# Somewhere Safe to Stay \(Dispersed Properties\)

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Durham County Council](/buyers/durham-county-council/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £330,000
- Published: 14 March 2024
- Planned start: 1 July 2024
- Planned end: 30 June 2026
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 9353c61c-8303-413f-9187-4b97caa34333-732181
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-df3dba0d-f59b-4969-9571-5116e625ebb2

## Description

The purpose of this contract is to ensure that single people in County Durham who are rough sleeping have an option of immediate access accommodation, along with a tailored and holistic approach to meeting the support needs of the individual\. The contract will provide a total of 5 \(five\) 'somewhere safe to stay' \(ssts\) bed spaces\. Somewhere safe to stay provides short term accommodation \(up to 7 days\) with assessments and support for rough sleepers who are not owed statutory homeless duties or found in priority need\. Providers will need to support service users in sourcing move on accommodation in liaison with Durham County Council's Rough Sleeper Team\. Somewhere safe to stay is provided under Rough Sleeper Initiative Fund \(RSI\)\.

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- [Maintained Schools Web Filtering Solution via the NHSSBS DWS2](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-ded57999-0f8d-4844-97c6-2a86964d01f7): Durham County Council
- [Partition and Ceiling Works Coulson Street Phase 3](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-94574035-f06b-4a94-9c80-bccb60afc625): Durham County Council
- [Early Contractor Involvement for the Design for the Replacement of Middle Blackdene Footbridge](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-1c4cd8c3-b709-4ba2-b622-8020341ce09e): Durham County Council

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9353c61c-8303-413f-9187-4b97caa34333-732181)