Leicester City Council (the Authority) is looking for suitable Supplier to deliver accommodation-based housing related support services across the geographical area of Leicester City for singles and childless couples who are homeless and require temporary accommodation (Clients). The Supplier will provide services from Council-owned buildings entering a property agreement with the Council, including payment of market rent and to fully furnish and decorate (following handover to the Council’s letting standard for temporary accommodation) and maintain these properties for the suitable use as temporary accommodation charging rent to households. The Council will retain ownership of the properties and will remain responsible for structural repairs, the exterior of the buildings and major capital works. The Supplier will be responsible for day-to-day repairs, cyclical maintenance, block management (where applicable), servicing, furnishings, internal decoration, utility arrangements and all other responsibilities as defined within the Property Agreement

Procurement Act 2023

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Leicester City Council (‘the Council”) is preparing to procure housing-related accommodation-based support for homeless households. The Council will through a capital programme purchase up to 90 1-bed properties to be used as temporary accommodation. These properties are likely to include 1-bed flats in Council owned blocks or small blocks of individual flats (where the Provider will provide block management). This new Contract is expected to be valued at approx. £5m p.a. over its life and will covers housing-related accommodation-based support for single & childless couple who are (to be provided in Council owned-properties) with the provider entering into a property agreement with the council for the repair & maintenance and furnishing of these properties and paying rent to the Council. We are conducting this Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) to: · Inform the market of our intentions. · Seek feedback on the proposed scope. · Identify supplier capacity. · Identify any barriers to entry. · Test the appetite for this tender opportunity. The proposed contract will be for an initial term of 5 years with the option to extend for a further period of 1year and 364days. At this stage, it is a Pre-Market Engagement only and Not A CALL FOR COMPETITION. Pre-Market Engagement questionnaire can be accessed in the link below: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/JCaUU5cbDC