Planning

Supported Housing Service for Young Women with Complex Needs and Mother and Baby in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

  • capitalEsourcing

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-019126

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02d225

Published 6 August 2021, 10:44pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

capitalEsourcing

.

London

.

Email

hideo.ikehara@rbkc.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.capitalesourcing.com

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Supported Housing Service for Young Women with Complex Needs and Mother and Baby in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

We are looking for suppliers who can provide the property as well as the support for vulnerable women with complex needs within 6 to 9 months. It is desirable to have one supplier for both property and service. The service comprises of the following:

• accommodation-based site with 27 bed spaces (24 young women and 3 mothers and baby) in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea area. The service will provide a 24/7 sleep-in service.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Supported Housing Service for Young Women with Complex Needs and Mother and Baby in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea:

This service is a preventative homeless service, it is for vulnerable women with complex needs aged between 16 and 30 with housing and support needs. The service is for the provision of safe, accommodation-based housing support services for young women who are deemed to be socially excluded this includes: • women with complex needs, • women with substance misuse needs, • women with multiple needs, including mental health needs, • women with challenging behaviour(s); and mothers (with support needs) and baby. It will provide housing related support services with the purpose of developing or sustaining an individual’s capacity to maintain their accommodation and live independently in the community. These women may be leaving institutional care such as hospital or prison, be street homeless, threatened with homelessness or living in accommodation that is not meeting their identified needs. The service will also be used as a ‘step up’ or ‘step down’ from other supported accommodation, where appropriate. Candidates should be able demonstrate your organisation’s past experience and/or existing arrangements by giving examples of providing high-quality support for vulnerable women/mother and baby. Candidates will also be required to provide an explanation of their organisation’s capability and/or past experience of providing housing management in a supported housing or similar environment.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

1 October 2021


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes