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Provision of Support in Dispersed Safe Accommodation for Individuals Escaping Domestic Abuse

CORNWALL COUNCIL

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Award

08 May 2024 at 10:58

Award Notice
Tender

23 Mar 2023 at 17:44

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Cornwall Council is inviting tenders for the provision of support in dispersed safe accommodation for individuals escaping domestic abuse. The procurement process includes an open procedure with the tender period ending on 10th May 2023. The contract period is from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2028, with the option to extend for an additional six years. The value of the contract is £4,115,059, with a maximum budget of £375,000 for the first year. The service is aimed at helping individuals with complex needs and vulnerabilities, offering culturally sensitive housing support.

This tender opportunity presents a chance for businesses to provide specialist accommodation services tailored to individuals escaping domestic abuse with complex needs. Businesses with experience in providing support services, particularly in social work, health, and community services sectors, are well-suited to compete for this opportunity. The Cornwall Council as the buying organisation seeks providers with relevant experience and sufficient capacity to deliver the required support in dispersed safe accommodation for a minimum of four years, starting in April 2024. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are encouraged to participate in this procurement process.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Support in Dispersed Safe Accommodation for Individuals Escaping Domestic Abuse

Notice Description

Cornwall Council, as commissioner on behalf of the Safer Cornwall Partnership, currently provides outreach support within accommodation to women, men, transgender and non-binary individuals, with or without children, with complex needs or other vulnerabilities who have experienced domestic abuse. The key aim of the service is to increase the safety of individuals with multiple vulnerabilities and complex needs who are escaping domestic abuse, through the provision of specialist safe accommodation and empowering the person to understand their own and others' behaviours and how they can support themselves. This service will also provide culturally sensitive housing related support and accommodation to individuals and their children from minority ethnic backgrounds and is to be delivered through a minimum of 24 dispersed units in locations spread throughout Cornwall to offer choice and safety and locations must give full consideration of access to services and public transport links, and the local landscape in relation to other existing accommodation services. Providing a variety of self-contained accommodation units to service users on a tenancy or license agreement, according to individual need and risk assessment, supported with 24 hour in person or on-call tailored support, as detailed in the specification, provided according to assessment of risk and need and delivered by trained and experienced workers with a high level of understanding of the specific needs. Although flexible this is for an optimum 6 month period per person. Tenders are invited by Cornwall Council from Providers with relevant experience and ability to demonstrate sufficient capacity within available budget funding, for the Provision of Support in Dispersed Safe Accommodation for Individuals Escaping Domestic Abuse, for an initial four year period, commencing in April 2024, with an option for extending the contract by up to a further six years, in three year increments. For the avoidance of doubt the maximum available budget for this service is PS375k for the first year and bidders exceeding this available budget will be deemed to be unsuitable. The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at the address below, where more information can be obtained and where Tenders or request to participate must be electronically submitted: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=81921c58-aac1-ed11-8120-005056b64545

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-3b5bb000-52d0-4ab4-a983-4fddbb183d70
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/77f9829e-4a84-4c99-8db7-130498497ccb
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

85 - Health and social work services

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

75200000 - Provision of services to the community

85100000 - Health services

85300000 - Social work and related services

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£4,115,059 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£3,750,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 May 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
10 May 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 Mar 20241 years ago
Contract Period
31 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2034 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CORNWALL COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
james.howarth@cornwall.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
TRURO
Postcode
TR1 3AY
Post Town
Truro
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Delivery Location
TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Cornwall
Electoral Ward
Truro Boscawen & Redannick
Westminster Constituency
Truro and Falmouth

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

LIVEWEST HOMES

Further Information

Notice Documents

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