Working with the private sector and private registered providers to deliver temporary accommodation solutions - DPS

The Council has issued a prior information notice, which is for Information only and is being published on a strictly voluntary basis. This is not a call for competition.

The Council wishes to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the procurement of temporary accommodation through the private rented sector and private registered providers of social housing to manage additional and ad hoc requirements.

The purpose of the DPS is to support the Council's statutory duty to provide temporary accommodation to priority needs households under the housing Act 1996, the Homelessness Act 2002 and the Homeless Reduction Act 2017.

The DPS will be for a period of two years, with the option to extend for a further two years in yearly increments. Call-off contracts awarded under the DPS may be in place for up to two years.

We invite all interested suppliers to a supplier's information event via MS Teams on the 5th October from 14:00 to 15:00 GMT.

The Council will be using its e-tendering system (In-Tend) for the administration of this supplier information event and providers must register with the system to be able to express an interest in attending. The web address is: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc Registration and use of In-Tend is free.

Please confirm your intention to attend the event via the In-Tend correspondence function. If you are unable to register with In-Tend please email …@birmingham.gov.uk.

Requests to attend must be submitted no later than 16:00 GMT on 4th October 2022 using the In-tend portal.

A maximum of two representatives per organisation will be able to attend.