Young People's Pathway Move Through Service - South

Concepts

• young people's pathway move through service
• social work
• service - south
• young people's pathway
• accommodation-based service
• young people
• final stage of the young people
• move service
• south of the borough of camden
• support service

Location

LONDON

Description

This is an accommodation-based service for young people between the age of 18-25 years. This Move service in the South of the borough of Camden is the final stage of the Young People's Pathway which provides young people with visiting support service by staff. The service is provided from two locations, the first location has 33 units across a mixture of 1,2,3 and 4 bed flats with an office for staff as well as a concierge for safety and security. The second location provides 20 units in 1,2,3 and 4 bed flats. The service provides young people with the opportunity to demonstrate that they are able to understand and manage the responsibilities of a Council tenancy and are ready to be nominated for their Care Leaving Points in order to bid for Council accommodation.

Total Quantity or Scope

The service was procured using a robust negotiation process with the incumbent provider, Origin Housing. The process required the provider to submit a formal proposal in response to the award criteria. Responses had to meet a minimum score of 3 out of 5 for each question. A panel of experienced officers in the Council were required to evaluate the proposal and scores were moderated by the Procurement Team prior to award of contract.

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
• 85300000 - Social work and related services

Indicators

Legal Justification

Origin Housing is both the service provider and the landlord of the properties used for the service. The properties were refurbished to a high standard a few years ago and the Origin Housing have not given permission for the properties to be managed by another provider. The Council therefore conducted a robust negotiation process to ensure that it was achieving value for money and that the appropriate checks could be undertaken before awarding the contract. There are a limited number of available properties in the borough therefore it was crucial that the Council retained the use of these high quality properties for young people in the borough. This service is required to ensure the Council meets its legal and statutory duties which includes the Sufficiency duty 2010 - The Children Act (s22G) that places a requirement on local authorities to take steps to ensure that there is sufficient accommodation in borough to meet the needs of young people looked after by the Council.