Health and social work services

Tender description

Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC) invited tenders for the provision of housing-related support services for offenders in the 3 localities of Cambridge City, Huntingdon and Wisbech. Through targeted interventions CCC expects to see strong evidence of reduced offending behaviour. In addition to helping individuals to develop their ability to live independently, services will assist the individual to gain access to permanent accommodation appropriate to their needs. To achieve this, successful providers are expected to address the factors contributing to homelessness. The contract is for housing-related support services only. Providers must have suitable accommodation in which to deliver services, but this will not be funded by the Council. This procurement is being run in accordance with Section 7 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the ‘light-touch regime’). Full details of the procurement process were set out in the tender documents. The service is currently comprised of 5 x 2 bed units in Huntingdon and 1 x 2 bed unit in Wisbech and is committed to prioritising access for substance miss-users. It is expected that the new service will be broadly in line with this. This service currently comprises of a 10 bed unit. It is expected that the new service will provide the same capacity.