Health and social work services

Tender description

Bournemouth Borough Council and the Borough of Poole ‘The Councils’ have since 2014 jointly commissioned a Rough Sleeper Outreach Service to meet the needs of their respective rough sleeper populations. The scope of the contract is to provide an assertive outreach service to support rough sleepers across both Bournemouth and Poole, working with individuals to address needs and access accommodation. The service includes severe weather emergency provision along with the provision of a drop in/day centre in both Authority areas. Service requirements include 365 days a year availability and an outreach service that follows the assertive engagement model. The supplier will be required to address the housing and related support needs of individuals and implement the reconnections policies in each area, working with various partners as required. The aim of the Bournemouth and Poole Rough Sleeper Team (BPRST) is to reduce rough sleeping as close to 0 as possible across both Council areas. The scope of the contract is to provide an assertive outreach service to support rough sleepers across both Bournemouth and Poole. The contract will commence on 1.4.2017. The length of the contract is for three years with the option to extend the contract annually for a further two years. Therefore, if all extensions were taken, the full length of the contract would be for five years. TUPE will apply to this contract and will need to be considered. The estimated value of the contract including any possible extensions is up to GBP 2,500,000 and the Contract Notice has been set at this value. However, the Councils do not guarantee this value. This has been set at a higher level than the current budget to allow for any increases in funding during the length of the contract. The current budget is GBP 303,000 per annum or GBP 1,515,000 over the full length of the contract. Please view the tender documents for the full scope of the contract.