Planning

Supported Housing & Floating Support for Homeless Households

CORNWALL COUNCIL

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Planning

14 Mar 2025 at 14:16

Summary of the contracting process

Cornwall Council is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process for "Supported Housing & Floating Support for Homeless Households" within the health and social work services industry. This initiative is based in Truro, Cornwall, and is aimed at supporting homeless households, people at risk of homelessness, and rough sleepers. The current Empowering Independence contracts will expire on 31st March 2026, with new contracts set to commence in April 2026. A soft market assessment is being conducted from 14th March 2025 to 14th April 2025 to gather feedback on the proposed specifications and KPIs for the new contract.

This tender offers significant opportunities for growth to businesses engaged in supported accommodation and peripatetic support services. The new contract is divided into two lots: Lot 1 for Supported Accommodation, and Lot 2 for Countywide Floating Support. Businesses specialising in social work services with and without accommodation are well-suited to compete for these contracts. The procurement aims to establish an Approved Provider Agreement (APA), fostering stable and long-term partnerships with providers willing to deliver high-quality support to vulnerable populations across Cornwall.

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Notice Title

Supported Housing & Floating Support for Homeless Households

Notice Description

Cornwall Council is responsible for commissioning supported accommodation and floating support provision across Cornwall to support homeless households, people at risk of homelessness and rough sleepers. The current Empowering and Independence services contract is coming to an end in 31st March 2026. The Council will be procuring an Approved Provider Agreement (APA) for Supported Accommodation for Homeless Households and county wide floating support, to commence April 2026. The draft specification attached is broken down into 2 Lots: * LOT 1 - Supported Accommodation (support in accommodation provided by the provider) * LOT 2 - Countywide floating Support (Peripatetic support in situ)

Planning Information

Cornwall Council is conducting a soft market assessment to gain feedback on a proposed specification and KPI's for a new contract, intending to follow the expiry of the pre-existing Empowering Independence contracts, also to understand the potential level of interest across this market sector. this SMT will run from 14/03/2025 - 14/04/2025 inclusive

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ed60
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009468-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

85300000 - Social work and related services

85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

85312000 - Social work services without accommodation

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£10,016,930 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Mar 202511 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
14 Apr 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2033 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CORNWALL COUNCIL
Contact Name
Mr Andrew Trout
Contact Email
andrew.trout@cornwall.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1872

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
Not specified

Local Authority
Cornwall
Electoral Ward
Truro Boscawen & Redannick
Westminster Constituency
Truro and Falmouth

Further Information

Notice Documents

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