Homelessness Prevention Services - Open Framework

What the buyer says

This is a procurement under the Competitive Flexible Procedure, not an Open Procedure. Nottingham City Council is seeking Tenders from sufficiently experienced and qualified providers to establish a multi-Lot, multi-Supplier Open Framework of Homelessness Prevention Services (more commonly referred to as the Commissioned Homelessness Prevention System), consisting of two Lots: Lot 1 - Accommodation Based Services (ABS), which provide accommodation, housing management and housing-related support. Lot 2 - Community Based Services (CBS), which provide housing-related advice, outreach, prevention, resettlement or sustainment support outside a provider-owned accommodation setting. Services commissioned under Lot 1 may include the following, either as distinct services or as elements of a combined accommodation pathway: a) Emergency and immediate access accommodation b) Temporary accommodation with support c) Supported accommodation d) Specialist accommodation e) Intermediate and move-on accommodation f) Housing-led accommodation Services commissioned under Lot 2 may include the following, either as distinct services or as elements of a coordinated community-based pathway: a) Universal housing advice and access services b) Targeted early intervention c) Homelessness prevention and tenancy sustainment d) Housing options and resettlement support e) Outreach and in-reach f) Rough sleeping prevention and street outreach g) Specialist housing-related support and pathway coordination A Supplier can bid for any number of Lots and be successful in any number of Lots. This Framework may also be used by other Authority departments including but not limited to Children, Adults and Public Health. The Authority is seeking to put in place an Open Framework to establish the initial Framewor…