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title: "Provision for a Supported Lodgings Service for Care Leavers and Young People at the Risk of Homelessness Aged 16-21"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-046ef4"
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published: "2024-06-11"
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# Provision for a Supported Lodgings Service for Care Leavers and Young People at the Risk of Homelessness Aged 16-21

Buyer: WIGAN COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-046ef4

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## Summary

The Wigan Council has awarded a contract for the Provision for a Supported Lodgings Service for Care Leavers and Young People at the Risk of Homelessness Aged 16-21. This procurement falls under the health and social work services industry category. The procurement stage has been completed, with Depaul UK being the active supplier. The buying organization, Wigan Council, located in Wigan, United Kingdom, finalised this contract on 11th June 2024, with a total contract value of £889,684 GBP.

This tender presents an opportunity for service providers in the health and social work services sector to provide supported lodgings for care leavers and at-risk young people. Businesses with experience in recruiting, vetting, training, and supporting households for vulnerable youth would be well-suited to compete in this tender. The emphasis is on offering a safe and stable experience for young people transitioning into adulthood, ensuring suitable support arrangements are in place to cater to their individual needs.

## Notice

Wigan Council are looking for a Supported Lodgings Ofsted Registered provider, or a provider who can clearly evidence that they are in the process of registering with Ofsted. The provider will be expected to recruit, vet, train, support and retain 10 households, matching the young people carefully to the hosting arrangement and profile of both young person and household. 1.1 All young people are likely to need support during their transition to adulthood. It is our priority to make sure young people benefit from a safe and stable experience during this transition. We aim to continue to improve the current offer for young people transitioning and to provide appropriate support as they move into adulthood. As part of our offer to young people we are looking for a supported lodgings service to ensure we are expanding the options for care leavers, young people presenting as homeless and separated young people (unaccompanied asylum-seeking children). 1.2. Supported Lodgings are defined as: "Domestic or private lodgings where there is both an adult (usually called a host or carer) living on site and a requirement, and/or expectation and/or agreement that some level of support is provided." (Regulation 2(1), para (d)) of the 2023 Supported Accommodation Regulations and Guidance states that Supported Lodgings is: - Provided by private individuals who offer a room in their family home. - Provision is typically co-ordinated by a supported lodgings scheme (the registered provider), which recruits and supports a network of supported lodgings 'hosts'.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This opportunity was advertised openly via the Proactis Porcurement portal (www.the-chest.org.uk)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017980-2024 |
| Notice type | Award 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 | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Jun 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Jun 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £889,684 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WIGAN COUNCIL |
| Locality | WIGAN |
| Post town | Wigan |
| Postcode | WN1 1YN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD36 Greater Manchester North West |
| Local authority | Wigan |
| Electoral ward | Wigan Central |
| Westminster constituency | Wigan |
| Delivery location | TLD3 Greater Manchester |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DEPAUL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 11 Jun 2024 at 11:25 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017980-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.wigan.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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