Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Home Support Services Nightly Let - Temporary Accommodation

All Local Authorities have a statutory duty under the Housing Act 1996 Part VII, (as amended by the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017) where appropriate, to provide temporary accommodation for homeless applicants pending investigations into their application. Local Authorities also have additional statutory powers to provide help and assistance to other categories of people. Often this requires Local Authorities to provide accommodation to some of the most vulnerable members of the community including, for example, people with mental health issues, physical disabilities and learning disabilities. Local Authorities are also bound by statute toprovide suitable temporary accommodation to applicants who are then assessed as homeless until a homelesshousehold can obtain a settled housing solution. This dynamic purchasing system is to be established to secure Private Sector and/or Nightly accommodation plus giving the Local Authority the ability to discharge their duty into the Private Rental Sector. Definitions of these property types are: Private Sector Secured Lets Scheme - procurement and management of self-contained units of furnished /unfurnished accommodation on a lease (normally 3 years, though can up to 5). Nightly Paid - procurement and management of self-contained/non self contained units of furnished/unfurnished accommodation used as nightly paid accommodation. Private Rented Accommodation let on an Assured Shorthold Tenancy Additional information: Economic operators are reminded that the Dynamic Purchasing System will remain open during its term, including if the extension option of 24 months is exercised, and in the event that they do not succeed on getting onto the DPS in the first instance, they can apply at any time during the validity of the DPS to be admitted onto the DPS. Such admission will be subject to meeting the requirements set by the Contracting Authority for admission of economic operators to participate in the Dynamic Purchasing System.