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title: "CP2242-22 - Homelessness Prevention, Young people's housing-related support for 16/17 year olds and care leavers (Flexible Purchasing System)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03698e"
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# CP2242-22 - Homelessness Prevention, Young people's housing-related support for 16/17 year olds and care leavers (Flexible Purchasing System)

Buyer: DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03698e

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## Summary

Devon County Council has awarded a contract via a Flexible Purchasing System for Homelessness Prevention and housing-related support for 16/17 year olds and care leavers. The procurement process included three mini competitions for different services. The contract value is £6,500,000. The procurement stage is completed, and the contract is active. The services fall under the Health and social work services category.

This tender by Devon County Council presents business opportunities for organisations providing supported accommodation, emergency beds, and young parents accommodation services. Businesses involved in health and social work services would find this tender well-suited for competing. The contract involves the provision of services to support young people at risk of homelessness in Devon, catering to specific age groups and care needs. The deadline for the tender submission was October 21, 2022, with electronic submissions accepted.

## Notice

Devon County Council Children's Services commissions services to support young people at risk of homelessness who are age 16/17, or who are care leavers to Devon County Council age 18-25. This includes supported accommodation and floating support to young people who require it to prevent them from becoming homeless. Devon County Council commissions the support element of the contract, and the housing costs are funded via housing benefit, or rent contributions from the young person if they are not eligible for housing benefit. This meets our responsibilities to young people as Children in Need or Care Leavers under: - The Children's Act 1989 - The Children Leaving Care Act 2000 - The Children and Social Work Act 2017 - The Statutory Guidance on the Provision of Accommodation for 16 and 17 Year Old Young People at Risk of Homelessness. It also helps housing partners to meet their commitments to these groups under: - The Homelessness (Priority Need of Accommodation) order 2002 - The Homelessness Reduction Act 2017

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This is to set up a flexible purchasing system(FPS) for the provision of services detailed in section II.1.4 short description. There will be 1 Lot covering all services with subsequent mini competitions called off this FPS system by Devon County Council and it's partner authorities. Included in the initial tender process are three of these mini competitions for Block Contracts under the FPS which are detailed below. Bids are invited from any organisation which wishes to be part of the FPS even if they do not want to bid for any of the included 3 Blocks. All providers who are successful in joining the FPS will have the opportunity to take part in future mini competitions. Block Contract 1 Young People's Supported Accommodation - Core Block Contract. This sets out the requirements to deliver support hours to 16/17 year olds and Care Leavers in Devon who are in need of supported accommodation and/or housing-related support to prevent homelessness or becoming at risk of homelessness. This includes support hours for young people living in supported accommodation, as well as some floating support for young people who require support as part of moving on from supported accommodation, or while preparing to access supported accommodation. Block Contract 2 - Emergency Beds. This sets out the requirements to deliver emergency beds to 16/17 year olds and Care Leavers in Devon who are in need of safe and suitable temporary accommodation and support due to an accommodation breakdown. Block Contract 3 - Young Parents Accommodation. This sets out the requirements to deliver support hours to 16/17 year olds and Care Leavers in Devon who are pregnant, young parents and/or wishing to live together as a couple and are in need of supported accommodation and/or housing-related support to prevent homelessness or becoming at risk of homelessness. This includes support hours for young people living in supported accommodation, as well as some floating support for young people who require support as part of moving on from supported accommodation, or while preparing to access supported accommodation. Further details for how to apply for the FPS and/or apply for the mini competitions are contained in the Invitation To Tender documents. Additional information: This provision is being procured under Part 2, Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) - Social and Other Specific Services (also known as 'the light touch regime') and this procurement does not follow, in particular, any of the defined procedures of the PCR 2015 (even if there are similarities) but does seek to adhere to the best practice procurement principles of Openness, Transparency, Fairness and Equity. This contract has been set up as a Flexible Purchasing System (FPS) under the Light Touch Regime.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005832-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Feb 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 21 Oct 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Feb 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | £6,500,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | EAST DEVON DISTRICT COUNCIL; EXETER CITY COUNCIL; MID DEVON DISTRICT COUNCIL; NORTH DEVON DISTRICT COUNCIL; SOUTH HAMS AND WEST DEVON DISTRICT COUNCIL; TEIGNBRIDGE DISTRICT COUNCIL; TORRIDGE DISTRICT COUNCIL |
| Locality | EXETER |
| Post town | Exeter |
| Postcode | EX2 4QD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK43 Devon CC |
| Local authority | Mid Devon |
| Electoral ward | Tiverton Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Tiverton and Minehead |
| Delivery location | TLK43 Devon CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 9 |
| Supplier names | ADRIEL SUPPORTED LIVING CARE; BRIDGWATER YMCA; KEYCHANGE CHARITY; KEYS PCE; LIVEWEST HOMES; STONEWATER; THE AMBER FOUNDATION; WESTWARD HOUSING GROUP; YOUNG DEVON |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 28 Feb 2023 at 13:36 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005832-2023
- 20 Sep 2022 at 12:34 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026222-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.devon.gov.uk
- http://www.exeter.gov.uk
- http://www.middevon.gov.uk
- https://northdevon.gov.uk/
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=5a56d852-cf38-ed11-8119-005056b64545
- https://www.eastdevon.gov.uk/
- https://www.southhams.gov.uk/
- https://www.teignbridge.gov.uk/
- https://www.torridge.gov.uk/

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