Request for Information - Starter Homes Taskforce

You are asked to participate in a request for information (RFI) for support to local planning authorities. The aim of the starter homes policy is to build 200,000 starter homes by the end of this parliament. The starter homes policy mandates that developers bring out sites that include a percentage of starter homes, and for reforms to the planning system to ensure exceptions sites and brownfield land in greenbelt and rural exceptions sites all help deliver starter homes.

Additional information: All responses must be sent via the Emptoris e-sourcing portal.

Please provide feedback if you do not wish to participate in providing information.

How to apply Instructions to register on e-sourcing portal Emptoris:

Potential Providers must first be registered on the Crown Commercial Service e-Sourcing Suite in order to respond to the Procurement. If you have not yet registered on the e-Sourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link ‘Register for CCS e-Sourcing’.

Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so at the Invitation to Tender stage. Potential Providers should note that it could take up to 10 working days to obtain a DUNS number.

Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at:

http://gps.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/i-am-supplier/respond-tender

Once you have registered on the e-Sourcing Suite, you will need to express your interest by emailing ExpressionOfInterest@Crowncommercial.gov.uk The dead line for expressing an interest in the Request for Information event is 12:00 noon 25th July 2016 . Your email must clearly state:

Crown Commercial Service will then process your registration and assign your organisation to the opportunity. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done.

It is advised however that Potential Providers register as soon as practically possible in order to receive the Invitation to Tender and have a sufficient amount of time to respond. Crown Commercial Service is not able to offer any extensions to the advertised procurement timetable.

For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact the Helpdesk:

Freephone: 0345 010 3503

Email: supplier@Crowncommercial.gov.uk