Published date: 6 December 2021

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 13 December 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£80,000

Procurement reference

MEDWAY001-DN585963-80403580

Published date

6 December 2021

Closing date

13 December 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

17 December 2021

Contract end date

1 April 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Medway Council wants a Medway Assessment and Support service to provide an intensive assessment service with available temporary accommodation with basic provision for people in Medway who have multiple and/or complex needs and/or who are experiencing rough sleeping. The service will need to provide targeted support to assess people with multiple and/or complex needs and/or who are experiencing rough sleeping for a period of 72 hours up to 1 week. There will be an accommodation options for up to 11 people for those being assessed and for people who may be identified as requiring longer engagement/assessment/support. The overall aim is to impact positively on the number of rough sleepers on the streets of Medway who are not able to make use of widely available routes into accommodation, and who have not been able to access the traditional routes into supported accommodation. The service must therefore include methods of engaging people who may be reluctant to accept help in getting to a single service offer within 1 to 2 weeks, unless identified as suitable for stay in the accommodation longer term. This will require very robust engagement strategies from the provider, who will need to work in close partnership with other statutory and voluntary agencies as applicable.

About the buyer

Contact name

Robert Goodhew

Address

Medway Council
Medway
ME4 4TR
England

Email

robert.goodhew@medway.gov.uk

Website

http://www.medway.gov.uk/