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title: "Tender for the Provision of Floating Support Services"
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# Tender for the Provision of Floating Support Services

Buyer: HALTON BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2ce6cccc-3cc9-4a21-be83-5bbfa9cd0bf2

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## Summary

Halton Borough Council is seeking bids for the "Tender for the Provision of Floating Support Services", aimed at supporting residents in the North West of England. This procurement falls under the health and social work services category and is currently in the active tender stage. Interested parties should note that the submission deadline is 31st October 2018, with a total contract value of £340,000. The awarded services are scheduled to commence on 1st April 2019 and continue until 31st March 2022.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) that specialise in providing social support services. Businesses that offer resources for homelessness prevention, financial advice, resettlement services, or support for individuals with mental health issues or substance misuse challenges would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. Connecting with Halton Borough Council can facilitate partnerships and expand service offerings for businesses targeting social care solutions.

## Notice

Halton Borough Council is looking to commission a floating support service, to help promote independence, empower people to develop their capacity and skills, sustain their accommodation and prevent homelessness. The service will support people living in all types of tenure, including owner occupier, social and private rented properties and across all client groups including people with mental health problems, offenders, substance misuse issues and anti-social behaviour. Halton currently has two services, a generic housing support service and one working with people with mental health problems, providing support about housing issues and to access and engage with other mental health services. The services currently support about 190 people at any one time (150 to 160 on the generic service and 35 on the mental health service). During 2017/18 430 people accessed floating support services, and support needs include: * Homelessness prevention * Support to access alternative accommodation * Resettlement * Financial support, including budgeting, debt management, benefits advice, grants applications * Substance misuse issues * Anti-social behaviour * Hoarding * Mental and physical health problems

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/65a9b3ba-ae4a-4c07-89db-275356291295 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Oct 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 31 Oct 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2019 - 31 Mar 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £340,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HALTON BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | WIDNES |
| Post town | Warrington |
| Postcode | WA8 7EA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD71 East Merseyside |
| Local authority | Halton |
| Electoral ward | Central & West Bank |
| Westminster constituency | Widnes and Halewood |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 1 Oct 2018 at 09:17 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/65a9b3ba-ae4a-4c07-89db-275356291295

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/65a9b3ba-ae4a-4c07-89db-275356291295
  1st October 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www2.halton.gov.uk

## Provenance

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