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Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Interim Director of Housing

Business ServicesCPV 79000000
Value£80k
Awarded11 Aug 2023
Published9 Aug 2023
RegionWest Midlands
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£80ktotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£1.6m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Business Services band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 57,319 valued Business Services tenders in our corpus.

The brief

Job Title Interim Director of Housing Rate of Pay: Up to £1000 per day (Inside IR35) Hours: 3-4 Days per week Location: Expected to work in the office 3 days per week at Sandwell Council House, Oldbury Start Date: ASAP Contract type: Temporary 4-6 months Job Description and Personnel Specification are attached, which also provides more information above the role.

Brief description: We are looking to recruit an interim Director of Housing for a period of potentially 4 to 6 months on a temporary basis.

The successful candidate will need to work in the office at Sandwell Council House, Oldbury at least 3 days per week.

Candidates need to have to a full understanding of housing compliance, regulatory issues, decent standards, procuring and rolling out of a housing assets management system, worked at a senior level in a housing department or former CEX of Housing association, strong leadership skills and ability and experience to deliver transformational change The top key focuses for the Director of Housing role currently are 1) compliance/regulatory - ensuring we are safe and within the law 2) consistent and improving customer service standards 3) grip and governance over all projects and programmes.

See JD and PS attached for further information.

CVs required urgently.

Please can the agencies send over a CV, 2x up to date references and a copy of Terms and Conditions.

You will also need to include your agency on cost details to each submission.

Stated rates must be inclusive of all known costs.

No DBS is required for this role.

Please note this advert is also out with our Master Vendor You will receive further information regarding invoice terms if your candidate is appointed to this role.

Invoices must be sent electronically on a weekly basis to templink_1@sandwell.gov.uk along with your workers authorised timesheet supplied by your agency.

Payments are then released 14 days from the date of the invoice.

The Council will be using the In-tend e-Tendering System for this Procurement opportunity, please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc to access the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal.

From here you will be able to register your company, express an interest in the opportunity, and gain immediate access to the related documents.

To submit your documents, you will be required to opt in.

For a Step by Step user guide to the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal please click on the `Guidance for Suppliers` section of the website.

All procurement responses must be carried out via the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal.

If you require further assistance in respect of the system, please contact the In-tend support team on 0844 272 8810.

Closing Date: Friday 11th August 2023 10:00am

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

Location: Expected to work in the office

Location: Expected to work in the office 3 days per week at Sandwell Council House, Oldbury.

02

The successful candidate will need to work

The successful candidate will need to work in the office at Sandwell Council House, Oldbury at least 3 days per week.

03

You will also need to include your

You will also need to include your agency on cost details to each submission.

04

Stated rates must be inclusive of all

Stated rates must be inclusive of all known costs.

05

Invoices must be sent electronically on

Invoices must be sent electronically on a weekly basis to templink_1@sandwell.gov.uk along with your workers authorised timesheet supplied by your agency.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

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Source & provenance
OCID
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Stage
contract · Contract
Source
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Buyer ref
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