--- title: "Rough Sleeping Initiative 22/23: Employment Support" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-4536a26b-0808-4af5-8b67-38f11ffca9d8" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-4536a26b-0808-4af5-8b67-38f11ffca9d8" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4536a26b-0808-4af5-8b67-38f11ffca9d8.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4536a26b-0808-4af5-8b67-38f11ffca9d8.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY" published: "2022-06-27" --- # Rough Sleeping Initiative 22/23: Employment Support Buyer: WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4536a26b-0808-4af5-8b67-38f11ffca9d8 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-4536a26b-0808-4af5-8b67-38f11ffca9d8) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4536a26b-0808-4af5-8b67-38f11ffca9d8.json) ## Summary The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is inviting submissions for the "Rough Sleeping Initiative 22/23: Employment Support" project, which aims to address the pressing issue of homelessness by securing additional funding from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. This tender falls under the social services category and is currently in the tender stage, with submissions due by 5:00 PM on 22nd July 2022. The project is intended to run for 24 months, commencing on 1st August 2022 and concluding on 31st March 2025. The WMCA is utilising an open procurement method, allowing a diverse range of organisations to participate in this important initiative to improve employment outcomes for vulnerable populations in the West Midlands region. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses focused on social services, particularly those that are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) or voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs). Companies with expertise in employment support programmes aimed at individuals at risk of homelessness or those currently homeless will find this procurement process particularly relevant. By proposing innovative and outcome-focused solutions, businesses can play a pivotal role in preventing rough sleeping and facilitating sustainable employment pathways, ultimately contributing to community welfare and growth. ## Notice The WMCA, through the work of the Homelessness Taskforce, is in the process of securing funding from the Rough Sleeping Initiative (year 5 22- 25), for the region. This funding, to be finally confirmed, for the WMCA from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) is in addition and adds value to any funds allocated to individual Local Authorities. The WMCA will liaise with partner Local Authorities to ensure relevance and strategic fit of services commissioned. The WMCA is seeking submissions from relevant organisations, to deliver outcomes through the RSI Fund 2022-25 over a 24-month period in the financial years 2022-23; 2023-24 and 2024-25. Bids for the Employment Support Project are being limited to PS70,000.00 (+ VAT if applicable) in order to assure a spread of provision and outcomes out of a total of PS190,000.00 available (+ VAT if applicable). The WMCA is seeking outcome focused innovative projects designed to provide entry to sustainable employment for people at risk of sleeping rough, those currently rough sleeping or to sustain recent transitions away from sleeping rough. The investment should be used to promote access to employment to ensure rough sleeping is prevented wherever possible, so it is rare, and where it occurs it is brief and non-recurring. The contract for this project will be based on the Memorandum of Understanding document provided and bids are being assessed on the evaluation criteria outlined in the Specification document. Only those organisations that respond satisfactorily to the Standard Selection Questionnaire will have their tenders assessed. Please note that the deadline for tender returns is 1700 on 22nd July 2022. We are holding a pre-tender briefing via MS Teams at 1000 on Thursday 30th June 2022, please see the tender documents for further details of how to register. In order to access the documents and submit a bid please do so through BravoSolution, the WMCA's e-tendering portal (https://wmca.bravosolution.co.uk). The tender reference is itt_1124, if you are not already registered on BravoSolution it is free and usually only takes a few minutes to do so. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cf534117-aec6-43e2-b1b7-936d7cafcd34 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 27 Jun 2022 | | Submission deadline | 22 Jul 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Jul 2022 - 31 Mar 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | 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 | WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY | | Locality | BIRMINGHAM | | Post town | Birmingham | | Postcode | B19 3SD | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham | | Local authority | Birmingham | | Electoral ward | Newtown | | Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services ## Release History - 27 Jun 2022 at 07:35 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cf534117-aec6-43e2-b1b7-936d7cafcd34 - 24 Jun 2022 at 12:29 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6e2be0b0-17a7-420e-a87c-d7dbf903029e ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cf534117-aec6-43e2-b1b7-936d7cafcd34 27th June 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6e2be0b0-17a7-420e-a87c-d7dbf903029e 24th June 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.wmca.org.uk - https://wmca.bravosolution.co.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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