Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Westminster City Council
Westminster City Hall, 64 Victoria Street
LONDON
SW1E 6QP
Contact
Hiran Karunaratna
hkarunaratna@westminster.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI32 - Westminster
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://wcc.ukp.app.jaggaer.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
Young Person’s Supported Accommodation Pathway
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Providers of supported accommodation services targeted at young people aged 16-25, are invited to participate in a second online market engagement consultation event on Thursday 3rd October 2024. The market engagement relates to Westminster City Council intention to procure a range of service provisions for supported housing for young people within the borough of Westminster to enable delivery of its forthcoming Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy and associated Commissioning Plan. The intended procurement will be conducted under the "Light Touch Regime" in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 70333000 - Housing services
- 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI32 - Westminster
Main site or place of performance
City of Westminster
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Providers of supported accommodation services in targeted at young people aged 16-25, are invited to participate in a second online market engagement consultation event on Thursday 3rd October 2024. The market engagement relates to Westminster City Council intention to procure a range of service provisions for supported housing for young people within the borough of Westminster to enable delivery of its forthcoming Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy and associated Commissioning Plan. The intended procurement will be conducted under the "Light Touch Regime" in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
The procurement will seek to source a broad range of service providers to support the Council to allow individuals to experience inclusive lives through empowering these themes within the commissioned services:
A culture which is supportive and caring as well as being self-sufficient –
Services that value their staff and encourage upskilling.
Pre-independence services which focus on move-on readiness and effective move-on planning while managing expectations.
Accommodation, which is high-quality, psychologically informed, and conducive to promoting growth and development.
Accommodation and support options which encourage/allow young people to work and maintain employment, as well as opportunities to pursue further education.
Services which place co-production within their provision as a fundamental part of their operations – This will be fundamental to all of the points above.
This prior information notice is not the start of a procurement process and interested provider organisations should note it is neither the intention nor purpose of the engagement events or consultation questionnaire to confer any advantage to participants regarding any future procurement process.
The date of the online consultation event will be Thursday 3rd October 12-1pm via Teams. The workshop will explore the commissioning of local supported living services for young people and is primarily aimed at existing and potential providers of these services within the borough. It will also explore the timescales for procurement
To request your attendance please register - by end of Tuesday 1st October - emailing hkarunaratna@westminster.gov.uk
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
20 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