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title: "Oxfordshire's Homelessness Alliance"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02b274"
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# Oxfordshire's Homelessness Alliance

Buyer: OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02b274

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## Summary

Oxfordshire County Council has initiated a public procurement process titled "Oxfordshire's Homelessness Alliance" within the social work services category, aimed at addressing homelessness in the county. The procurement is currently active and follows an open procedure. The tender period concluded on 28 June 2021, with a contract value estimated at £32 million over an initial five-year term, with the possibility of a three-year extension. The county, which boasts a population of approximately 750,000, is strategically focused on preventing homelessness and providing rapid responses to rough sleeping, with a strong partnership of statutory and voluntary organisations engaged in this endeavour.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses that specialise in social services, particularly those offering innovative solutions in homelessness prevention and support. Firms that exhibit a strong understanding of community needs and can demonstrate a collaborative approach as part of an alliance comprising at least four providers will be well-positioned to compete for this contract. Companies involved in housing services, social work, or community support are particularly encouraged to participate, aligning their capabilities with the county's vision to prevent and resolve homelessness, ensuring no one sleeps rough in Oxfordshire.

## Notice

Oxfordshire is a large county made up of four district council areas and the City of Oxford. 750,000 people live in the county, concentrated in Oxford and large market towns; significant areas of the county are rural. Homelessness is a key issue within the county, exacerbated by relatively high house prices, particularly in the south of the county. Most people who sleep rough do so in the City and this is where most of the supported accommodation and support services are concentrated. Although the City of Oxford has the highest levels of homelessness, we know that tackling homelessness needs to be a collective and county wide effort, with many of the housing solutions lying outside the City. A strong and emerging partnership of statutory and voluntary community sector partners have been working over the long term to prevent and resolve homelessness. There is also a high level of commitment to ending homelessness and to finding better solutions which are centred around people's needs and aspirations. Strategic context: The vision and priorities for ending homelessness are set out in the County Wide Strategy as follows: Vision: To prevent and resolve homelessness, so that no one sleeps rough in Oxfordshire. Principles: We treat people in need of our services with respect We acknowledge people as individuals and work with their strengths We work in a 'psychologically informed way', understanding how past trauma and adverse childhood experiences affect people who experience homelessness We actively involve people affected by homelessness in identifying solutions and offer choice wherever possible We focus on the health, wellbeing and quality of life of people who experience homeless, addressing the whole person, not just housing needs We co-operate to deliver a co-ordinated and consistent service across the county Priorities: Proactively prevent homelessness Rapid response to rough sleeping Focus on the person, not the problem Timely move on The right home in the right place We are commissioning for outcomes and inviting Alliances, made up of a minimum of four providers, to tell us how they will organise themselves to collectively deliver on these outcomes. Separate but identical contracts will be held with each member of the alliance. As statutory organisations, we will work with the successful Alliance to design a system that will enable the vision - To prevent and resolve homelessness, so that no one sleeps rough in Oxfordshire - to become a reality. This is a shift away from our historical commissioning approach where service volumes rather than outcomes were specified and fixed.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Oxfordshire is a large county made up of four district council areas and the City of Oxford. 750,000 people live in the county, concentrated in Oxford and large market towns; significant areas of the county are rural. Homelessness is a key issue within the county, exacerbated by relatively high house prices, particularly in the south of the county. Most people who sleep rough do so in the City and this is where most of the supported accommodation and support services are concentrated. Although the City of Oxford has the highest levels of homelessness, we know that tackling homelessness needs to be a collective and county wide effort, with many of the housing solutions lying outside the City. A strong and emerging partnership of statutory and voluntary community sector partners have been working over the long term to prevent and resolve homelessness. There is also a high level of commitment to ending homelessness and to finding better solutions which are centred around people's needs and aspirations. Strategic context: The vision and priorities for ending homelessness are set out in the County Wide Strategy as follows: Vision: To prevent and resolve homelessness, so that no one sleeps rough in Oxfordshire. Principles: We treat people in need of our services with respect We acknowledge people as individuals and work with their strengths We work in a 'psychologically informed way', understanding how past trauma and adverse childhood experiences affect people who experience homelessness We actively involve people affected by homelessness in identifying solutions and offer choice wherever possible We focus on the health, wellbeing and quality of life of people who experience homeless, addressing the whole person, not just housing needs We co-operate to deliver a co-ordinated and consistent service across the county Priorities: Proactively prevent homelessness Rapid response to rough sleeping Focus on the person, not the problem Timely move on The right home in the right place We are commissioning for outcomes and inviting Alliances, made up of a minimum of four providers, to tell us how they will organise themselves to collectively deliver on these outcomes. Separate but identical contracts will be held with each member of the alliance. As statutory organisations, we will work with the successful Alliance to design a system that will enable the vision - To prevent and resolve homelessness, so that no one sleeps rough in Oxfordshire - to become a reality. This is a shift away from our historical commissioning approach where service volumes rather than outcomes were specified and fixed. The estimated overall value is based on the maximum potential over the initial 5 year term and option to extend for up to 3 further years and allows for the potential for funding to increase but this is not guaranteed. The estimated budget for the first year is circa GBP 3.8m The subject matter of this procurement process relates to the delivery of services which are listed to in Schedule 3 to the regulations. As such the full regime set out in the regulations will not apply to the award of the framework contracts. Consequently, the procurement process adopted by the Commissioners has been developed in accordance with Regulation 76 of the regulations and in particular in accordance with the fundamental public procurement principles of transparency and equal treatment. For the avoidance of doubt this means that the Commissioners have not adopted the open procedure (as such term is defined in the regulations) for the undertaking of this procurement process. The fact that in this Contract Notice at SectionIV.1) the field/box relating to type of procedure may default to the term 'Open' does not mean that this procedure is being followed by the Commissioners.

Renewal: There is an option to extend for up to 36 months

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025761-2021 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Oct 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Jun 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Sep 2021 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2022 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £32,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £32,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | OXFORD |
| Post town | Oxford |
| Postcode | OX1 1ND |
| 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 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 6 |
| Supplier names | A2DOMINION HOUSING GROUP; ASPIRE OXFORDSHIRE COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE; CONNECTION OXFORD; ELMORE COMMUNITY SERVICES; HOMELESS OXFORDSHIRE; ST MUNGO COMMUNITY HOUSING ASSOCIATION |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85310000 - Social work services

## Release History

- 14 Oct 2021 at 16:14 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025761-2021
- 18 May 2021 at 17:14 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011011-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk
- https://sebp.due-north.com/

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