Tender for the provision of a Dublin Region Housing First Service

Tender description

Dublin Region Homeless Executive , on behalf of the four local authorities and the Health Service Executive (HSE) is leading the tender process in relation to a Contract for the delivery of a ‘Regional Housing First Service’ which incorporates a contact and outreach function which forms part of an integrated model of service provision. The Dublin Region Homeless Executive invites suitably qualified and experienced private or public, voluntary bodies or alternatively, a suitably qualified and experienced consortium of agencies to tender in accordance with the terms as set out in the attached Tender document. The approach involves a consumer- choice driven, recovery orientation, and harm reduction philosophy, and employs motivational interviewing and goal-setting techniques. Housing First participants will have ready, time-unlimited access (for as long as the participant needs the support) to support and treatment services. Even if a tenancy fails, Housing First continues to support the individual to another tenancy and the support service continues to engage with the participant. The outreach service is a critical component of the Pathways to Home model, as the unitary service tasked with meeting the needs of and building relationships with people experiencing rough sleeping across the 4 Dublin local authority and HSE administrative areas. The primary objective of Outreach is to assist rough sleepers to access accommodation with appropriate levels of support. A tender is being established under the open procedure, which means that any interested party may submit a tender. A call for competition for these services has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) and the Irish Government eTenders website.