Decision details
OD/19/125 Rough Sleeper Initiative Contracts 2020/21
Decision Maker: Officer Decision
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
The bid to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) Rough Sleeping Initiative funding was successful, with a grant totalling £498,793. The existing remaining RRP fund of £51,074 has been included giving a total of £549,867 for the financial year 2020/21. This will be used to fund a range of interventions including those outlined in the decision below.
Certain interventions could only be provided by a single organisation and have been awarded in accordance with paragraph 3.2 of the Council’s Contract Standing Orders.
Decision:
That the following contracts be awarded:
|
Intervention |
Contract Values
|
Procurement |
|
1. Ipswich Winter Night Shelter- Additional 7 weeks |
£25,596 |
Contract awarded to Selig Trust - Specialist Provider |
|
2. Senior mental health practitioner |
£74,850 |
Contract awarded to NSFT - Specialist Provider |
|
3. In-reach 40 hours per week |
£35,810 |
Contract awarded to Ipswich Housing Action Group for one year, with the option to extend up to five years. |
|
4. Rough Sleeper Outreach 56 hrs per week |
£49,822 |
Contract awarded to Ipswich Housing Action Group for one year, with the option to extend up to five years. |
|
5. STEP beds, 13 in all, in 3 lots as currently configured: |
£169,188, allocated as below |
|
|
- Lot 1, 3 beds |
£39,508 |
Contract awarded to Notting Hill Genesis for one year, with the option to extend to five years. |
|
- Lot 2, 5 beds |
£60,240 |
Contract awarded to Anglian Care Trust for one year, with the option to extend to five years. |
|
- Lot 3, 5 beds |
£69,440 |
Contract awarded to Anglian Care Trust for one year, with the option to extend to five years. |
Note: Interventions 1 & 2 could have been tendered externally, but with no other organisations being available who could effectively deliver the interventions, an exemption was recommended; the remaining interventions were subject to a competitive tender exercise.
Reason: On 4 February 2020, the Executive agreed to award the rough sleeper service contracts for 2020/21, up to an aggregate contract award value for 2020/21 equal to the MHCLG grant received. The proposed interventions will provide a vital role in addressing Rough Sleeping in the Borough.
Note: These contracts were exempted from call-in in order for the contracts to be implemented from 1 April 2020.
Publication date: 16/04/2020
Date of decision: 11/03/2020
Accompanying Documents:
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