# QU155 - Homelessness Reduction Act \(2017\) - Duty to Refer IT Solution - AWARD

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Birmingham City Council](/buyers/birmingham-city-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Home Connections Lettings Ltd](/contract-winners/home-connections-lettings/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £0
- Award date: 21 November 2018
- Published: 21 November 2018
- Contract start: 3 September 2018
- Contract end: 31 August 2021
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 336be1f5-9880-470b-a8e3-6cda40c71745-253933
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9e429af1-9b91-4a5d-8eef-e75123b99c0a

## Description

Birmingham City Council is seeking potential providers of a suitable software solution for the Housing Options service to meet the referral duty: o To provide a web based portal for Public Authorities to access when making a referral o To record and store data which is entered by practitioners o To direct referrals to a specific Local Authorities \(using the solution\) based on destination requested within the referral o To apply question logic within the referral process to identify information specific to different agencies making referrals o To provide a dashboard facility for local authorities using the system to track and report on referrals received o To provide a facility for local authorities to action, accept, decline, return & progress referrals\. o To record and store the outcome of referrals o To provide and store feedback to referrers through template letters o To provide a platform to develop new types of referral o To make outgoing referrals to public authorities o To records and store details of outgoing referrals to public authorities Additional information and the quotation documents are available through In-Tend - the Councils eProcurement portal\. Registration and use of in-tend is free\. All correspondence for this procurement process must be via the in-tend correspondence function\. If you are unable to register with in-tend please either email us at cps@birmingham\.gov\.uk or call 0121 464 8000\. If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access the Council's tender Portal:-\. https://in-tendhost\.co\.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register as a potential bidder\. We will send you a log on and password so you can download the quotation documents\. Your completed response should be returned by 12:00 Noon on the 24th August 2018 via the 'in-tend' system https://in-tendhost\.co\.uk/birminghamcc

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/336be1f5-9880-470b-a8e3-6cda40c71745-253933)