within the context of a DLO led repairs model. - Review of sheltered housing provision, including revenue and capital costs and the relationship with the HRA. Across all areas, the Council anticipates a strong focus on evidence based analysis, benchmarking, customer feedback and elected member priorities, together with practical and deliverable recommendations. Information Sought from the Market - Economic operators are invited to provide non binding information to assist the Council in shaping any future procurement exercise. Responses may include information on: - Relevant organisational experience in delivering comparable Housing Services, HRA or landlord service reviews. - Experience working with Local Authorities and/or Registered Social Landlords of comparable scale and complexity. - Indicative approaches to delivering a commission of this nature, including benchmarking and stakeholder engagement. - Capacity to deliver the requirement and typical delivery models. - Innovative approaches or added value relevant to Housing Services. - Indicative commercial models and key cost drivers for similar commissions. This is not a tender or pre qualification exercise and no evaluation or scoring will take place at this stage. Submission of Expressions of Interest - This Prior Information Notice is issued for the purpose of market engagement only. Economic operators who wish to express an interest in this opportunity, or to provide information to assist the Council in shaping any future procurement exercise, are invited to submit a brief, non binding written response. Responses should be clearly marked "PIN Response - Housing Revenue Account Efficiency Review" and submitted to mary.harvey-welsh@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk Responses should be limited to 4 x A4 and provided by 12 noon, 30th April 2026.. The Council reserves the right not to proceed to a formal procurement process and shall not be bound by any information received in response to this PIN. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR553546 | | Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Prior Information 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 Apr 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Dec 2026 | | 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 | EAST RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL | | Locality | GIFFNOCK | | Post town | Glasgow | | Postcode | G46 6UG | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM33 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire | | Local authority | East Renfrewshire | | Electoral ward | Giffnock and Thornliebank | | Westminster constituency | East Renfrewshire | | Delivery location | TLM83 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 70 - Real estate services - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 70333000 - Housing services - 71620000 - Analysis services - 71621000 - Technical analysis or consultancy services - 72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services - 72316000 - Data analysis services - 79313000 - Performance review services ## Release History - 9 Apr 2026 at 00:00 - Planning - PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR553546 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR553546 Assessment of the Efficiency, Effectiveness and Long Term Sustainability of Housing Services and the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) - The Council is considering the future procurement of an independent assessment of the efficiency, effectiveness and long term sustainability of Housing Services and the HRA. While a robust 30 year HRA Business Plan is already in place, the Council wishes to obtain independent assurance on current arrangements and identify opportunities for improvement, innovation and value for money. This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is issued for the purpose of early market engagement only and is intended to inform the scope, approach and procurement strategy for any potential future tender exercise. Publication of this PIN does not constitute a commitment by East Renfrewshire Council to commence a procurement process. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000829027 ## 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-r6ebe6-0000829027. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000829027.json.