Published date: 11 October 2019

This notice was replaced on 17 January 2020

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Awarded contract (published 17 January 2020)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£2,500,000

Procurement reference

HEREFCC-DN439651-97688522

Published date

11 October 2019

Closing date

22 November 2019

Contract start date

1 April 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2025

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

Herefordshire council is committed to offering a range of high quality placement opportunities for care leavers.The accommodation based support for care leavers service will provide a new service option for care leaverswith complex needs and a light touch support option for those closer to independent living. The service willprovide affordable accommodation through property owned by the council and will deliver enhanced housingmanagement to enable the young people to manage and sustain their tenancy.
This service will be delivered across two sites within approximately 200m of one another, both owned by thecouncil;
1. Property A comprises of four self contained flats, an assessment unit, communal and staff areas for thosewith complex needs (category 4).
2. Property B comprises of three flats for those with light touch support needs (category 1).
The provider will lease both properties from Herefordshire Council in a coterminous lease strictly for the purposeof accommodating this vulnerable user group. The Provider will in turn lease the properties to the care leavers.The tenancy will include a requirement that the rent charged must be capped at the appropriate Local HousingAllowance rate to ensure affordability of rent and alignment with benefit entitlements. This tender is let under the "light touch" arrangements of the Public Contract Regulations 2015

More information

Additional text

For further information and to access the tender opportunity documents and process, please go to www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk and search under Herefordshire Council

About the buyer

Contact name

Mark Cage

Address

Council Offices
Plough Lane
Hereford
HR4 0LE
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1432383605

Email

mark.cage@herefordshire.gov.uk

Website

https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk