Young Persons Supported Lodging Service

Concepts

• health and social work
• usk
• housing services
• support needs
• informed support
• enhanced housing related and transitional support
• lodging service
• the support offering
• wrap-around trauma informed support
• a dedicated supported lodging pathway

Location

Usk

Description

The ‘Young Persons Supported Lodging Service’ (the “Service”) will deliver an intensive twenty-four hour staffed supported lodging service to 5 young people (at any one time) aged sixteen to twenty-four (16 to 24) in the Caldicot area who have a range of support needs, some of which will be complex and require an intensive level of enhanced housing related and transitional support. The service will aim to help offer a stable, consistent environment, so that the young people can be encouraged to build their independent skills. This will enable them to reflect and make appropriate choices for their future, enabling them to live independently and successfully within the community.

Total Quantity or Scope

The service will aim to help offer a stable, consistent environment, so that the young people can be encouraged to build their independent skills. This will enable them to reflect and make appropriate choices for their future, enabling them to live independently and successfully within the community. The support offering will be person centred, outcome focused, trauma informed and will aim to build the young people’s skills to support successful transitions into independent living. This will be provided via a dedicated supported lodging pathway with wrap-around trauma informed support. Support will be designed and delivered to support the young people to build resilience, promote independence, develop or sustain their capacity to live in their own accommodation and achieve increasing levels of independence. The aim is not to just provide a young person with a home but to ensure they have a healthy transition into adulthood. This will be underpinned by a suitably trained and competent staff team who will deliver trauma informed support which will include structured diversionary and engagement activities. The service will support a maximum of five (5) young people at any one time, who will be aged sixteen (16) to twenty-four (24) and who have varying support needs, some of which will be complex. The Commissioner aims for each young person to step down to other suitable accommodation by the age of eighteen (18) when safe and appropriate to do so.

Renewal Options

Extension of up to 24 months

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services
• 70333000 - Housing services
• 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Renewals are available.
• Award on basis of price.

Other Information

Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority’s economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are: Local authorities with local health board providers must support social value and community benefits with organisations to develop a shared understanding of the common agenda, and to share and develop good practice. The purpose is to maximise the positive outcomes and well-being of local people; influence local service provision; and add value and focus to what matters to people in a way that exceeds exclusively monetary value. This is about: enhancing health and wellbeing; building safer communities; maximising opportunities for fulfilling potential; improving the physical environment; and supporting local economies. Describe what your organisation will bring to the contract that is outside of the scope of the service specification which will deliver added social value and Community Benefits to the service. This should only relate to value added to the delivery of this contract and should not refer to other services delivered or funded from elsewhere. (WA Ref:141090) The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.