Housing First and Flexible Response

Tender description

Reading Borough Council are completing an ITT exercise for the provision of Housing First and Flexible Response - Lot 1 must (i) deliver a high-fidelity Housing First model1 of support and acquire accommodation for clients and (ii) deliver Couples Move-on Support using assertive, creative, and flexible support responses.Lot 2 must deliver a Flexible Response Service to Rough Sleeping to include outreach, tenancy sustainment/rescue and navigator support using assertive, out of hours and flexible end-to-end responses that promote a lifestyle away from the streets and prevent people from returning.Suppliers that would like to take part in this process are invited to Express Interest upon which they will be given access to the full documentation delivered through this portal. Documents can be accessed from the My Tenders area of this website by selecting the View Details button for the project.Expressions of interest will only be accepted until 17/08/2022 17:00. Lot 1: Housing First and Couples Move-On Support Lot 1 must (i) deliver a high-fidelity Housing First model1 of support and acquire accommodation for clients and (ii) deliver Couples Move-on Support using assertive, creative, and flexible support responsesthe Service must be aimed at those who are experiencing, or have experienced:• Rough sleeping and/or being vulnerably housed; and• Multiple and complex needs that include drug/alcohol misuse, mental/physical ill-health, and offending histories; and/or• Repeated instances of rough sleeping and/or re-accessing traditional/mainstream models of supported accommodation, where move-on/progression towards independence has not been achieved or sustained Lot 2: Flexible Response Service to Rough Sleeping Lot 2 must deliver a Flexible Response Service to Rough Sleeping to include outreach, tenancy sustainment/rescue and navigator support using assertive, out of hours and flexible end-to-end responses that promote a lifestyle away from the streets and prevent people from returning.the Service must be aimed at those who are experiencing, or have experienced:• Rough sleeping and/or being vulnerably housed; and• Multiple and complex needs that include drug/alcohol misuse, mental/physical ill-health, and offending histories; and/or• Repeated instances of rough sleeping and/or re-accessing traditional/mainstream models of supported accommodation, where move-on/progression towards independence has not been achieved or sustained