Older Persons Living - Development Partner

<p><strong>Pre-Market Engagement </strong></p>
<p><strong>Hosted on Teams </strong></p>
<p><strong>Independent Living for Older People &ndash; New Development </strong></p>
<p>Castles and Coasts Housing Association, (CCHA) invites you to a pre-market engagement, supplier event to share our evolving requirements in respect of future provision of affordable housing solutions for older people. CCHA&rsquo;s Development team are keen to hear from a range of developers with expertise in the Older Persons housing market.</p>
<p>CCHA will look to set up 1:1 sessions with interested suppliers, the session will begin with a presentation about CCHA&rsquo;s development programme and our perspective on the potential for affordable older persons living and our preferred development approaches. The presentation will be followed by a general question and answer session.</p>
<p>CCHA&rsquo;s main aim is to engage with suppliers to understand current delivery opportunities and challenges to inform our preferred delivery route. We propose to use information gathered at the event to inform a specification of requirements for a forthcoming restricted procedure tender opportunity with CCHA to deliver an innovative older persons scheme in Northumberland of circa 70 units.</p>
<p>CCHA would like to flag at this early stage of engagement that we are seeking to pioneer new approaches with the following features;</p>
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<li>Tailored to the needs of our customers.</li>
<li>Smaller schemes of mixed house types and tenures with a reduced offering of apartments.</li>
<li>Utilises thoughtful design that fosters social interaction to reduce isolation in the public realm and shared areas, whilst maintaining small pockets of defensive space.</li>
<li>Community facilities or hub that offers services to residents of the scheme and the wider community.</li>
<li>Homely new places to live that are fully adaptable and sensitive to changing needs without diminishing the sense of independent living to encourage positive choices about resizing.</li>
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<p><strong>How to Register</strong></p>
<p>If you are interested in participating please send your name, organisational details, website, job title and email by reply to <a href="mailto:development@castlesandcoasts.co.uk">development@castlesandcoasts.co.uk</a> &nbsp;RSVP by Monday the 22^nd of November.</p>
<p><strong>Background to Coast and Castles Housing Association (CCHA)</strong></p>
<p>CCHA is a mainstream registered provider based in the north of England with a total of 7,000 properties and a turnover of circa &pound;35m.&nbsp; The Association has approximately 200 employees and operates from three main offices, in Carlisle, Newcastle and Workington, with two smaller satellite offices and a direct services depot.&nbsp; The Head Office is located in Carlisle. Further details and our latest annual report can be found on <a href="http://www.castlesandcoasts.co.uk">www.castlesandcoasts.co.uk</a>.</p>
<p><strong>CCHA Development Objectives</strong></p>
<p>CCHA has a current development programme, comprising of new build and regeneration schemes across the North of England with an estimated value of fifty-two million (&pound;52,000,000).</p>
<p>The Association is reviewing models of Independent Living and Supported Care Housing for Older people.</p>