Published date: 19 July 2018

Closed future opportunity - This means that a potential contract has passed its approach to market date. A buyer can choose to consider any supplier interest or convert this notice into an opportunity ready for live procurement.


Approach to market date: 31 July 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£4,450,000

Procurement reference

SOMRTD001-DN313905-07169152

Published date

19 July 2018

Approach to market date

31 July 2018

Contract start date

1 April 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

SCC -Creative Solutions for Complex Individuals. SCC will be inviting initial proposals which will achieve ambitious outcomes through innovative ways of working with and for individuals who have difficulty obtaining and sustaining a tenancy due to their complex needs including mental health, drug and alcohol problems. Outcomes will include
• Successful transition for clients in existing supported accommodation to a new model of service.• Ongoing sustainable solutions which enable positive, healthy, independent lives.
• Strong relationship with housing agencies and landlords which reduce concerns and sustain tenancies.
• a "housing first" element with facilitation/ coordination of individual flexible step-up / step-down, wrap-around support.
• effective joint working with LAs, NHS, Specialist Services, VCS etc.
• Work with and educate partners across the system to develop capacity and confidence to respond effectively to complex needs. Following a soft market testing event for providers, Somerset County Council, Adults and Health Commissioning and Public Health are notifying the market that a tender process will be advertised in late July, early August following the valuable feedback received.
SCC will advertise the tender opportunity via the Supplying the South West Portal.
This tender will be run under the Light Touch Regime and as such will contain multiple stages including a discussion stage, all details of the process will be set out in the tender documentation. Timescales are extremely tight and therefore, this notice serves to alert the market to the upcoming tender.
Further details on an upcoming tender event, will be available shortly by following this link:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=111454fa-7ae1-e711-80e7-005056b64545&p=696a9836-1895-e511-8105-000c29c9ba21


More information

Spend profile

This table displays the spend profile of the notice
Financial year Budget
2019/2020 £840,000

Links


About the buyer

Contact name

Rebecca Pittwood

Address

County Hall
Taunton
TA1 4DY
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1823359823

Email

rpittwood@somerset.gov.uk

Website

https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk