---
title: "ITESS contract for the Vale of Glamorgan Council"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02b44b"
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buyer: "VALE OF GLAMORGAN COUNCIL"
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# ITESS contract for the Vale of Glamorgan Council

Buyer: VALE OF GLAMORGAN COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02b44b

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## Summary

The Vale of Glamorgan Council is currently undertaking a public procurement process for the Independence & Tenancy Support Service (ITESS), aimed at providing housing-related support to individuals at risk of homelessness within the Vale of Glamorgan. This open tender, classified under social work and related services, is active and will close for submissions on 25th June 2021. The estimated value of the contract is £2,490,000, and the contract is set to commence from 1st August 2021, with an initial duration of three years and options for two one-year extensions.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in social services and housing support, particularly those with experience in providing tenancy support or preventative services for homelessness. Agencies and organisations focused on social care, community support, and welfare services would be well-positioned to compete for this contract, especially those that can demonstrate capacity to manage sensitive cases and adhere to performance criteria outlined in the tender documents. Engaging with this opportunity could enhance service delivery in the Vale of Glamorgan while contributing to the local economy by addressing housing stability needs.

## Notice

The Vale of Glamorgan Council's Supporting People Team is tendering for the Independence & Tenancy Support Service (ITESS) generic floating support service to provide housing related support to people at risk of homelessness and/or people who require support to maintain their tenancies living in the Vale of Glamorgan.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The TESS and Independence services are two of the of the Vale's longest running housing related support services and are a key component of floating support in the Vale. The current TESS 3 and Independence contracts have both been in place since 2016. The Vale of Glamorgan Council's aim is to reconfigure the existing TESS 3 and Independence services into single combined service and have a new contract in place to commence from the 1st August 2021. The new contract will run for 3 years and include the option for an additional two 12-month extensions, making 5 years the maximum possible duration of this contract. The new contract will be called the Independence & Tenancy Support Service (ITESS Additional information: It is the view of the Council that TUPE applies to this contract. To that end TUPE information for both previous contracts has been included with the tender documents.

Renewal: The new contract will run for three years with the option to extend for an additional two 12 month extensions.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011481-2021 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 May 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Jun 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | 5 years |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,490,000 |
| Lots value | £2,490,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | VALE OF GLAMORGAN COUNCIL |
| Locality | BARRY |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF63 4RU |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Vale of Glamorgan |
| Electoral ward | Castleland |
| Westminster constituency | Vale of Glamorgan |
| Delivery location | TLL22 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85300000 - Social work and related services

## Release History

- 24 May 2021 at 11:44 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011481-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=110855
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0275
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx

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