Tender

Contract for the Provision of a Housing First Support Service

OXFORD CITY COUNCIL

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Tender

26 May 2021 at 14:00

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Oxford City Council is seeking to contract services for a Housing First support programme through an open tender titled "Contract for the Provision of a Housing First Support Service." This initiative, aimed at addressing homelessness in Oxford, invites bids for the provision of services as part of a comprehensive support package. The procurement is currently in the tender stage, with submissions due by 28th June 2021. The contract period is set to commence on 2nd August 2021 and will run until 31st March 2024. The estimated value of this opportunity is £939,574, and it falls under the category of other community, social and personal services within the South East region of the United Kingdom.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in social services, particularly those that specialise in housing support and homelessness initiatives. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations will find this project well-suited to their competencies, enabling them to expand their impact while contributing to vital community services. With the council emphasising a housing-led approach, entities that can offer innovative solutions to support individuals recovering from homelessness will be particularly competitive in this tender process.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Contract for the Provision of a Housing First Support Service

Notice Description

Oxford City Council is commissioning a support service for a Housing First programme, as part of its ambition to end the need for anyone to sleep rough on the streets of Oxford. There is a range of supported accommodation available in the city to accommodate people who have experienced homelessness. The government's "Everyone In" initiative following the Covid19 pandemic has provided a unique opportunity to engage with people who have been rough sleeping. However this has shown that current accommodation options do not meet the needs of a significant number of this group. The city council is therefore bringing forward a Housing First programme in order to provide individual self-contained accommodation for these individuals, together with a bespoke support package designed to help them recover from homelessness. Similar projects elsewhere have seen high levels of tenancy sustainability, so this is the key outcome the Council is looking to achieve from this programme. The Council's approach to supporting people who are recovering from rough sleeping is undergoing a transformation towards a housing led approach. This is not currently articulated in existing policies, which are being reviewed to set out this ambition. The council is committed, along with statutory and non-statutory partners across the county to deliver the recommendations of the recent Housing-led feasibility study for Oxfordshire commissioned by Crisis: https://www.crisis.org.uk/media/244570/crisis_oxford-report-full-final.pdf The Council wishes to deliver a Housing First programme which has a high fidelity to the Housing first principles outlined on the Housing First England website: https://hfe.homeless.org.uk/ The Council is commissioning a Housing First support contract in two lots, with a funding application for the second lot outstanding at the time of drafting this specification. Each lot requires support to be provided for up to 20 units. The Council may award a contract in respect of one, two, or none of the lots. It may also make an award to up to two separate providers.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-f6f39ce0-a8f2-4eca-a21a-aca88e68fabc
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ecfd9f0c-3f0d-4955-8c86-353f2570380c
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£939,574 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 May 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
28 Jun 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Aug 2021 - 31 Mar 2024 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
OXFORD CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
OXFORD
Postcode
OX1 1DS
Post Town
Oxford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)
Local Authority
Oxford
Electoral Ward
Osney & St Thomas
Westminster Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon

Further Information

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