Health and social work services

Tender description

In preparation for a forthcoming procurement opportunity, Essex County Council would like to invite organisations who would be interested in delivering housing related support: accommodation based support for single homeless adults and families to attend a market engagement event. This session is scheduled to take place on 13.8.2019 between 10.30 and 12.30 at the Council's main offices; County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford CM1 1QH. During this session, the Council will present details of the scope of the forthcoming procurement including confirmation of the commissioning objectives and evaluation criteria for this service alongside a how to tender workshop. To reserve a space at this event please email: rachel.horne@essex.gov.uk by 17.00 on 9.8.2019. Essex Council Council is seeking to secure the provision of accommodation based services for single homeless adults and families to work collaboratively across Essex to enable vulnerable people aged 18 and above to gain or regain the necessary skills to enable them to live independently and participate in their community. The overarching objective of this service is to support people for maximum of 2 years to: — develop and maintain skills to live independently, — successfully sustain their tenancy, — manage finances including access to benefits and debt advice, — ensure that they are not at risk of anti-social behaviour, — access a range of support services and community facilities to meet their needs, — build on their individual strengths and assets, — improve their health and well-being, — access training, education, employment and volunteering opportunities, — access peer mentoring, and establish or re-establish positive relationships that can assist with preventing social isolation.