Official UK procurement notice
Independent support and advice service contract for Council tenants.
Authority: London Borough of Southwark (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe independent support and advice service contract for Council tenants aims to empower and assist council tenants and tenant’s and residents’ association (TRAs) by offering comprehensive guidance and support. The service is designed to foster community cohesion, enhance tenant engagement and ensure transparency and accountability in financial and operational matters.
This service will help tenants shape the design and delivery of landlord services and hold the council accountable for the standard and quality of these services. This requires a consistent and continuous meaningful engagement with all residents to ensure their needs and aspirations inform housing policy and the strategic priorities of the housing department.
CPV: Other community, social and personal services · Provision of services to the community
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Southwark Council is looking to appoint a contractor to deliver the independent…RenewalPublished value£600,000
Southwark Council is looking to appoint a contractor to deliver the independent support and advice service contract for Council tenants. The organisation must operate within the UK's housing legislations including the Housing Act 1985, Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, Housing Act 1996 and the Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023.
The key aspects of the work identified are in accordance with the specification detail are:
- Identifying areas without TRAs and working with residents to establish them, as well as running co-produced community events. The service also focuses on recruiting members to scrutiny panels, assisting with TRA budgets, accounts, and bookkeeping, and ensuring adherence to principles of equality, diversity, and inclusion. Supporting TRAs in producing newsletters and publicity materials, fundraising, and holding the Council accountable as a landlord. Additionally, the initiative addresses complaint resolution, measures the impact of resident engagement, and facilitates access to core funding and grants.
- Further support includes financial management, governance, and the role of TRAs. Providing representation in Council disputes and ensuring TRAs are well-supported and can effectively serve their communities.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 21 Feb 2025, 17:11 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Feb 2025, 17:11 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 25 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
DN764785- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007027- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 25 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 25 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
21 Feb 2025 → 25 Mar 2025 · 3 dates- Notice published21 Feb 2025, 17:11 GMT
- Submission deadline25 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened25 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The Royal Court of Justice (High Court)Review body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.