Provision of an Integrated Housing Support Service

Concepts

• provision of an integrated housing support service
• integrated housing support service
• social work
• carmarthen
• carmarthenshire county council housing options
• housing services
• housing support
• length of support
• floating support
• plan of support

Location

Carmarthenshire

Description

1.1 Model — To provide an integrated housing support service for people aged 18 and over who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and in need of intensive, housing support. 1.2 Access — Referrals are to be made via Carmarthenshire County Council Housing Options team. 1.3 Accommodation — Support is not tied to any particular accommodation. Therefore, this service is a non-accommodation based service. 1.4 Location — The service will be provided across Carmarthenshire. 1.5 Client Group — People who are leaving prison with co-existing needs. People who are, or at risk of being homeless and have a history of offending, mental health or substance misuse issues. 1.6 Length of Support — There is no time limit to this service. The length of support will be determined by the needs of the person being supported as detailed in their plan of support. 1.7 Number of Hours — 172 hours of support expected to be delivered over 12 units. This service will provide an intensive package of floating support to people who are aged 18 and over and who are homeless, at risk of homelessness and who have multiple, co-occurring needs. The floating support will include supporting the person find suitable accommodation. The client group to be supported includes prison leavers who are at risk of homelessness. Supporting the Welsh Government’s prisoner pathway, this service will work with people leaving prison to source and secure permanent accommodation and support them to re-establish themselves in the community.

Ammendments to Previous Notice

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 85300000 - Social work and related services
• 70333000 - Housing services
• 85000000 - Health and social work services
• 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation
• 85320000 - Social services
• 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

Indicators

• Contract modified due to unforeseen circumstances.

Legal Justification

The outbreak and subsequent impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has meant that the models of housing support have needed to change to better meet the needs of the citizens of Carmarthenshire. Carmarthenshire County Council has therefore made the decision to expand this existing service. The funding for the expansion of the services will come initially from Welsh Government Phase 2 transitional funding. This will last until 31 March 2021 where it will be replaced by Housing Support Grant funding. Welsh Government has made monies available for this purpose for 2020/21 and it is anticipated that the services will be absorbed into the Housing Support Grant thereafter.

Other Information

eTenderWales Portal — This procurement exercise was conducted via the eTenderWales portal. To assist you in locating these opportunities on the eTenderWales portal, the project code is: project_42945. This tender is comprised of one main Invitation to Tender (ITT) under this project, itt_77771, in addition to lot-specific ITTs. To constitute a valid tender, you are required to submit one completed ITT (77771) and a lot-specific Invitation To Tender (ITT) (Containing a technical and commercial envelope) for each lot you are tendering for. All tender documents are all contained within itt_77771 and the lot-specific ITTs. Please also ensure you check the attachments area for any documents/information which may assist you with your submission or you are required to upload as part of your submission as per information contained within the tender pack. To access the tender documents, please register your company on the eTenderWales portal at: www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk (WA Ref:104692)