Right to Buy Agents
Prior information notice
Services
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Communities
Ashdown House, 123 Victoria Street
For the attention of: Jody Hart
SW1E 6DE London
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions
I.3)Main activity
General public services
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no
Section II.B: Object of the contract (Supplies or services)
II.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Right to Buy Agents
II.2)Type of contract and place of delivery or of performance
Service category No 27: Other services
II.3)Information on framework agreement
II.4)Short description of nature and quantity or value of supplies or services:
As part of a continued commitment to improve the Right to Buy process for tenants, the Department for Communities and Local Government (the Department) is exploring the possibility of implementing a Right to Buy Agents service, to provide those interested in the Right to Buy with support and advice, from enquiry stage, through to submitting an application and eventual completion of the purchase. This service will be provided at nil cost to tenants.
The Right to Buy Agents service is intended to help any eligible public sector tenant (both local authority and housing association) to understand more about the Right to Buy and the responsibilities of home ownership and to assist them with any application they may choose to submit. The Agents will take potential Right to Buy purchasers through, among other things, initial enquiries; budget considerations; signposting to mortgage advice - including to a brokerage service (if needed); signposting to legal advice, the application process and eventually to completion.
Following a market engagement exercise, the Department will invite Suppliers to tender for the opportunity to become a Right to Buy Agent service provider. The final tender documentation will be provided alongside a Contract Notice, which is expected to be published in January/February 2014.
Market engagement will take place in the form of a supplier event, to be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday 8.1.2014. For further information and to participate in this event, please email Andy Lowther on: with the following information: - your organisation's name and the names and contact details of the attendees. Please include Jody Hart: on your expression of interest by 14:00 on 20.12.2013.
Please note that the Department reserves the right not to publish a contract notice.
The Right to Buy Agents service is intended to help any eligible public sector tenant (both local authority and housing association) to understand more about the Right to Buy and the responsibilities of home ownership and to assist them with any application they may choose to submit. The Agents will take potential Right to Buy purchasers through, among other things, initial enquiries; budget considerations; signposting to mortgage advice - including to a brokerage service (if needed); signposting to legal advice, the application process and eventually to completion.
Following a market engagement exercise, the Department will invite Suppliers to tender for the opportunity to become a Right to Buy Agent service provider. The final tender documentation will be provided alongside a Contract Notice, which is expected to be published in January/February 2014.
Market engagement will take place in the form of a supplier event, to be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday 8.1.2014. For further information and to participate in this event, please email Andy Lowther on: with the following information: - your organisation's name and the names and contact details of the attendees. Please include Jody Hart: on your expression of interest by 14:00 on 20.12.2013.
Please note that the Department reserves the right not to publish a contract notice.
II.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
75120000, 75123000
II.6)Scheduled date for start of award procedures
II.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
II.8)Additional information:
The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
III.2)Conditions for participation
III.2.1)Information about reserved contracts
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about European Union funds
VI.2)Additional information:
The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.
VI.3)Information on general regulatory framework
VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:
6.12.2013