Scope
Description
To direct award a Homeless Support contract to Birkenhead Forum Housing Association Limited (Forum) for a period of three years plus a one-year extension.
Start Date: 1 April 2026
End date: 31 March 2029. Plus, a one-year extension.
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Supplier
Contract value
- £13,000,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Earliest date the contract will be signed
28 October 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
- Possible extension to 31 March 2030
- 4 years
Description of possible extension:
up to one year extension should that be required
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 70333000 - Housing services
Contract locations
- UKD6 - Cheshire
Participation
Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Direct award justification
Extreme and unavoidable urgency
The current service provider has indicated their intention to unilaterally end the current arrangement by 31 March. Failure to agree a planned withdrawal of services will put those services at significant risk. The urgency of the situation is unavoidable, nor is it of the Council's making.
The services to be procured are statutory and could not be competitively procured and mobilised in the period available.
Supplier
BIRKENHEAD FORUM HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED
- Companies House: IP19269R
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJNW-2595-QJGT
24-28 Hamilton Street
Birkenhead
CH41 1AL
United Kingdom
Email: lisa.leece@forumhousing.co.uk
Website: http://www.forumhousing.co.uk
Region: UKD74 - Wirral
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): Yes
Contract 1
Contracting authority
Cheshire West and Chester Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PCJB-2814-BHZP
The Portal, Wellington Road
Ellesmere Port
CH65 0BA
United Kingdom
Region: UKD63 - Cheshire West and Chester
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government