Housing services

Tender description

Birmingham City Council (the Council) is conducting the procurement using the open procedure in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Tenders are invited for the provision of temporary accommodation for citizens who are homeless and for other homeless families who have No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF). The provision of temporary accommodation will be provided through a private sector leasing (PSL) scheme. The contract is separated into 2 lots: Lot 1 — A Block Contract arrangement for a prescribed number of leased, furnished properties required for the life of the contract. Lot 2 A Framework agreement to provide additional capacity of furnished accommodation purchased on an ad hoc basis subject to demand. The Contract will be managed by the Temporary Accommodation Team. Suppliers are encouraged to return submissions for both lots. The duration of both the Framework Agreement and the Block Contract will be 4 years. The Council requires up to 800 properties on a Block Contract arrangement. The Council may require a number of additional properties through a framework agreement. The requirement for each property type will be defined by need. To be considered for Lot 2, providers will need to offer a minimum of 5 properties of any size.