Young People's Supported Accommodation Block Contract(s)

• Duration: 2 year
• Value: £5M

The procurement process adopted by the Council for this tender is based on the 'Open' tendering procedure as detailed in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 but with the flexibility provided by the Light Touch Regime (Regulation s74 to 77) as detailed in Public Contract Regulations 2015. The contract will run alongside a D2N2 (https://d2n2lep.org/) light touch provider framework, commencing in the Autumn of 2022, which will be used to commission more complex supported accommodation placements when the block contract is unable to meet a Young Person's specific requirements or when the Block Contract has reached full capacity. … This Lot relates to the following cohorts of Young People: • 16/17 Year Old Children in Care (CiC) / Looked After Children (LAC) • 16/17 Year old Section 20 Young People • Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC) awaiting a Home Office decision Essential Components / Criteria Bidders MUST already have the Accommodation requirements (availability, location and volume) in place at the time of submitting their Bid. The Provider must provide accommodation and 10 hours per week of direct one-to-one support per Young Person as outlined in the Specification. Placement Number - a total of 40 overall placements per year.

• Duration: 23.5 month

The procurement process adopted by the Council for this tender is based on the 'Open' tendering procedure as detailed in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 but with the flexibility provided by the Light Touch Regime (Regulation s74 to 77) as detailed in Public Contract Regulations 2015. The contract will run alongside a D2N2 (https://d2n2lep.org/) light touch provider framework, commencing in the Autumn of 2022, which will be used to commission more complex supported accommodation placements when the block contract is unable to meet a Young Person's specific requirements or when the Block Contract has reached full capacity. … This Lot relates to the following cohorts of Young People: • 16/17 Year old Young Homeless • 16/17 Year old Children in Need (CiN) • 18-21 Year old Care Leavers • 18-21 Year old Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC) in receipt of a positive Home Office decision (e.g. granted Leave to Remain) Essential Components / Criteria The Provider must provide accommodation and 10 hours per week of direct one-to-one support per Young Person as outlined in the Specification. At the point of response to tender, the Provider must provide evidence that they are an approved registered provider of social housing with Derby City Council or that they have previously successfully claimed Housing Benefit from Derby City Council within the last year for 16/17 year olds in supported accommodation in Derby. Placement Number - a total of 10 overall placements per year. Bidders MUST already have the Accommodation requirements (availability, location and volume) in place at the time of submitting their Bid.