# Future Opportunity: Rough Sleeping Services for Bristol

> Pre-procurement notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Bristol City Council](/buyers/bristol-city-council/contract-awards)
- Published: 11 April 2022
- Planned start: 1 January 2023
- Planned end: 31 March 2025
- Stage: pre_procurement
- Notice ID: 782dd53e-3d5e-4959-a2f7-3501df06f290-527177
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-93c7071d-f5f4-4895-a07a-24981377c8b0

## Description

Bristol City Council is soon to be awarded grant funding from the DLUHC to provide services for those sleeping rough in Bristol\. BCC intends to publish the contract opportunities on the 30th June 2022\. The 2 services soon to be tendered are a Rough Sleeping Prevention Service and a Higher Needs Floating Support Service\. Rough Sleeping Prevention Service - This service includes a team of support workers and attached dedicated short-term stay accommodation\. It will prevent first-time rough sleeping for up to 600 clients per year whose accommodation becomes unsustainable\. The service will assess clients, identifying the best prevention approach to avoid people ever sleeping rough including: local reconnection; funded repatriation; supported accommodation; private rented sector accommodation; work with excluders to maintain family and friends living situations\. Higher Needs Floating Support Service - This service will provide trauma-informed support to a caseload of 102 clients in year one, working with 158 people in a full year \(including through care to settled housing\) and clients in the 19 HMO spaces costed separately\. This team will work to support people to maintain their accommodation, engage with specialist services and identify settled accommodation options\. BCC has organised an event to potential providers of these services\. At the event information will be given about the services required and the application process\. Rough Sleeping Services in Bristol: Understanding the Tendering Process Agenda: \* Welcome \* Overview of Services \* Procurement Process \* Social Value \* Q&As A copy of all presentations and the Q&A will be included in the tender pack for providers who could not attend to ensure the information shared is fair and transparent\. The event will be hosted on Microsoft Teams\. Please register on Eventbrite to access the event\. Eventbrite Link - https://www\.eventbrite\.co\.uk/e/315309899397

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- [Fire Strategy, Fire Strategy Drawings and the Fire & Emergency file\. Eccleston House\.](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-c5cf1124-ffd9-4539-907f-1565c5e42cb0): Bristol City Council
- [Fire Strategy, Fire Strategy Drawings and the Fire & Emergency file\. Phoenix House\.](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-9ba83506-86bb-4e88-b7d2-f206e3804eba): Bristol City Council
- [Barton House - Desktop Asset Assessment](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-7e91fa22-24d4-4327-acfa-c2f0191bfe44): Bristol City Council

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/782dd53e-3d5e-4959-a2f7-3501df06f290-527177)