--- title: "Specialist Floating Support Service" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-046ba6" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-046ba6" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-046ba6.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-046ba6.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "SOMERSET COUNCIL" published: "2024-05-28" --- # Specialist Floating Support Service Buyer: SOMERSET COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-046ba6 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-046ba6) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-046ba6.json) ## Summary The Somerset Council is planning a procurement for a Specialist Floating Support Service, to support adults with multiple disadvantages and prevent homelessness. The procurement falls under the health and social work services category and is at the planning stage. The deadline for expressing interest is Friday 7th of June at 16:00. The service requires organisations with a base in Somerset and experience in supporting individuals with complex needs, trauma, substance misuse, and offending history. This tender by Somerset Council offers opportunities for businesses skilled in mental health support, substance misuse, and trauma-informed practice. Organizations willing to work in partnership with community-based and statutory organisations and adapt to the evolving mental health and housing services landscape would be well-suited for this opportunity. The tender aims to deliver personalised and coordinated support to individuals, promoting independence and achieving positive outcomes. ## Notice This request for expressions of interest is issued solely for the purpose of conducting market engagement and does not constitute any commitment by the Authority to undertake any procurement exercise in the future. This exercise includes no element of supplier evaluation. No parties will be prejudiced by any response or failure to respond to this by the deadline, there is no commitment of any kind involved on either side. This request does not constitute a call for competition to procure any services and the Authority is not bound by any proposal offered. If you are interested in this potential opportunity, then please express an interest by Friday 7th of June at 16:00 via our e-tendering portal ProContract https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ - please see the advertisement for further details of how to respond and express an interest to access the required documentation. The Specialist Floating Support service will: * Support adults with multiple disadvantages stemming from a combination of needs that would include mental ill-health, substance misuse, forensic background and behaviours of distress and who as a result find themselves at risk of becoming homeless or who are homeless. * Provide personalised and coordinated approach to the support of individuals. * Support individuals to achieve their outcomes and promote their independence. * Work with existing community groups part or outside the Open Mental Health Alliance and system partners such as Housing, Health, Adult Social Care and Probation services. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Interested organisations must be able to meet the following requirements: * Have a base in Somerset * Have an extensive experience in supporting people with multiple disadvantages including people with complex mental health needs, trauma, substance misuse and offending history. * Be skilled in supporting people who can be reluctant to engage with services * Support a trauma informed approach to practice. * Provide robust support to a staff team who will be working with people with complex and challenging situations and stories * Be willing to work in partnership with other community- based and statutory organisations to enhance the support offer to individuals * Be prepared to be part of developmental work and the need to adjust the model of support and align the service to the changing landscape of mental health and housing services? ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016582-2024 | | 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 | 28 May 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Sep 2024 | | 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 | SOMERSET COUNCIL | | Locality | TAUNTON | | Post town | Taunton | | Postcode | TA1 4DY | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset | | ITL 3 | TLK62 Somerset | | Local authority | Somerset | | Electoral ward | Bishop's Hull & Taunton West | | Westminster constituency | Taunton and Wellington | | Delivery location | TLK23 Somerset CC | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 28 May 2024 at 09:52 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016582-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk - https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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