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Provision of Accommodation Based - Housing Support for Care Experienced Young People in the Falkirk Council area.

FALKIRK COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

10 Apr 2025 at 11:42

Tender

02 Sep 2024 at 15:14

Summary of the contracting process

Falkirk Council is seeking to partner with a single provider for the provision of accommodation-based housing support for care-experienced young people in the Falkirk Council area. This procurement, classified under the welfare services for children and young people (CPV 85311300) within the services category, aims to support young people aged 16-26. The service will be located in Grangemouth, providing accommodation with nine individual en-suite bedrooms and communal spaces. The procurement process has completed the tender stage, and the awarded contract, valued at £113,000, commenced on January 6, 2025. The initial contract duration is 12 months with an option for two 12-month extensions.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in social work, housing support, or related services, particularly those with experience working with vulnerable youth. Providers capable of delivering both practical and emotional support, fostering independent living skills, and working in a trauma-informed, strengths-based approach are well-suited to compete. The contract incentivizes innovation through a collaborative approach, offering the potential for long-term growth through extensions, as well as fostering strong community ties by supporting care-experienced young people in transitioning to independence.

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Notice Title

Provision of Accommodation Based - Housing Support for Care Experienced Young People in the Falkirk Council area.

Notice Description

Falkirk Council is seeking to work in partnership with a single provider to develop a support service for our care experienced young people, including young people on the National Transfer Scheme, aged 16-26 who meet the eligibility criteria for Accommodation based - Housing Support, to progress their independent living skills and ensure they feel supported in their local community. The service to be provided is an Accommodation Based - Housing Support service to support up to nine young people with eligible after care needs. Falkirk Council will provide the accommodation which comprises a property with nine individual en-suite bedrooms and communal living and dining space in Grangemouth. The duration of the Contract is anticipated to be 12 months with the option of two 12 month extensions.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Accommodation Based - Housing Support service for Care Experienced Young People in the Falkirk Council area. As the service is a new service it has been agreed that a collaborative approach will be used to develop the contract and specification. This approach demonstrates our commitment to the best interests of the young people placed, and a desire to make systems and monitoring useful and manageable. The collaborative approach will have three stages: 1. A single provider working with the council to design the service. 2. A short-term pilot, with the opportunity to refine the service specification and associated processes. 3. A competitive tender exercise undertaken, where this is determined as the appropriate way forward. The pilot will run for one year with the option to extend. This period provides an opportunity to look at possible innovative ways of meeting need. The council and the provider will share ideas, and as a result of feedback and discussion the service will be developed. The specification may be refined, producing specified outcomes most appropriate to the needs of this cohort of young people, and the delivery of those outcomes will be assessed. The provider will be selected via a predetermined scoring system which focusses on both price and quality. Providers will be required to evidence cost effectiveness and capability to meet the needs of the young people from the date of commencement. The young people will be residing in accommodation, already identified by Falkirk Council, offering nine individual en-suite bedrooms and communal living and dining space in Grangemouth. The support will be available daily within the accommodation, and the ability to offer 24 hour outreach support is desirable but not essential. The support required will be both practical and emotional and will seek to enhance Social Work support and assist young people to transition into their own home. This may involve role modelling of practical tasks such as cooking, cleaning and laundry or assisting with independent travel. It is important that the provider can employ staff who are trauma informed and able to work in a strengths-based approach with young people. The hours of support to each young person will vary depending on the support needs. It is anticipated that the total level of support will be 25 hours per week.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04975e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014265-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

75123000 - Administrative housing services

85300000 - Social work and related services

85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£113,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Apr 202510 months ago
Submission Deadline
30 Sep 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Jan 20251 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
FALKIRK COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
cpu@falkirk.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LARBERT
Postcode
FK5 4RU
Post Town
Falkirk and Stirling
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM12 Falkirk
Delivery Location
TLM76 Falkirk

Local Authority
Falkirk
Electoral Ward
Bonnybridge and Larbert
Westminster Constituency
Alloa and Grangemouth

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

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