Social services

Tender description

Leicestershire County Council is undertaking a procurement process to identify and appoint a number of service providers to provide supported accommodation for young people aged 16 years and older who are looked after by or leaving the care of the Council, including unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC), and for 16 to 18 year old young people that do not have looked after status but are at risk of homelessness. The framework started on 1.8.2017 but includes an annual refresh which allows for the framework to be reopened so that additional providers can tender for inclusion on the framework. To provide supported accommodation for 16-18 years old looked after children to be staffed 24 hours per day, 7 days per week including a minimum of 5 hours 1:1 additional support per person per week. To provide semi independent accommodation for 16-18 years old looked after children with support on site 12 hours per day 7 days a week. To provide independent accommodation for 16-18 years old looked after children with floating support. To provide supported accommodation for 16 years old and over unaccompanied asylum seeking children to be staffed 24 hours per day, 7 days per week including a minimum of 5 hours 1:1 additional support per person per week. To provide semi independent accommodation for 16 years old and over unaccompanied asylum seeking children with support on site 12 hours per day 7 days a week. To provide independent accommodation for 16 year old and over unaccompanied asylum seeking children with floating support. To provide supported accommodation for 16-18 year old young people not owed a social care duty to be staffed 24 hours per day, 7 days per week including a minimum of 5 hours 1:1 additional support per person per week. To provide semi independent accommodation for 16 year old and over young people not owed a social care duty with support on site 12 hours per day 7 days a week. Lot 2.2 is decommissioned. To provide independent accommodation for 16 year old and over young people not owed a social care duty with floating support.