Supported Accommodation Framework

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                "description": "Hampshire County Council's Children's Services Directorate intends to establish a flexible and future-ready Framework for Supported Accommodation, designed to attract high-quality providers capable of delivering a diverse and evolving range of supported accommodation services for young people across the Hampshire region. This Notice is to inform the market of the Provider Engagement event that will be held on the 2nd of March 2026 at 15:00. The session will be 60 minutes, and will be hosted online via Microsoft Teams. Providers wishing to attend should register (if not already registered) on the Council's e-tendering platform, In-Tend (https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire/aspx/Home) and 'Express Interest' against the project 'CS27440 - Supported Accommodation Framework'. Please then use the Correspondence function for the project to provide the name of all attendees and their email addresses, so that invitations to the Teams event can be issued as required. All suppliers wishing to attend this market engagement event must sign up and send details of the attendees via In-Tend project correspondence, by 14:00 on the 27th of February 2026. The Authority will also be issuing a market engagement questionnaire via In-Tend after the market engagement event. This will be available to all interested suppliers who register and express an interest in the In-Tend project, as mentioned above. This questionnaire may be completed at any time during the engagement period but must be submitted no later than 17:00 on the 9th of March 2026.",
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        "title": "Supported Accommodation Framework",
        "description": "Hampshire County Council's Children's Services Directorate intends to establish a flexible and future-ready Framework for Supported Accommodation, designed to attract high-quality providers capable of delivering a diverse and evolving range of supported accommodation services for young people across the Hampshire region. A Framework is a flexible procurement mechanism built around a set of pre-agreed terms. The Authority evaluates potential providers against clearly defined criteria, and those who meet the requirements are appointed to the Framework. Once onboarded, these approved providers can then compete for service delivery opportunities through individual call-off contracts. The Supported Accommodation services will be for the support of 16-21-year-old young people across Hampshire, including: The Framework will enable the purchasing, delivery and management of services designed to meet the needs of young people within Hampshire. It will cover a wide range of Supported Accommodation services, including providing Ofsted regulated accommodation-based support for 16-21 year olds, with varying levels of support and intensity required across the service. The Framework term is for an initial term of 4 years, with the potential to extend for a further 4 years, in 2 year increments, to a maximum term of 8 years. All providers will require Ofsted Registration in order to be eligible for this Framework. This is part of the Ofsted Inspection Framework for services for children in need of help and protection, Looked After Children (LAC) and Care Leavers. All providers delivering supported accommodation must be registered with Ofsted in one or more of the four approved categories: Providers must only operate within the categories for which they are registered. Registration requires meeting all Supported Accommodation (England) Regulations 2023 and associated Quality Standards, including leadership, protection, accommodation and support. If a provider awarded a contract under this framework becomes subject to an Ofsted restriction on accepting placements, the Council reserves the right to suspend or remove the provider from the framework with immediate effect. It is the sole responsibility of the provider to ensure that they are operating in full compliance with all applicable Ofsted inspection framework requirements and that they remain eligible and suitably authorised to accept placements at all times. This is a light touch contract as set out in section 9 of the Procurement Act 2023. As such the Council is establishing a Framework which will be open for new entrants across it's entire term. However, the Council reserves the right to temporarily pause the Framework for new entrants at any point. Any pause will be communicated through the Councils electronic tendering system. The Timetable in section 4.1 relates to the initial application window for the Framework. Once the Framework commences it will be reopened for new applications and suppliers will be able to apply at any point up until 3 months before the Framework expires. Providers wishing to enrol on the Framework will need to apply for the Supported Accommodation Framework via In-Tend. There is no work (i.e. no placements) awarded at Framework level, all future placements will be awarded at call-off level. Any subsequent call offs from this Framework will be advertised to all providers onboarded onto the Framework, and each individual call off will include more in-depth information regarding the services being called off from the Framework. In order to apply for any call-off opportunities from this Framework in the future, a Framework Agreement must first be awarded. Devolution/Local Government Reform The government wants all remaining two-tier areas in England to be eventually restructured into single-tier unitary authorities and is termed Local Government Reform (LGR). This reorganisation is part of a broader devolution strategy to simplify local government structures, save public funds, and improve local accountability. It is anticipated, that during the life of this contract, the LGR process will commence and/or progress potentially impacting this contract. Impacts most likely will include, novations of the legal entities you may contract with. There are assignment clauses within the Contract Terms and Conditions that allow us to assign, novate etc. the agreements to another body. Regional Care Cooperatives As part of reforms to the children's social care system, there is a drive from central government to move towards regional commissioning arrangements under Regional Care Cooperatives (RCCs) which may affect the Council's commissioning activities in the future.",
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                            "description": "Property Standards Providers must confirm that all properties included in any future submission via the Framework will: * Meet the Decent Homes Standard as defined by the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government in \"A decent home: definition and guidance\". * Comply with the current statutory minimum standard for housing. Regulation Compliance Providers must confirm that they have the human and technical resources in place to deliver Supported Accommodation services in full compliance with: * The Supported Accommodation (England) Regulations 2023, which set out the required standards for supporting young people aged 16 and 17 who are in care or leaving care. Ofsted Registration To operate legally and deliver this service, providers must: * Hold the appropriate Ofsted registration for Supported Accommodation, as required under the Supported Accommodation (England) Regulations 2023. * Be subject to regular inspections to ensure compliance with regulatory standards. Geographical Location The Provider must confirm that all properties proposed for the delivery of Supported Accommodation under any future Call-Off from this Framework are located within Hampshire or within one or more of the following neighbouring areas: * Berkshire * Surrey * West Sussex * Wiltshire * Dorset * Portsmouth * Southampton * Isle of Wight. Only properties situated within these specified geographical areas will be deemed eligible for service delivery under this Framework."
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