SPS 2093 - Housing Support Contract (Accommodation) Socially Excluded Adults

The service will provide housing support to socially excluded vulnerable adults who do not meet the social care threshold and include but not limited to the following groups:

• Substance misusers

• Offenders

• Rough Sleepers

The service provider will be required to work in conjunction with Royal Greenwich Housing, Community Safety, Public Health, Adult Services, Clinical Commissioning Group, Social Landlords, Private Landlords, other partners and service users to provide a service that meets the outcomes outlined in the specification and will consider all opportunities to enhance the experience of the socially excluded vulnerable adults who use the service.

Services commissioned by RBG are about promoting independence and enabling service users to manage their own affairs and reducing utilisation of public or voluntary services, statutory and non-statutory services, and are:

• Outcome focused

• Maximise utilisation and throughput

• Emphasise timely move on to independent living
The Contract Period is initially for a period of 4 years although the Council reserves the right to extend the Contract on the same terms for a further period or periods of up to 24 months, making a total possible Contract Period of 6 years.

This procurement will be managed electronically via the RBG Proactis e-tendering Suite. To participate in this procurement, participants shall first be registered on the e-tendering Suite. If Bidders have not yet registered on the e-tendering Suite, this can be done online at https://royalgreenwich.proactishosting.com/ and click on the

tap‘supplier registration’.

Note: registration may take some time therefore, please ensure that you allow a sufficient amount of time to register. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at

https://supplierhelp.due-north.com/ Once you have registered on the e-Tendering Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by looking at the opportunities sections. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done. As a user of the e-Tendering Suite, you will have access to proactise-portal email messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific RFX event. Please note it is your responsibility to access these emails on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information applicable to this opportunity. For technical assistance on use of the eSourcing Suite, please contact Proactis Helpdesk Freephone: 0345 010 3503.

Please note that TUPE applies in this procurement. Also tenderers are to note that the deadline for question and answers is the 27th April 2019.

The Royal Borough of Greenwich in pursuit of its duty under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012, which is, to seek improvement in the economic, social and environmental wellbeing of its Residents, would like successful contractor to contribute to its Social Value Fund. As such, questions relating to social value will be included in the method statement.

In order to obtain TUPE information, tenderers must complete and return the confidentiality form via the e-tender portal messaging system.