Pathway to Independence Service, Heather Court

Tender description

Havering has a need for supported accommodation for young people who are leaving care, at risk, offending or at risk of offending or misusing substances. Equally, young people leaving the family home after irretrievable family breakdown or abusive situations have needs of supported accommodation within Havering. Heather Court accommodates young people aged 18 to 25 years of age, providing a valuable resource to support to achieve full independence in Havering and is an important element of the wider portfolio of options for providing young people with supported accommodation. The aim of this service is to enable young people to move towards independence by providing access to short term accommodation with targeted support to develop appropriate life skills that will enable them to manage successfully in their own accommodation. The London Borough of Havering is looking for a Service Provider who can demonstrate an innovative, creative and flexible approach to the delivery of targeted support that places the individual at the heart of the process, involves individuals in choices about their support and promotes independence, dignity and choice at all times. This is an open procedure procurement with block funded contract at a cost of £149,400 per Annum. The proposed contract is for 3 years with +1 +1 extensions. The weightings for this Service are 30% for Quality and 70% for Price. Bidders should be aware that, regardless of their price, to be considered for award of this contract they must achieve a qualitative evaluation score 3 out of 5 for each question. The service being procured will demonstrate a Service Provider who can provide an innovative, creative and flexible approach to the delivery of targeted support that places the individual at the heart of the process, involves individuals in choices about their support and promotes independence, dignity and choice at all times. In order to participate of the process, bidders should register on Oracle Fusion. The Authority is using the Fusion Procurement Portal for the Procurement Process: https://elfy.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/fscmUI/faces/PrcPosRegisterSupplier?prcBuId=300000002366037 Bidders should not approach any member of the Authority in relation to the Procurement or the Procurement Process, other than by using the messaging facility on the Procurement Portal.