Liverpool City Council’s Housing Service is seeking a specialist organisation, who has deep Local Government housing expertise, with proven delivery expertise, from a suitably qualified and experienced provider to take on the role of a strategic partner organisation to work alongside us to specify, procure and deliver a number of housing and support services schemes.

The tender has two objectives.

1. To specify, procure and deliver Temporary Accommodation and Support Schemes.

2. To design, establish and implement a Private Rented Sector Accommodation Service / Lettings Agency, that administers, offers, and provides permanent accommodation.

The tender is divided into two Lots.

• Lot 1 is to specify, procure and deliver Temporary Accommodation and Support Schemes.

• Lot 2 is to design, establish and implement a Private Rented Sector Accommodation Service / Lettings Agency

Temporary Accommodation and Support schemes

Initial work to specify and procure.

• Procurement of accommodation for temporary accommodation - 400 units

• Private Sector Leasing (Short Term –Block Accommodation) - 98 units

• Refurbishing existing Council Assets – 61 units

• Support Schemes

Temporary Accommodation and Support schemes

• Support the delivery of the schemes.

• Project management and implementation support

• Knowledge Transfer

Private Rented Sector Accommodation Service / Lettings Agency

Design and establish a Service.

• Requirement and objectives

• Options, criteria and recommendation

• Business case - make the case for a PRS Service and the best approach, demonstrating the benefits.

• Proposed business model – what a sustainable PRS Service / Lettings Agency will need to look like in Liverpool.

Private Rented Sector Accommodation Service / Lettings Agency

Deliver and implement the agreed scheme

• Produce an implementation plan and a detailed design

• Prepare a solution / test

• Business operational readiness

• Implement (new service)