Health and social work services

Tender description

The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames (The Authority) inviting organisations with relevant experience of providing accommodation based support service for women and children affected by domestic violence to submit bids for the above contract on behalf of Adult Social Care. The requirement is split into 2 lots: Lot 1: Refuges for South Asian victims of domestic violence. Lot 2: Refuges K1 + K2. Bidders may bid for 1 or both Lots. The contract will commence on 1.4.2017 and will be for a period of 3 years. The Authority may at its discretion extend the Contract for a further period of up to 2 (two) x 1 (one) years. Successful bidders will be required to enter into a Housing Management agreement directly with the third party property owners. Details are included within the tender documentation. The Refuge service is delivered in 1 confidential premises in the Royal Borough of Kingston. This Stage 1 Crisis Response Refuge has 5 household units with on-site support, specifically for single women or women with children from South Asian communities. The tender process selected for this contract is an Open Process, meaning that suppliers will submit responses to Suitability Criteria to assess their competence and capability to deliver the contract at the same time as submitting Tender documents to determine how they will deliver the contract. Organisations that are interested in participating in this exercise are invited to register immediately on the London Tenders Procurement Portal by following this link: https://www.londontenders.org/?openform The Refuge service is delivered across 2 premises in confidential locations in the Royal Borough of Kingston. The service has 2 elements catering for different levels of need: — 6 Units at a Stage 1 Crisis response refuge with on-site support; — 4 Units of Stage 2 accommodation (self-contained flats) with intensive support. The crisis response refuge is known as K1 and the stage 2 accommodation is known as K2. The tender process selected for this contract is an Open Process, meaning that suppliers will submit responses to Suitability Criteria to assess their competence and capability to deliver the contract at the same time as submitting Tender documents to determine how they will deliver the contract. Organisations that are interested in participating in this exercise are invited to register immediately on the London Tenders Procurement Portal by following this link: https://www.londontenders.org/?openform