Published date: 7 May 2021
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Opportunity (published 7 May 2021, last edited 13 May 2021)
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Contract summary
Industry
Social work services with accommodation - 85311000
Location of contract
East Midlands
Value of contract
£3,350,000
Procurement reference
LEICSCITY02-DN519790-07532968
Published date
7 May 2021
Closing date
6 July 2021
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
1 April 2022
Contract end date
31 March 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
This specification relates to Domestic Abuse Accommodation Related Support Services and will be procured in three lots:
Lot 1: Refuge - Women's Refuge Accommodation - 15 units minimum
The domestic abuse refuge provision must be sole-purpose and have highly skilled support staff on site. This service must provide safe and culturally appropriate places of refuge that are available for same day access 24 hours a day, appropriate to varying levels of support need. The service shall prioritise and provide a timely response to housing options staff referrals from Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. The service shall work collaboratively and in an integrative manner with other local and national specialist services for those affected by domestic abuse to offer a range of support services. The service must provide outcome-focussed individually tailored safety and support plans that are reviewed regularly throughout time in service.
Lot 2: Refuge (BME) - Black and Minoritised Ethnic (BME) Women's Refuge Accommodation - 15 units minimum
The domestic abuse BME refuge provision must be sole-purpose and have highly skilled support staff on site. This service must provide safe and culturally appropriate places of refuge that are available for same day access 24 hours a day, appropriate to varying levels of support need. The service shall prioritise and provide a timely response to housing options referrals from Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. The service shall work collaboratively and in an integrative manner with other local and national specialist services for those affected by domestic abuse to offer a range of support services. The service must provide outcome focussed individually tailored safety and support plans that are reviewed regularly throughout time in service
Lot 3: Dispersed Accommodation - Dispersed and move-on accommodation
The domestic abuse dispersed accommodation for Leicester must be sole-purpose for domestic abuse, safe, and meet the definition of 'relevant accommodation' as referred to in the statutory guidance accompanying the Domestic Abuse Act 2021. This service shall provide varied types of short-term safe accommodation, predominantly for victims, that is available for same-day referral and access. The service shall prioritise and provide a timely response to housing options referrals from Leicester City Council. The service shall work collaboratively and in an integrative manner with other local and national specialist services
for those affected by domestic abuse to offer a range of support services. The service must provide outcome focussed individually tailored safety and support plans that are reviewed regularly throughout time in service.
The ITT sets out the Authority's approach with regarding multiple lots to the same tenderer.
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About the buyer
Contact name
Neil Bayliss
Address
City Hall
115 Charles Street
Leicester
LE1 1FZ
England
Telephone
+44 1164544021
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