Published date: 26 May 2021

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: 28 June 2021, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£939,574

Procurement reference

OXF001-DN546637-34213331

Published date

26 May 2021

Closing date

28 June 2021

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

2 August 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2024

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

Oxford City Council is commissioning a support service for a Housing First programme, as part of its ambition to end the need for anyone to sleep rough on the streets of Oxford.
There is a range of supported accommodation available in the city to accommodate people who have experienced homelessness. The government's "Everyone In" initiative following the Covid19 pandemic has provided a unique opportunity to engage with people who have been rough sleeping. However this has shown that current accommodation options do not meet the needs of a significant number of this group. The city council is therefore bringing forward a Housing First programme in order to provide individual self-contained accommodation for these individuals, together with a bespoke support package designed to help them recover from homelessness. Similar projects elsewhere have seen high levels of tenancy sustainability, so this is the key outcome the Council is looking to achieve from this programme.

The Council's approach to supporting people who are recovering from rough sleeping is undergoing a transformation towards a housing led approach. This is not currently articulated in existing policies, which are being reviewed to set out this ambition. The council is committed, along with statutory and non-statutory partners across the county to deliver the recommendations of the recent Housing-led feasibility study for Oxfordshire commissioned by Crisis: https://www.crisis.org.uk/media/244570/crisis_oxford-report-full-final.pdf

The Council wishes to deliver a Housing First programme which has a high fidelity to the Housing first principles outlined on the Housing First England website: https://hfe.homeless.org.uk/

The Council is commissioning a Housing First support contract in two lots, with a funding application for the second lot outstanding at the time of drafting this specification. Each lot requires support to be provided for up to 20 units. The Council may award a contract in respect of one, two, or none of the lots. It may also make an award to up to two separate providers.

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About the buyer

Address

Oxford City Council
St.Aldates
Oxford
OX1 1DS
United Kingdom

Email

procurement@oxford.gov.uk

Website

http://www.oxford.gov.uk