MHCLG: National Body for Home Improvement Agencies - Pre-Tender Market Engagement

Tender description

This Pre-Tender Market Engagement (PTME) seeks information in preparation for the potential procurement of a Supplier to deliver the services of the National Body for Home Improvement Agencies (HIAs). This PTME exercise is being managed via the Bravo eTendering portal. The procurement ref is "pqq_11 National Body for Home Improvement Agencies". 1) Register for a free account at https://dclg.bravosolution.co.uk 2) Click the 'PQQs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are open to any registered supplier). - Click on the relevant PQQ to access the content. - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. - This will move the PQQ into your 'My PQQs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ Details' box 3) Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ Details', you can choose to: - 'Create Response', or, - 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining). You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the Authority and seek any clarification. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ. There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform. You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk. The Ministry of Housing, Communities, and Local Government (MHCLG) wishes to procure a new contract(s) for an organisation(s), on an England-wide basis, to deliver the National Body for Home Improvement Agencies (HIAs) contract. This National Body will provide services that will represent, coordinate, and offer guidance, leadership and training for HIAs and the wider home adaptations sector, including local housing authorities to help them meet their statutory duty to provide adaptations to people who qualify for the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG). The National Body will help support local delivery of the DFG and continued development of HIA services across England, representing and steering the home adaptations sector working closely with Government, local authorities and other stakeholders, and maintaining a publicly available database of HIA services.