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title: "Housing Related Support: Flexible Purchasing System"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03abf8"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL"
published: "2023-02-24"
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# Housing Related Support: Flexible Purchasing System

Buyer: ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03abf8

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## Summary

The Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (RMBC) is planning a public procurement contracting process for the provision of Housing Related Support services. This tender is part of a Flexible Purchasing System aimed at supporting people experiencing homelessness or at risk of becoming homeless. RMBC will hold a market engagement event on 3rd March 2023 to share key outcomes and details from the service specification working group. The procurement stage is currently in the planning phase, with a future notice date set for 16th May 2023. The location for this opportunity is within the borough of Rotherham, falling under the CPV classification for Social Services.

This tender presents an opportunity for service providers experienced in Social Work, Social Services, and Other Community Services to engage with RMBC in delivering support services to vulnerable populations in Rotherham. Businesses offering short-term emergency accommodation-based support, accommodation-based support, or floating support for resettlement or prevention are well-suited to compete for the upcoming contract. RMBC's initiative focuses on outcomes and the co-designed service specification will inform the procurement process, which is expected to involve three separate lots within the pathway for Housing Related Support services.

## Notice

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (RMBC) is looking to engage with the market for the provision of Housing Related Support services. Organisations are invited to express interest for this service by visiting YORtender YORtender (eu-supply.com) and registering against project ID 67689. Providers are reminded that there is no tender documentation available at this stage and this will be subject to a separate publication and project ID. RMBC will be holding a 2nd market engagement event on the 3rd March 2023, 10am - 11:30pm at Rockingham Professional Development Centre (Roughwood Road, Rotherham S61 4HY). The event will present the key outcomes from the Service Specification working group for both Accommodation with Support and Floating Support. To register your interest please email: PHcommissioning@rotherham.gov.uk Details from the event will be shared with all organisations who have registered interest in the service.

### Lot Information

Housing Related Support: Flexible Purchasing

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (RMBC) is looking to engage with the market for the provision of Housing Related Support services. Organisations are invited to express interest for this service by visiting YORtender YORtender (eu-supply.com) and registering against project ID 67689. Providers are reminded that there is no tender documentation available at this stage and this will be subject to a separate publication and project ID. RMBC will be holding a 2nd market engagement event on the 3rd March 2023, 10am - 11:30pm at Rockingham Professional Development Centre (Roughwood Road, Rotherham S61 4HY). The event will present the key outcomes from the Service Specification working group for both Accommodation with Support and Floating Support. To register your interest please email: PHcommissioning@rotherham.gov.uk Details from the event will be shared with all organisations who have registered interest in the service. Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (RMBC) is looking to engage with the market for the re-design of the provision for Housing Related Support services. Housing Related Support Services are non-statutory services that support people experiencing homelessness or at risk of becoming homeless to live independently in the community, designed to complement the Council's offer to alleviate and prevent homelessness. RMBC aim to implement a single pathway of support for adults who struggle to live independently. The pathway will be supported by a Flexible Purchasing System where resource can be quickly accessed to meet needs, especially around complexity, from a group of procured providers. Providers procured onto the Flexible Purchasing system will be experienced and skilled service providers that are able to provide support and accommodation either on a block basis of multiple units or as individual packages of support. It is anticipated that there will be three lots within the pathway: * Short-term emergency accommodation-based support * Accommodation-based support * Floating Support (Resettlement or Prevention) The model will be focused on outcomes and will be informed by existing models of good practice. There will be an agreed overarching service specification, co-designed with the market. The exact details of this contract are yet to be confirmed. The purpose of this PIN notice is to inform all interested providers that a tender process is planned to take place and to invite prospective providers to be involved in the development of these services, through attendance at the market engagement event.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005616-2023 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Feb 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 15 May 2023 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | ROTHERHAM |
| Post town | Sheffield |
| Postcode | S60 1AE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE34 Rotherham |
| Local authority | Rotherham |
| Electoral ward | Boston Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Rotherham |
| Delivery location | TLE31 Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- 85310000 - Social work services
- 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
- 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation
- 85320000 - Social services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 24 Feb 2023 at 16:39 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005616-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=61666&B=UK
- https://www.rotherham.gov.uk/
- https://yortender.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/104118

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