Health and social work services

Tender description

Islington Council invites suitable expressions of interest from organisations to provide housing support services in shared and/or self-contained supported housing for adults with multiple needs. ‘Multiple needs’ in this context describes people who present with any combination of the following needs: homelessness (including rough sleeping); substance misuse (including alcohol, legal and illegal substances); mental ill health (including those with and without a diagnosed condition); offending. Requirement of minimum 46 units. Minimum expected support to include: 24-hour on-site support; specialist staff; clinical provision. Minimum expected referrals to service to include: multiple needs (as defined in specification); pre-contemplative, contemplative, preparing, action stages of cycle of change; willingness to accommodate pets on a case-by-case basis; emergency bed provision when applicable. Requirement of minimum 46 units. Minimum expected support to include: mixture of 24-hour on-site support and flexible provision; face to face access to staff for minimum 14 hours per day; specialist staff. Minimum expected referrals to service to include: multiple needs (as defined in specification); pre-contemplative, contemplative, preparing, action stages of cycle of change; willingness to accommodate pets on a case-by-case basis; willingness to accommodate couples on a case-by-case basis; emergency bed provision when applicable. Requirement of minimum 75 units. Minimum expected support to include: flexible support; night concierge; face to face access to staff for minimum of 14 hours per day; specialist staff. Minimum expected referrals to include: multiple needs (as defined in specification); contemplative, preparing, action stages of cycle of change; willingness to accommodate pets on a case by case basis; inclusion of women-only site; emergency bed provision when applicable. Requirement of minimum 60 units. Minimum expected support to include: mixture of 24-hour support and flexible support; face to face access to staff for minimum of 14 hours per day; specialist staff. Minimum expected referrals to include: multiple needs (as defined in specification); contemplative, preparing, action stages of cycle of change; women-only provision; emergency bed provision when available.