Health and social work services

Tender description

This competitive procurement is for the award of a contract for No Second Night Out (NSNO) which is being led by Transport for London (‘TfL’) on behalf of the Greater London Authority (‘GLA’). This process is to be conducted in accordance with an Above Threshold Requirement as part of the Light Tough Regime (LTR) via a non-mandatory single stage competitive tender, under Directive 2014/24/EU (public) on the award of public sector contracts, as implemented in the UK by the Public Contracts Regulations (PCR) 2015. By way of background, the funding and responsibility for pan-London rough sleeping services were devolved from central government to the Mayor in 2011. The GLA has been funding and commissioning rough sleeping services, projects and initiatives that are pan-London or multi-borough in their remit for four years. These complement and supplement those provided or commissioned by boroughs, which have the primary responsibility, and receive the bulk of government funding, for providing or commissioning services. Between 2011 and 2016, the Mayor has committed almost £87 million to tackling rough sleeping — over £42 million for services, almost £40 million for improving hostels, and £5 million for a permanent home for No Second Night Out (NSNO). In addition, the GLA has administered the world's first rough sleeping Social Impact Bond, investing up to £5 million between 2012 and 2015. The GLA now requires a contract to be put in place for 2017 for No Second Night Out (NSNO); TfL is conducting a competitive tender for this contract on the GLA's behalf for a duration of 2 years with an option to extend for up to a further 2 years (1+1).