Market Engagement Event - Rough Sleeper Initiative 2022 - 2025

<p><strong>Market Engagement Event for Prospective Providers of Rough Sleeper Initiative Funding (RSI). </strong></p>
<p><strong>Tuesday 26^th April at 14:00 - 15:00 hours</strong></p>
<p><strong>Via MS Teams</strong></p>
<p>Dorset Council is holding a virtual market engagement event and invites providers who are potentially interested in tendering for:</p>
<ul>
<li>Rough Sleeper Navigator Service</li>
<li>Rough Sleeper Debt &amp; Benefit Advisor</li>
<li>Education Training &amp; Employment (ETE) Co-ordinator</li>
<li>Housing &amp; Wellbeing Sustainment Project</li>
<li>Support work for The Bus Shelter Pods</li>
</ul>
<p>This is not a request for expressions of interest in the tender at this stage, but in attending the market engagement session. The tender is likely to be published and available to view and respond to in late May 2022.</p>
<p>The event will cover:</p>
<ul>
<li>background to the Rough Sleeper Initiative (RSI) programme of work;</li>
<li>background to the proposed contracts;</li>
<li>the geography the services will cover;</li>
<li>the results of our annual rough sleeper counts over the past 5 years;</li>
<li>the type of service we are looking for;</li>
<li>contract period;&nbsp;</li>
<li>the anticipated tender process and timescales</li>
<li>any feedback providers are comfortable to share in the session (there will also be an opportunity to provide feedback privately)</li>
</ul>
<p>If you are interested in attending this provider event, <strong>please contact Melissa Johnson, Project &amp; Policy Officer (Housing) </strong><strong>&nbsp;</strong><a href="mailto:melissa.johnson@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk"><strong>melissa.johnson@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk</strong></a><strong> </strong>and<strong> </strong><a href="mailto:louise.turner@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk"><strong>louise.turner@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk</strong></a><strong>&nbsp; </strong>with your details, and joining details will be sent to you.</p>
<p>If you are unable to attend but would still like to receive some information and/or provide any feedback, please also get in touch and we may be able to facilitate this as we will be recording the event.</p>
<p>We are intending to tender this service around late May 2022 and if you would be interested in this opportunity, please feel free to register now on the procurement portal. The tender will be advertised through:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk">www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk</a>.</p>