Contract

Housing Transformation Consultancy

  • Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-008917

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04c7f0 (view related notices)

Published 12 March 2025, 10:53am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Sandwell Council House, Freeth Street

Oldbury

B69 3DB

Contact

Neil Whitehouse

Email

michelle_hackwood@sandwell.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKG37 - Sandwell

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.sandwell.gov.uk

Buyer's address

www.sandwell.gov.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Housing Transformation Consultancy

Reference number

SMBC 24060

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This open Invitation followed an Expressions of Interest carried out on in October 2024 via the Intend platform. Following this soft market testing exercise, it was decided that the requirements for the commission of a Housing Transformation be refined to ensure maximum suitability of suppliers who wish to submit against the Invitation To Tender. This a non-constructional Housing Commission, with a focus on providing the Council with improvement opportunities that will transform the current way Housing services in Sandwell operate.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKG37 - Sandwell

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This open Invitation followed an Expressions of Interest carried out on in October 2024 via the Intend platform. Following this soft market testing exercise, it was decided that the requirements for the commission of a Housing Transformation be refined to ensure maximum suitability of suppliers who wish to submit against the Invitation To Tender. This a non-constructional Housing Commission, with a focus on providing the Council with improvement opportunities that will transform the current way Housing services in Sandwell operate.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 45%

Price - Weighting: 55%

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2024/S 000-040268


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

SMBC 24060

Title

Housing Transformation Consultancy

A contract/lot is awarded: No

five.1) Information on non-award

The contract/lot is not awarded

Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Non Award of contract - no longer reflective of the council’s requirements. The council will not be pursuing the appointment of a Housing Transformation Partner, at this time or in the immediate future.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The High Court of England

Royal Court of Justice the Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom