Soft Market Test - Housing Related Support Services

Peterborough City Council (the “Council”) is seeking views from potential providers on how best to deliver Housing Related Support Services.

The aim of this Soft Market Testing Exercise (the “SMT”) is to;

understand the optimum way of delivering Housing Related Support and to encourage Providers, including charities, social enterprises and Small and Medium Enterprises (SME’s) and new entrants to the market, to bid; for the Council to gain a better understanding of how the provider market operates in relation to generalist Information, Advice, Guidance and Crisis Management services;

deliver Value for Money to the Council and reduce costs;

to assist the Council to develop appropriate procurement documentation; and

see whether the market has experience of being involved in delivering similar projects.

It is the intention of the SMT and this questionnaire to gather a range of qualitative data and information. The information collected during the SMT process will not be used for any other purpose.

Please read the SMT - Housing Related Services document and if you feel that your organisation is able to contribute to this SMT please complete the questionnaire and return, by 21.05.2021

Please note that this is not a call for competition or neither is it a procurement exercise.

For the avoidance of doubt, this SMT is for the purpose of conducting a soft market testing exercise, and will not formally begin the procurement or constitute any commitment by the Council to undertake any procurement exercise.