# CPD-004-122-023-National Body for Home Improvement Agencies \(HIAs\)

> A sourced UK public-sector contract award published by DCLG.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: DCLG
- Tender value: £2,640,000
- Published: 6 May 2021
- Contract start: 1 October 2021
- Contract end: 31 March 2024
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 0e20dcac-d079-42b1-8a73-91ac0868e087-434207
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-582b3417-4605-4237-951c-27d36438f29f

## Description

This requirement is for a new two-and-a-half-year contract for an organisation to act as a national body for HIAs on an England-wide basis\. HIAs are typically locally based, non-profit services, providing around 50% of Disabled Facilities Grants \(DFGs\)\. We are seeking to ensure coverage of vital national body support to HIAs as well as all local authorities - both in the 71% of local areas in England that have HIA coverage and for local authorities that administer DFGs in house - to help drive efficiency, effectiveness and value for money in local DFG delivery\. Government funding for the DFG in 2021-22 totals £573 million\. We are therefore seeking proposals from Tenderers that can demonstrate the necessary expertise and experience to: - act as a centre of expertise and central point of coordination for all local authorities and HIAs; - provide expert information, advice, training and accreditation to local authorities, HIAs and the wider home adaptations sector around their DFG delivery; - help promote the integration of housing, health and social care through sharing best practice around the inclusion of home adaptations in local strategies, commissioning and investment planning; - represent the sector, co-ordinate views and offer leadership as well as steering the sector in dealings with outside stakeholders, including Government; - maintain websites and social media, which should include a publicly available database of all HIA services available in England, e-Newsletters, e-Bulletins, e-Briefings, reports and sharing good practice guides; - gather front-line intelligence around local DFG delivery across England for Government and develop, maintain and analyse the data; and - provide insight to inform MHCLG about the home adaptations policy delivery landscape and advise on policy development around home adaptations as required\. Additional information: he procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at https://dclg\.bravosolution\.co\.uk/web/login\.html Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via https://dclg\.bravosolution\.co\.uk/web/login\.html Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0e20dcac-d079-42b1-8a73-91ac0868e087-434207)