Published date: 22 January 2024

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: 5 February 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Supply services of personnel including temporary staff - 79620000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£94,615

Procurement reference

PROJ1000293

Published date

22 January 2024

Closing date

5 February 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2028

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

East Sussex County Council (ESCC) and the Changing Futures Programme Sussex are jointly procuring two Specialist Women's Workers (SWW).

Following the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, councils across England received "new burdens" funding to meet the new duty on councils to ensure access to and provide support for victims and survivors of domestic abuse and their children in safe accommodation. The Pan Sussex Strategy for Domestic Abuse Accommodation and Support 2021-2024 identified that a key strategic priority was to enhance support provision for survivors with multiple and compound needs, and "new burdens" funding has been committed to increase such provision.

Changing Futures is a national 4-year, £77 million programme aiming to improve outcomes for adults experiencing multiple and compound needs - including combinations of homelessness, substance misuse, mental health issues, domestic abuse and contact with the criminal justice system.  Changing Futures is testing new ways of bringing together public and community sector partners to help people change their lives for the better. Sussex was awarded a Changing Futures grant of £4.45M in July 2021 to improve the way that local systems and services work for adults experiencing multiple and compound needs.

The Service Provider will provide two SWWs who will provide relationship-based, trauma-informed, flexible and holistic support for women experiencing domestic abuse and multiple compound needs (MCN) including case coordination bespoke to each individual's needs.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Amy Strudley

Address

County Hall,St. Annes Crescent
LEWES
BN71UE
England

Telephone

07510383725

Email

OrbisSourcingSolutions@eastsussex.gov.uk