18-023 Accommodation and Support for Young People aged 16-25

Tender description

This opportunity relates to the provision of a range of accommodation and support packages for young people aged 16 to 25 years who are looked after or who have left care and have identified support needs. The services provided will be person centred; delivered by providers who are values led and have young people at the heart of their service. The main aims of these services are that young people are safe and secure, are prepared and ready for adulthood and independence, and supported to develop resilience and the ability to make good decisions. The Council has established a system variously known as a ‘Flexible Purchasing System’ or a ‘Pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System’ under the Light Touch Regime in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended) for the provision of homes and help for young people aged 16-25. The system will comprise of two Tiers. Tier 1 providers have been initially appointed during the establishment of the FPS, new applicants will be appointed Tier 2 status if they meet the quality threshold as defined in the application documentation. The Flexible Purchasing System comprises a number of Lots as follows:- Lot 1: Group Living (purchase by placement) Lot 2: Supported Tenancy Lot 3: Floating Support Lot 4: Family Based Support and Accommodation The system will award the following over the life of the FPS via either the direct award or mini competition procedure as defined in Appendix 1 – 16+ Flexible Purchasing System Rules • Individual packages for specific service users. • Future ‘block contracts’ as requirements arise It is estimated the system will run for a period of 10 years, this is an estimate only and subject to continuation if the system continues to meet the requirements of the Authority. The Overarching agreement has no expiry date and therefore will conclude if and when RMBC terminate this agreement. Given that Tier 1 providers are not obliged to accept any particular work or volumes of work there will be no need for the Tier 1 provider to terminate the Overarching agreement. An individual placement agreement may or may not include an expiry date. In any case the individual placement agreement has termination provisions allowing termination by either side. The anticipated spend via the system is in the region of £2.4M per annum. The basis for these estimates is the last 4 years of expenditure. However these costs are indicative and do not carry any guarantee of value or volume of business over the system term. Actual future needs may vary up or down. All figures on a lot by lot basis are indicative only. Keywords: 16+, support, young people, accommodation