How to win: CPU7343 - Homelessness Prevention Services - Open Framework

About this contract

This is a procurement under the Competitive Flexible Procedure, not an Open Procedure. Nottingham City Council is seeking Tenders from sufficiently experienced and qualified providers to establish a multi-Lot, multi-Supplier Open Framework of Homelessness Prevention Services (more commonly referred to as the Commissioned Homelessness Prevention System), consisting of two Lots: Lot 1 - Accommodation Based Services (ABS), which provide accommodation, housing management and housing-related support. Lot 2 - Community Based Services (CBS), which provide housing-related advice, outreach, prevention, resettlement or sustainment support outside a provider-owned accommodation setting. Services commissioned under Lot 1 may include the following, either as distinct services or as elements of a combined accommodation pathway: a) Emergency and immediate access accommodation b) Temporary accommodation with support c) Supported accommodation d) Specialist accommodation e) Intermediate and move-on accommodation f) Housing-led accommodation Services commissioned under Lot 2 may include the following, either as distinct services or as elements of a coordinated community-based pathway: a) Universal h

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Nottingham City Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £80,000,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 4 November 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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