ITESS contract for the Vale of Glamorgan Council

Concepts

• vale of glamorgan council
• social work
• barry
• itess
• itess contract
• glamorgan council’s supporting people team
• vale of glamorgan
• vale
• view of the council
• glamorgan

Location

Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan: The Vale of Glamorgan

Description

The Vale of Glamorgan Council’s Supporting People Team is tendering for the Independence & Tenancy Support Service (ITESS) generic floating support service to provide housing related support to people at risk of homelessness and/or people who require support to maintain their tenancies living in the Vale of Glamorgan.

Total Quantity or Scope

The TESS and Independence services are two of the of the Vale’s longest running housing related support services and are a key component of floating support in the Vale. The current TESS 3 and Independence contracts have both been in place since 2016. The Vale of Glamorgan Council’s aim is to reconfigure the existing TESS 3 and Independence services into single combined service and have a new contract in place to commence from the 1st August 2021. The new contract will run for 3 years and include the option for an additional two 12-month extensions, making 5 years the maximum possible duration of this contract. The new contract will be called the Independence & Tenancy Support Service (ITESS. Additional information: It is the view of the Council that TUPE applies to this contract. To that end TUPE information for both previous contracts has been included with the tender documents.

Renewal Options

The new contract will run for three years with the option to extend for an additional two 12 month extensions.

CPV Codes

• 85300000 - Social work and related services

Indicators

• This is a recurring contract.
• Renewals are available.
• Professional qualifications are sought.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Please be aware that a 20 minute presentation has been provisionally scheduled for Weds 30th June 2021. Full details are provided in the tender documents. Please ensure all queries and return submissions are forwarded through the Sell2Wales portal. The Council can not accept any correspondence regarding this tender outside of the portal. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=110855. 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.sell2wales.gov.wales/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. (WA Ref:110855)