How to win: CPU7343 - Community Based Support and Accommodation Based Services for Homeless People - Preliminary Market Engagement

About this contract

UPDATE: 'Pre Market Engagement QA - Final 27.07.26' document was added on 30.07.26 at https://www.eastmidstenders.org/. Search reference 'CPU7343 PME'. (Full title is 'CPU7343 PME - Homelessness Services (Preliminary Market Engagement)'. THIS IS NOT A TENDER/CONTRACT OPPORTUNITY EXERCISE This is not an invitation to tender. Overview and PME Objectives Nottingham City Council's framework for the procurement of Accommodation Based Services and Community Based Support for homeless people (and those at risk of homelessness) will end on 31 March 2027. The reference for this current framework is CPU3880. The Authority is preparing to develop a new Open Framework to be in place when the current one ends. The Authority intends to use the new Open Framework, once established, to commission future services. The PME process is designed to understand the following: • What worked well in the current framework. • Where the current framework could be changed to improve and inform the new Open Framework. • Other views held by the market. • Inform the market of future engagement opportunities/current surveys. • Inform the market of previous PME undertaken.

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