16 + year old Leaving Care & Vulnerable Young People Accommodation & Support Purchasing System

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The Council is looking to develop a Pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System (Pseudo DPS) for the delivery of high quality placement arrangements for young people leaving care and vulnerable young people. We are seeking to ensure these young people can be placed with established, experienced providers in the local area and, therefore, are looking to commission provision in the Wakefield, Leeds, Barnsley and Kirklees Local Authority areas. Applicants who meet and pass the Application criteria will be admitted to the Pseudo DPS. Please note that this is not a competitive process and there is no limit to the number of Applicants who can be appointed. Please note, Applicants who are successfully admitted on to the PDPS are not guaranteed to be awarded any financial provision for the duration of this arrangement. The DPS will be for an initial period of 5 years with the option to extend for a further 5 years. Lot 1: Service Providers must offer Group Living accommodation which is described as a situation where a young Person lives within a multi occupancy property and either has shared communal facilities or lives within a ‘bed-sit’ type living space within a larger building. Suppliers Appointed to the Pseudo DPS from Phase 1 are: • Young Person's Centred Care • My Place (Yorkshire) • Nefid Personnel Ltd • Youth Hubz • The Sanctuary Project • Keys PCE Ltd • Apex Pathway • Valicity Care Services Ltd • 1st Choice Housing Solutions • Northern Community Pathways Lot 3: Service Providers must provide Community based accommodation services with floating support (with sufficient space for a staff member to provide sleeping night support if/when required), sourced within the private or registered social landlord rental market and supported by one-to-one staffing of varying levels, to achieve the aim of the Young Person moving to sustainable community living. Applicants appointed to the Pseudo DPS at Phase 1 are: • Young Person's Centred Care • My Place (Yorkshire) • Nefid Personnel Ltd • Youth Hubz • The Sanctuary Project • Keys PCE Ltd • 1st Choice Housing Solutions • Grove Social Care Ltd • Northern Community Pathways Lot 6: Service Providers must provide Community based floating support to young people requiring support to manage their accommodation Applicants appointed to Pseudo DPS at Phase 1 are: • Nefid Personnel Ltd • Youth Hubz • The Sanctuary Project • Keys PCE Ltd • 1st Choice Housing Solutions • Northern Community Pathways