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title: "Rough Sleeping Initiative: Higher Needs Floating Support Service"
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buyer: "BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL"
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# Rough Sleeping Initiative: Higher Needs Floating Support Service

Buyer: BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-df72bb56-a42f-4517-87df-40aa68dadf8a

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## Summary

The Bristol City Council has awarded a contract for the Rough Sleeping Initiative: Higher Needs Floating Support Service, aiming to provide trauma-informed support services. The procurement process is classified under health and social work services, with a contract value of GBP 3,453,395. The tender period ended on August 1, 2022, and the contract period is from January 30, 2023, to March 31, 2025. The buying organisation is Bristol City Council located in Bristol, South West, United Kingdom.

This tender, awarded to SecondStep, is tailored for businesses in the health and social work services sector looking to provide support services for vulnerable populations. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are particularly suited to compete in this open procedure tender, offering opportunities for growth and social impact through service delivery to those in need.

## Notice

Higher Needs Floating Support Service - This service will provide trauma-informed support to a caseload of 102 clients in year one, working with 158 people in a full year (including through care to settled housing) and clients in the 19 HMO spaces costed separately. This team will work to support people to maintain their accommodation, engage with specialist services and identify settled accommodation options

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a9139b55-8ab1-4b6f-9e0a-72aa4833e361 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Feb 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Aug 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Nov 2022 |
| Contract period | 31 Jan 2023 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £3,453,395 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,281,798 |
| 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 | BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS1 5TR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of |
| Local authority | Bristol, City of |
| Electoral ward | Hotwells and Harbourside |
| Westminster constituency | Bristol Central |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SECONDSTEP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 1 Feb 2023 at 12:14 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a9139b55-8ab1-4b6f-9e0a-72aa4833e361

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a9139b55-8ab1-4b6f-9e0a-72aa4833e361
  1st February 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=64596132-9ff0-ec11-8115-005056b64545
  Advert

## Notice URLs

- https://www.bristol.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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