Published date: 20 June 2024

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


Closing: 18 March 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Administrative housing services - 75123000

  • Social work and related services - 85300000

  • Administrative social services - 85321000

    • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

SG13 8DE

Value of contract

£600,000 to £750,000

Procurement reference

IT-285-8327-HCC2315401 - AWARD

Published date

20 June 2024

Closing date

18 March 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 July 2024

Contract end date

30 June 2026

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?

No

Description

THIS CONTRACT HAS NOW BEEN AWARDED TO:
REFUGE

2024/S 000-019017

Hertfordshire County Council (the 'Council') acting as lead commissioner on behalf of District funding partners wishes to procure a countywide housing advocacy service to support victims and survivors of domestic abuse who have a housing need, to access safe and suitable accommodation. The service will also provide domestic abuse training to housing teams. The service will be based on the Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance (D A H A) housing advocacy model and forms part of a Whole Housing Approach. The aim of the service will be to increase housing stability and safety for all victims and survivors of domestic abuse.
Housing advocates will be co-located with district and borough housing teams and will be that conduit between victims/survivors who have a housing need and the districts, through providing housing advocacy. The advocates will also be embedded in the local multi-disciplinary teams supporting homeless adults experiencing multiple disadvantages.
The current service arrangements, which is running as a pilot, expires on 30 June 2024
The anticipated total annual joint expenditure for this Service is approximately.
GBP 200,000.00. Therefore the estimated total value of the Contract could be up to GBP 600,000.00
The Contract Period for this Contract is an initial period of two years with the option to extend by a further one year. Therefore, the maximum duration of this Contract could be three years. unless terminated in accordance with the provisions of the Contract.
Please note that the requirements of the Contract will be subject to available financial resources, supplier performance and flexibility to meet changing demands. The Council will be entitled to enter into other Contracts and arrangements with other Providers for the provision of any, or all, of the requirements which are the same as, or similar to those specified under the established Contract.

Award information

Awarded date

20 June 2024

Contract start date

1 July 2024

Contract end date

30 June 2026

Total value of contract

£750,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Refuge

Address

International House, 1 St Katharine's Way, London, United Kingdom, E1W 1UN

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Annette Miles (HCC)

Address

Pegs Lane
Hertford
Hertfordshire
SG13 8DE
United Kingdom

Telephone

01438 843153

Email

Annette.Miles@hertfordshire.gov.uk