Housing First Flexible Support

Concepts

• housing first flexible support commission
• first support service project
• social work
• dumfries
• flexible support
• pilot housing
• flexible support commission aims
• support model
• housing
• housing first programme

Location

Lower Nithsdale area of Dumfries and Galloway Region

Description

The Housing First Flexible Support commission aims to provide a high-quality, pilot housing first support service project to individuals who have been provided with a permanent tenancy through Housing First Programme within the Lower Nithsdale area of Dumfries & Galloway. The aim of the service will be to reduce repeat homelessness for a small number of service users who have multiple complex needs and struggle to maintain temporary or permanent accommodation. The support model will be first and foremost a model of support that is relationship based, unconditional and ‘portable’, and crucially, ‘person-led, not system-led’: flexing to deliver what people want or need and not what processes demand.

Total Quantity or Scope

The service will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Pilot Housing First Support and must work cooperatively and collaboratively with the housing provider, Housing Options and Homeless Service and other key partners to provide a holistic service to those accessing the service. The Pilot project will be overseen by a multi-agency Housing First Steering Group and the Service Provider will work with and report to this group. The service provision must adhere and show fidelity to the seven key principles of Housing First: - People have a right to a home; - Flexible support is provided for as long as it is needed; - Housing and support are separated; - Individuals have choice and control; - An active engagement approach is used; - The service is based on people’s strengths, goals and aspirations; - A harm reduction approach is used. The service will be delivered from 1st August 2021 for a period of 2 years

Renewal Options

Pilot project is for a period of 2 year and will be subject to review and renewal.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85300000 - Social work and related services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Renewals are available.
• Performance considerations apply.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Award on basis of price.

Other Information

Full description and service specification can be viewed in the Invitation to Tender document. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=648026. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. (SC Ref:648026) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=648026