Planning

Soft Market Testing - Homeless and Mental Health Supported Housing

  • London Borough of Hounslow

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-014454

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-050106

Published 11 April 2025, 9:38am



Scope

Reference

DN770517

Description

The London Borough of Hounslow (LBH) Joint Commissioning Team is seeking to engage with suitably qualified suppliers to participate in Soft Market Testing for the provision of Homeless and Mental Health Supported Housing services.

The information we gain through our market engagement will help to inform our commissioning intentions and refine our specification for this service.

It should be noted that this engagement is not a formal tendering process. Participation in this exercise is completely voluntary and submitting, or not submitting a response, would not preclude you from any further procurement activity. We are keen however, to engage as wide a market as possible to draw on your expertise and experiences and would therefore encourage you to participate.

The Council is holding an online providers engagement event on 7th May 2025. For details and the invite link to join the event please email LifeProject@hounslow.gov.uk

Further context is provided for each of the questions in this document. Some of these questions will be explained and explored further during the providers event.

To access the Soft Market Testing document please register using below link:

https://procontract.due-north.com/register and complete the registration information.

The deadline for submission of this Soft Market Testing is 17:00hrs on 23rd April 2025.

Please email the completed questionnaire to LifeProject@hounslow.gov.uk

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2031
  • Possible extension to 1 April 2033
  • 7 years, 1 day

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Contract locations

  • UKI - London

Engagement

Engagement deadline

23 April 2025

Engagement process description

To access the Soft Market Testing document please register using below link:

https://procontract.due-north.com/register and complete the registration information.

The deadline for submission of this Soft Market Testing is 17:00hrs on 23rd April 2025.

The Council is holding an online providers engagement event on 7th May 2025. For details and the invite link to join the event please email LifeProject@hounslow.gov.uk

Further context is provided for each of the questions in this document. Some of these questions will be explained and explored further during the providers event


Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Contracting authority

London Borough of Hounslow

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PQYY-1684-DYLV

Hounslow House, 7 Bath Road

Hounslow, London

TW3 3EB

United Kingdom

Region: UKI75 - Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government