Rough Sleeping Support Service

Portsmouth City Council ('the council') is inviting tenders from suitably qualified suppliers to provide support services for rough sleepers.

The Rough Sleeping Support Service will be delivered across three council owned properties with housing management being the responsibility of the council. This contract covers the support element only.

The purpose of the service is to provide safe accommodation for people at risk of rough sleeping, and work with them to facilitate a move on to suitable, sustainable and settled housing.

The council is targeting to have awarded the contract on 30 June 2021 to allow for service commencement on 1 October 2021. The contract will be let for an initial term of 30 months (2.5 years) which may then run for a further 5.5 years in increments set by the Council to a total maximum term of 8 years, subject to performance and at the sole option of the Council.

The annual value of the contract varies over the initial 30 months however the total value of the contract for this period is £2,155,741. The estimated value of the contract over the maximum term of 8 years is IRO £6.1m - £11.6m.

The contract value may increase or decrease throughout the contract term subject to any known or unknown changes to budget allocation, variation of services, or addition of further associated services in order to meet changes in demand or service delivery in accordance with Regulations 72 1) a) and e) of the Public Contracts Regulations (2015).

Application is via submission of tenders by 14th May 2021 at 12:00 via the Council's e-sourcing solution InTend accessible via: https://intendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/home.