Scope
Reference
KMCAS-183
Description
Kirklees Council are looking into a potential procurement option to put in place future contractual arrangements for suitably qualified and experienced organisations to co-design, develop and deliver the Kirklees Intervention and Support Service ("KISS"), which will be developed through a Social Impact Bond ("SIB") via collaboration with an investment partner.
It is expected that the investment partner will work with us to co-design and develop the intervention and support service, by redesigning current housing related support provision to improve outcomes and life chances for vulnerable people which will then reduce the likelihood of their future need to access costly crisis interventions.
The purpose of the KISS is to :
• introduce a holistic payment for outcomes person centred support service for 2060+ vulnerable people annually, aged 16+ who have vulnerabilities and support needs that may impact on their ability to live independently;
• be delivered by experienced, value driven, outcome focussed third sector providers;
introduce innovation in service design and delivery that secures better outcomes and life chances for Service Users; and
• provide safe, suitable accommodation, learning and employment and stability & wellbeing for our Service Users.
The strategic and operational drivers for developing KISS include:
• improving preventative services and outcomes for some of our most vulnerable and chaotic residents, to move towards more hopeful, healthy, socially connected and economically active lives;
• reducing the use of costly crisis intervention services across the public sector (in housing, social care, criminal justice, welfare and health), releasing resources to deliver cost effective preventative services;
• to drive innovation and test new ways of commissioning services by collaborating with investment and third sector partners - benefitting from our collective expertise, challenge and shared resources - to investigate and evidence using a SIB approach; and
• to provide a more holistic, inclusive service that removes inefficiencies, duplications, artificial competition and gaps in addressing need in the legacy housing support that KISS will replace is described below.
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2036
- 10 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
Contract locations
- UKE44 - Calderdale and Kirklees
Engagement
Engagement deadline
30 June 2025
Engagement process description
Kirklees Council are seeking market feedback on the upcoming Kirklees Intervention and Support Service opportunity. The Council wish to engage with the market via a market feedback questionnaire.
Organisations are required to access and respond to the Preliminary Market Engagement document. This can be accessed via the Council's tendering portal - https://yortender.eu-supply.com/ (https://yortender.eu-supply.com/)
To provide a response to this Preliminary Market Engagement, an organisation must sign up to the YORTender portal (this can be done free of charge) to access the Preliminary Market Engagement document. Responses must be submitted via the YORTender portal.
Participation
Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Procedure
Special regime
Light touch
Contracting authority
The Council of the Borough of Kirklees
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXHZ-9111-QHMJ
The Town Hall, Ramsden Street
Huddersfield
HD1 2TA
United Kingdom
Email: procurement@kirklees.gov.uk
Region: UKE44 - Calderdale and Kirklees
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government