Provision of Supported Accommodation at the Vineries for 16- to 19-year-old Looked after Children, Care Leavers and Vulnerable Homeless Young People

The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (LBBD) is advertising to seek tenders from experienced and qualified providers to deliver accommodation-based support only, to young people living at The Vineries which is a Supported Accommodation Provision located in Dagenham.

The service will provide low to medium support to homeless young people aged between 16- to 19-years-old that LBBD have assessed as being in housing need and requiring additional support to live independently.

The service will be delivered directly from The Vineries which is a 31 bed Supported Accommodation Provision. The Service commissioned by LBBD will provide short-term accommodation-based support for up to 25 young people, focusing on delivering a life skills programme that supports young people to gain essential skills for living independently and maintaining a tenancy.

The Service will require the Provider to sign a Housing Management Agreement with the building Landlord – Clarion Housing Association.

The support offered to young people will be tailored to each young person’s individual needs and should include, but is not limited to:

• Maintaining health and well-being
• How to access health services
• Budgeting and Finance Management
• Self-help and domestic skills
• What support services they are entitled to and can access
• How to look after a property, and sustain a tenancy
• Support in finding education and employment opportunities
• Finding and securing ‘Move-On’ accommodation

The Service will need to consider TUPE arrangements for employees who are currently delivering the service.