--- title: "Contract for the Provision of a Housing First Support Service" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-f6f39ce0-a8f2-4eca-a21a-aca88e68fabc" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f6f39ce0-a8f2-4eca-a21a-aca88e68fabc" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f6f39ce0-a8f2-4eca-a21a-aca88e68fabc.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f6f39ce0-a8f2-4eca-a21a-aca88e68fabc.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "OXFORD CITY COUNCIL" published: "2021-05-26" --- # Contract for the Provision of a Housing First Support Service Buyer: OXFORD CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f6f39ce0-a8f2-4eca-a21a-aca88e68fabc [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f6f39ce0-a8f2-4eca-a21a-aca88e68fabc) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f6f39ce0-a8f2-4eca-a21a-aca88e68fabc.json) ## Summary Oxford City Council is seeking to contract services for a Housing First support programme through an open tender titled "Contract for the Provision of a Housing First Support Service." This initiative, aimed at addressing homelessness in Oxford, invites bids for the provision of services as part of a comprehensive support package. The procurement is currently in the tender stage, with submissions due by 28th June 2021. The contract period is set to commence on 2nd August 2021 and will run until 31st March 2024. The estimated value of this opportunity is £939,574, and it falls under the category of other community, social and personal services within the South East region of the United Kingdom. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in social services, particularly those that specialise in housing support and homelessness initiatives. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations will find this project well-suited to their competencies, enabling them to expand their impact while contributing to vital community services. With the council emphasising a housing-led approach, entities that can offer innovative solutions to support individuals recovering from homelessness will be particularly competitive in this tender process. ## Notice Oxford City Council is commissioning a support service for a Housing First programme, as part of its ambition to end the need for anyone to sleep rough on the streets of Oxford. There is a range of supported accommodation available in the city to accommodate people who have experienced homelessness. The government's "Everyone In" initiative following the Covid19 pandemic has provided a unique opportunity to engage with people who have been rough sleeping. However this has shown that current accommodation options do not meet the needs of a significant number of this group. The city council is therefore bringing forward a Housing First programme in order to provide individual self-contained accommodation for these individuals, together with a bespoke support package designed to help them recover from homelessness. Similar projects elsewhere have seen high levels of tenancy sustainability, so this is the key outcome the Council is looking to achieve from this programme. The Council's approach to supporting people who are recovering from rough sleeping is undergoing a transformation towards a housing led approach. This is not currently articulated in existing policies, which are being reviewed to set out this ambition. The council is committed, along with statutory and non-statutory partners across the county to deliver the recommendations of the recent Housing-led feasibility study for Oxfordshire commissioned by Crisis: https://www.crisis.org.uk/media/244570/crisis_oxford-report-full-final.pdf The Council wishes to deliver a Housing First programme which has a high fidelity to the Housing first principles outlined on the Housing First England website: https://hfe.homeless.org.uk/ The Council is commissioning a Housing First support contract in two lots, with a funding application for the second lot outstanding at the time of drafting this specification. Each lot requires support to be provided for up to 20 units. The Council may award a contract in respect of one, two, or none of the lots. It may also make an award to up to two separate providers. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ecfd9f0c-3f0d-4955-8c86-353f2570380c | | 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 | 26 May 2021 | | Submission deadline | 28 Jun 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Aug 2021 - 31 Mar 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £939,574 | | 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 | OXFORD CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | OXFORD | | Post town | Oxford | | Postcode | OX1 1DS | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC | | Local authority | Oxford | | Electoral ward | Osney & St Thomas | | Westminster constituency | Oxford West and Abingdon | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services ## Release History - 26 May 2021 at 14:00 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ecfd9f0c-3f0d-4955-8c86-353f2570380c ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ecfd9f0c-3f0d-4955-8c86-353f2570380c 26th May 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=35c985ae-29be-eb11-810c-005056b64545 Advert ## Notice URLs - http://www.oxford.gov.uk - https://hfe.homeless.org.uk/ - https://www.crisis.org.uk/media/244570/crisis_oxford-report-full-final.pdf ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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