Published date: 10 December 2023

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 21 September 2023, 1pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

HA9 0FJ

Value of contract

£2,100,000

Procurement reference

LBBRENT001-DN671799-91754399

Published date

10 December 2023

Closing date

21 September 2023

Closing time

1pm

Contract start date

1 November 2023

Contract end date

31 October 2027

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

The London Borough of Brent (the Council) is seeking a Service Provider to deliver a Single Homeless Prevention Service (the Service) to prevent and relieve homelessness for single people and other households without dependent children, with low to moderate support needs, who currently fall below the threshold for major assistance by the Council either through the homelessness legislation or by provision of council funded supported housing.

Under the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017, the Council has a statutory duty to take "reasonable steps" to prevent or relieve homelessness for anyone at risk of homelessness within 56 days, regardless of their support needs. This includes single people and couples without children.

This cohort tend to have a range of low to medium vulnerabilities, ranging from issues with mental health, drug and alcohol abuse or being exoffenders. Dealing with single homeless households therefore requires a different, more tailored response than homeless families, the majority of whom have no vulnerabilities beyond the fact that are in housing need.


The Council intends to commission a single organisation or consortium to deliver services; the Service will need to respond innovatively and creatively by working in partnership with service users, housing, other agencies and key stakeholders in order to meet the needs of service users and to achieve positive outcomes.

As an outcomes based, payments by results service, payments will only be released based on successful outcomes, measured against three trigger points:
Completion of a Personal Housing Plan (PHP),
Prevention or Relief of homelessness achieved;
8 months' sustainment stage.

The contract is anticipated to start on 1 November 2023 for a period of 4 years (referrals will be made by the Council in the first 3 years).

We are looking for a track record of innovative partnership working, driven by the ambitious aim of preventing and relieving homelessness for single people in the borough. The chosen Provider will be able to show that it has achieved these targets by adopting a range of approaches.


Award information

Awarded date

19 October 2023

Contract start date

1 November 2023

Contract end date

31 October 2027

Total value of contract

£2,100,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Pan London Single Homelessness Prevention Service Limited

Address

38 Seymour Street
London
W1H 7BP

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No


About the buyer

Contact name

Bhavin Mistry

Address

Brent Civic Centre, 32 Engineers Way
Engineers Way
Wembley
HA9 0FJ
United Kingdom

Telephone

02089373615

Email

bhavin.mistry@brent.gov.uk

Website

http://www.brent.gov.uk/