Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Westminster City Council
64 Victoria Street
London
Contact
James Richardson
jrichardson1@westminster.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI - London
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://wcc.ukp.app.jaggaer.com
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
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
Homeless Health Coordination Project
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The HHCP exists to improve health access and decrease health inequalities by building focus and capacity:
Identifying the health needs of service users and improving awareness.
Working with a multitude of services to raise the capacity of supported housing providers to support service users to improve their health outcomes through training, information and facilitating a range of health events.
Creating toolkits and information sheets and directories, providing up to date best practice and easy access details of services in Westminster.
Bespoke project work, evaluations and small-scale research to support addressing emerging health issues.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £435,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85310000 - Social work services
- 85323000 - Community health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The project creates a small team (1 FTE) and budget to buy in specialisms (trainers time, research time, volunteer costs) with a focus on embedding a broad health agenda into Westminster City Council’s (“WCC’s”) commissioned rough sleeping and supported housing pathways through a comprehensive training calendar, information, initiatives to improve access to health services and by providing a range of health events.
The project also has wider system education and influencing goals, all with the global aim to improve health access and decrease health inequalities.
The proposed contract period is anticipated as 3+1+1, commencing on the 1st April 2025.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
20 November 2024
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This Prior Information Notice is to provide advance information to the market in anticipation of the formal tender being made live during the month November 2024 (subject to change).
This opportunity will run as an open tender process, and we expect to publish the Contract on or around Spring 2025 (subject to change) on Jaggaer which is our online procurement portal. The tender is aiming to launch in November 2024 (subject to change). If you are interested in this opportunity but do not have a Jaggaer account, you can register here using the ‘Register Now’ function.
Full details of the requirements will be published with the tender documents. It should be noted that this is not a guarantee of further competition. The Authority reserves the right, at its own discretion, to withdraw from the process and pursue alternative routes to market for the provision of this service, should it decide to do so.
Kindly register via our e-tendering portal; https://wcc.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ and please note a Contracts Notice will follow once the tender launches.