--- title: "Springfield House Support Service For Young Parents - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-23f69955-9831-41cc-a3c4-655bc208e636" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-23f69955-9831-41cc-a3c4-655bc208e636" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-23f69955-9831-41cc-a3c4-655bc208e636.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-23f69955-9831-41cc-a3c4-655bc208e636.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "MILTON KEYNES COUNCIL" published: "2024-04-02" --- # Springfield House Support Service For Young Parents - AWARD Buyer: MILTON KEYNES COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-23f69955-9831-41cc-a3c4-655bc208e636 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-23f69955-9831-41cc-a3c4-655bc208e636) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-23f69955-9831-41cc-a3c4-655bc208e636.json) ## Summary The Milton Keynes Council has recently awarded a contract for the Springfield House Support Service For Young Parents to The Salvation Army. The contract falls under the Health and social work services category and has a total value of £1,155,000. The procurement process was open with a tender period ending on December 4, 2023. The contract is set to run for an initial 3-year period with a possible extension of 2 years, starting from April 13, 2024. The service will be delivered at Springfield House, with a focus on supporting young parents with complex needs in achieving independent living. This contract award presents an opportunity for businesses operating in the health and social work services sector, especially those with experience in providing support to vulnerable client groups such as young parents. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to consider participating due to the nature of the service and the potential impact on the community. Businesses interested in housing management and support services with expertise in dealing with complex needs and challenging behaviours would be well-suited to compete for this contract. ## Notice Milton Keynes City Council invite providers to tender for Springfield House Support Service For Young Parents With Babies And Pregnant Mothers. This is a housing related support service to young people with babies and pregnant women to enable them to move on to more independent living within settled accommodation. The service is a based hostel accommodation with self-contained units. The service will also offer time-limited resettlement support when residents move on. The service will employ support staff with relevant qualifications, expertise, and aptitude to offer personalised support to residents. Most young people referred will need support to develop their independent living skills and support in their parenting role. The young people will require a supportive, structured, and stable environment with clear boundaries in which to do this. This cohort of young people will have complex and multifaceted needs. This could include emotional and mental health issues, drug, and alcohol misuse, partaking in criminal activity and anti-social behaviours or being at risk of sexual exploitation. The young parents will have differing levels of practical and emotional capacity to be able to live independently. The service provider will need to have an understanding and be aware of the needs of this vulnerable client group and that these needs may present as challenging behaviours such as threats to harm themselves or others. The service provider will proactively manage any risk and work with the young person and relevant professionals to improve outcomes. The service will be delivered at Springfield House, which is the accommodation provided by Orbit Housing Association. The Service provider is expected to enter a lease agreement with Orbit and be responsible for all housing management at the property. Please refer to the Housing Management documents attached) The proposed terms of the contract is for the initial period of 3 years with a possible extension of 2 years making a total term of 5 years ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e398795-0b6f-454b-b258-0e8d89d7a6a4 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 2 Apr 2024 | | Submission deadline | 4 Dec 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 14 Mar 2024 | | Contract period | 12 Apr 2024 - 12 Apr 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,155,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £1,109,415 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | MILTON KEYNES COUNCIL | | Locality | MILTON KEYNES | | Post town | Milton Keynes | | Postcode | MK9 3EJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLJ12 Milton Keynes | | Local authority | Milton Keynes | | Electoral ward | Central Milton Keynes | | Westminster constituency | Milton Keynes Central | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | THE SALVATION ARMY | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 2 Apr 2024 at 10:28 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e398795-0b6f-454b-b258-0e8d89d7a6a4 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e398795-0b6f-454b-b258-0e8d89d7a6a4 2nd April 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://www.milton-keynes.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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