Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Evaluation

Concepts

• research services
• dluhc
• rough sleeping evaluation
• wide evaluation of the homelessness
• rough sleeping system
• homelessness and rough sleeping evaluation
• wide evaluation
• homelessness and rough sleeping
• homelessness
• rough sleeping

Location

Description

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) wishes to commission a systems wide evaluation of the Homelessness and Rough Sleeping system, along with the delivery of a Test and Learn project. The budget is up to £14.2 million (£2.2 million for the systems wide evaluation, and £12 million for the Test and Learn project). The Homelessness and Rough Sleeping (HRS) Programme provides funding for programmes designed to end rough sleeping and reduce homelessness. While there is some evidence on the impact of specific funds and interventions delivered by DLUHC, these interventions are delivered as part of a complex system where homelessness and rough sleeping is driven by both structural and individual factors, and service users interact concurrently with a wide range of government and third sector interventions. This overlap, in addition to the national roll out of most interventions, limits our ability to robustly evaluate different interventions in isolation from each other. Scope & Requirements: The study will be divided in two programmes: Test and Learn Programme (£12m); This covers the administration, delivery and research related to the trials programme (programme 1) and System Wide Evaluation (£2.2m) (programme 2). The Test and Learn Programme of work will aim to improve outcomes by focusing on gaining a better understanding of 'what works', for who, where, why, and in what context. This will extend across prevention, intervention, and recovery programmes, and will include identifying, implementing, evaluating, and scaling effective practice. The System Wide evaluation will provide contextual information to better understand delivery at the system and at the local level, providing a broader understanding of how the system does work and should work as a whole; provide a better understanding of how people enter and move through the homelessness and rough sleeping system and interact with different services or support, and; measure delivery and interventions using a common set of metrics, to understand the effectiveness of the HRS system and service delivery. This evaluation will incorporate qualitative and quantitative methods to test how, and how well, interventions work and interact across the HRS system and their value for money. Both will also facilitate knowledge sharing and support capability building for local leaders and practitioners, with the aim of advancing the understanding and use of evidence to improve services. Feasibility studies are currently underway and will inform the specification of the main project.

Total Quantity or Scope

YEAR: 2023/2024; BUDGET: 9,288,000.00 YEAR: 2024/2025; BUDGET: 4,912,000.00

CPV Codes

• 73110000 - Research services

Indicators

• Contract is suitable for SMEs.
• Contract is suitable for VCOs.

Other Information

PLEASE NOTE: The dates specified for the procurement exercise in this Notice are indicative and are subject to change. Current indications are that the Invitation To Tender will now go live during the week commencing 6 March 2023. The project will be procured through the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) - RM6126 Research and Insights Market Place. Suppliers are able to apply to join the DPS at any time. During application to join the DPS, suppliers indicate which services they may be able to provide under the DPS.  Please note that new suppliers are able to register with the DPS via the following link and that this process can take at least 2 weeks: https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/dps#research DLUHC will apply filter categories relevant to the requirement in order to create a supplier shortlist for running a further competition. If you have any questions about the DPS and would like to contact a member of the CCS team please use the links provided on the website above. https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/dps#research