The Provision on an Integrated Homeless Service- Sefton Council

The new commissioning arrangements are to bring all the below elements under a single Lot, which allows Providers to come together to deliver an integrated service from rough sleeping to tenancy. The combined value of this Lot is £927,824 per year.

4 Main Elements: • Rough Sleeper Prevention Service • Supported Temporary Accommodation Service • Navigator Support Service • Floating Support Service

Providers will be asked how they will deliver an integrated service, which looks to address and prevent homelessness.

Commissioning Arrangements

This commissioning exercise aims to provide more flexible and far reaching contracts.

Key features of the new contracts include:

• 5yr contracts with the option to extend a further 5 x 12-month periods (this can be 12 months at a time or any number over combinations up to the total of 5 years. • Outcome based specifications offer providers more flexibility • Engaging with the Mainstay Gateway system is conditional • "break clauses" and "Variation Options" for use in the event the Council's funding priorities change to a degree where the contract needs to be varied or terminated