Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Gloucester City Council
Gloucester City Council, North Warehouse
Gloucester
GL1 2EP
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK13 - Gloucestershire
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
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
Rough Sleeper Outreach Services for Gloucestershire
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Rough Sleeper Outreach Services for Gloucestershire
FYI - The Authority is inviting organisations interested in potentially bidding for this future opportunity to a Consultation Workshop at North Warehouse, Civic Suite, Gloucester Quays, Gloucester on the 24th July 2024 from 2pm-4pm.
The intentions for the consultation are:
To work on a Theory of Change and consult with key partners, stakeholders and people with lived experience to help develop a specification for the commissioning of Rough Sleeper Outreach Services for Gloucestershire.
Key Considerations will be looking at the current specification, what works well, where are the gaps, learning from other areas, feedback from customers and ambitions for the future specification to deliver a service that is fit for purpose both for the more urban centres and rural districts.
Please confirm via email to caroline.lucasmouat@gloucester.gov.uk by 22nd July if you plan to attend.
Short Description of Requirement
Gloucestershire’s Rough Sleeper Outreach and Support Service is commissioned to reduce and respond to rough sleeping and homelessness in the County. The provider shall deliver and coordinate the work of a Rough Sleeper and Outreach Support Service with specialist knowledge of working with homeless individuals across a continuum of support needs, including complex and multiple. The provider is expected to work flexibly and collaboratively as part of the wider Gloucestershire homelessness pathway to prevent and reduce rough sleeping, and respond to changes in local need and circumstances to contribute to the overall goal of eliminating rough sleeping and intervening early to prevent or respond to those who are at risk of rough sleeping.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK13 - Gloucestershire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Rough Sleeper Outreach Services for Gloucestershire
FYI - The Authority is inviting organisations interested in potentially bidding for this future opportunity to a Consultation Workshop at North Warehouse, Civic Suite, Gloucester Quays, Gloucester on the 24th July 2024 from 2pm-4pm.
The intentions for the consultation are:
To work on a Theory of Change and consult with key partners, stakeholders and people with lived experience to help develop a specification for the commissioning of Rough Sleeper Outreach Services for Gloucestershire.
Key Considerations will be looking at the current specification, what works well, where are the gaps, learning from other areas, feedback from customers and ambitions for the future specification to deliver a service that is fit for purpose both for the more urban centres and rural districts.
Please confirm via email to caroline.lucasmouat@gloucester.gov.uk by 22nd July if you plan to attend.
Short Description of Requirement
Gloucestershire’s Rough Sleeper Outreach and Support Service is commissioned to reduce and respond to rough sleeping and homelessness in the County. The provider shall deliver and coordinate the work of a Rough Sleeper and Outreach Support Service with specialist knowledge of working with homeless individuals across a continuum of support needs, including complex and multiple. The provider is expected to work flexibly and collaboratively as part of the wider Gloucestershire homelessness pathway to prevent and reduce rough sleeping, and respond to changes in local need and circumstances to contribute to the overall goal of eliminating rough sleeping and intervening early to prevent or respond to those who are at risk of rough sleeping.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
1 x 2 year optional extension
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
2 September 2024
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: No