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The Provision of Social Housing Allocations Administration Contract

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 01:09.

Opportunity overview

The Council is seeking to undertake a procurement exercise for a new service contract in connection with a Social Housing Allocations Administration service to manage the social housing register, manage the Council's social housing allocations policy and its nominations arrangements with Registered Providers of social housing.The Council has statutory duties arising under Part VI of the Housing Act 1996 and any regulations made there under relating to the requirement to have a policy for the allocation of social housing accommodation and the maintenance of its housing needs register. Pursuant to the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 and the Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Allocations of Housing and Homelessness Functions) Order 1996 (the "Contracting Out Legislation") as amended, the Council is permitted to contract out various functions under Part VI and Part VII of the Housing Act 1996 to the extent permitted by the Contracting Out Legislation. In addition to its legal duties there is the function to manage the Council's Nomination Rights with all Registered Providers of social housing who have housing stock in Sefton, which sit alongside these duties.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Published award value
£1m
Awarded
4 Jun 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH RS007072
Location
Bootle, UKD73, L30 6UR, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV75100000 — Administration services

Lots

  • Lot 1£1m · Including VAT

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DN773358
Status
complete
Published risks
Long periods of User Acceptance Testing to the existing or new IT Provider that delivers the PPP system, as a result of a change to the existing PPP policy or new policy being introduced’ Change in Legislation Increase/fluctuations in demand
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
12 Jul 2025, 00:59

Tender Period

Ends
30 May 2025, 12:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Value

Currency
GBP
Including VAT
1,008,000

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Price
Type
price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Quality
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
60
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Name
Social Value
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
29 Aug 2030, 00:59
Starts
29 Aug 2025, 01:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
75100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Administration services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
018936-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
3 May 2025, 08:59

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PTHP-5656-DLCN
Name
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD73
Country
GB
Locality
Bootle
Postal Code
L20 7AE
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Bootle Town Hall

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PTHP-5656-DLCN
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Mr Mark Woodward
Telephone
+44 1519343484
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-RS007072
Name
ONE VISION HOUSING LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKD73
Country
GB
Locality
Bootle
Postal Code
L30 6UR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Unit 1 Heysham Road

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
Yes

Identifier

Id
RS007072
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PGYT-2492-XXWR
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
5 Jun 2025, 00:00
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
6 Jun 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD73
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD73
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
75100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Administration services

Value

Currency
GBP
Including VAT
1,008,000

Renewal

Description
If the contract is successful the Council would exercise their option to extend the contract beyond the initial term.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
030559-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
6 Jun 2025, 12:31

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-RS007072
Name
ONE VISION HOUSING LIMITED

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
30 Jun 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
28 Aug 2030, 23:59
Starts
29 Aug 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
28 Aug 2032, 23:59

Standstill Period

Ends
17 Jun 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
1 Jul 2025, 00:00
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes

Value

Currency
GBP
Including VAT
1,008,000

Period

Ends
28 Aug 2030, 23:59
Starts
29 Aug 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
28 Aug 2032, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Two optional 12-month extensions available subject to supplier performance and Council approval.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
037637-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
7 Jul 2025, 09:14

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Percentage of Documents Processed Within SLA
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Number of New Applications
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Number of Applicants recorded as housed via PPP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bootle · UKD73 · L20 7AE · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-050cba-2025-07-07T09:14:46+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·