TENDER FOR THE PROVISION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AND HOMELESSNESS SERVICES FOR 2023-2026

HCC's Social Inclusion Contracts (including Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council) for 2023 - 2026 are to provide housing related support for the most vulnerable homeless people who are rough sleeping or at risk of rough sleeping. We will commission providers to deliver a 24/7 intensive accommodation-based service and a targeted rough sleeper outreach, floating and in-reach resettlement service and short to medium term accommodation and support service. These Services are to help and support people to: Maintain or secure appropriate accommodation Meet health and wellbeing needs Actively engage in education, training and employment Engage in the community Reduce offending and anti-social behaviour towards desistance Access other sources of support including but not limited to inclusion (drug and Alcohol) Projects, mental health Projects and GP Projects. Receive personalised support to meet a wide range of needs. Receive holistic support that enables them to manage crisis, avoid eviction and repeat homelessness. Access flexible and responsive support because they are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Move-on successfully into more sustainable and appropriate accommodation support service users to sustain their own accommodation Lot 1 - Emergency Access Homelessness Accommodation and Support Maximum amount of grant available £350,000 per annum Service providers will implement a model of service delivery that will meet the diverse needs of single people in need of housing related support and service providers will develop innovative solutions that maximise use of resources, avoid duplication, reduce bureaucracy and unnecessary process and improve service access. The Emergency Access Homelessness Accommodation and Support Service will provide intensive support to those who are homeless or imminently at risk of street homelessness. Staff should be available on site 24 hours a day 7 days a week. This service may include support to individuals with chaotic lifestyles including those who are using substances. Intensive support to include the identification of support needs/risk management, maximising income/budgeting, maintaining tenancy, engaging in substance misuse programme and mental health community services.

HCC's Social Inclusion Contracts (including Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council) for 2023 - 2026 are to provide housing related support for the most vulnerable homeless people who are rough sleeping or at risk of rough sleeping. We will commission providers to deliver a 24/7 intensive accommodation-based service and a targeted rough sleeper outreach, floating and in-reach resettlement service and short to medium term accommodation and support service. These Services are to help and support people to: Maintain or secure appropriate accommodation Meet health and wellbeing needs Actively engage in education, training and employment Engage in the community Reduce offending and anti-social behaviour towards desistance Access other sources of support including but not limited to inclusion (drug and Alcohol) Projects, mental health Projects and GP Projects. Receive personalised support to meet a wide range of needs. Receive holistic support that enables them to manage crisis, avoid eviction and repeat homelessness. Access flexible and responsive support because they are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Move-on successfully into more sustainable and appropriate accommodation support service users to sustain their own accommodation Lot 2 - Targeted Rough Sleeper Outreach, Floating and In-Reach Resettlement Support - Homelessness Prevention Maximum amount of grant available £155,000 per annum. Service providers will implement a model of service delivery that will meet the diverse needs of people in need of housing related support. Service providers will develop innovative solutions that maximise use of resources, avoid duplication, reduce bureaucracy and unnecessary process, and improve service access. Maintain the current low levels of rough sleeping and/or reduce further the number of people sleeping rough in Basingstoke and Deane by supporting individuals into appropriate accommodation, in a timely manner. Deliver targeted assertive outreach to assist entrenched rough sleepers (and people with severe and multiple needs at risk of rough sleeping and having high impact) to improve their current situation and prepare to access accommodation services, physical and/or mental health treatment, begin to engage with harm reduction and other relevant services that will move them away from a street-based lifestyle through MEAM. Deliver floating support to single vulnerable people with housing related support needs who are homeless or at risk of homelessness regardless of tenure, housing status or family structure. Focusing on preventing escalation of need by working in partnership with a wide range of other agencies and supporting service users to develop resilience, sustain independent living and avoid repeat episodes of homelessness and/or other crises that jeopardise their housing situation. Deliver in-reach resettlement support to support assist people moving-on from temporary and short-term housing, including those in bed and breakfast accommodation for as long as needed.

HCC's Social Inclusion Contracts (including Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council) for 2023 - 2026 are to provide housing related support for the most vulnerable homeless people who are rough sleeping or at risk of rough sleeping. We will commission providers to deliver a 24/7 intensive accommodation-based service and a targeted rough sleeper outreach, floating and in-reach resettlement service and short to medium term accommodation and support service. These Services are to help and support people to: 1. Maintain or secure appropriate accommodation 2. Meet health and wellbeing needs 3. Actively engage in education, training and employment 4. Engage in the community 5. Reduce offending and anti-social behaviour towards desistance 6. Access other sources of support including but not limited to inclusion (drug and Alcohol) Projects, mental health Projects and GP Projects. 7. Receive personalised support to meet a wide range of needs. 8. Receive holistic support that enables them to manage crisis, avoid eviction and repeat homelessness. 9. Access flexible and responsive support because they are homeless or at risk of homelessness. 10. Move-on successfully into more sustainable and appropriate accommodation support service users to sustain their own accommodation Lot 3 - Short to Medium Term Accommodation with Support Maximum amount of grant available £215,000 per annum The Short to Medium Term Accommodation with Support Service will provide a range of quality accommodation options, working in partnership across the commissioned services to prioritise people moving on from emergency accommodation who still require assistance and flexible support. Service providers will implement a model of service delivery that will be flexible in meeting the diverse needs of single people in need of housing related support and service providers will develop innovative solutions that maximise use of resources, avoid duplication, reduce bureaucracy and unnecessary process, and improve service access. The Council is looking: • for a trusted, experienced landlord to offer flexibility and a positive approach to tenancy management and sustainment. • to source 45 suitable units of accommodation (*note this is the number of units currently available and whilst tenderers may propose an increase in this if possible, any proposal from tenderers which cannot provide 45 units at the minimum is not acceptable and will not be considered. • for quality, purpose-built accommodation settings that operate within a psychologically informed framework. At least a third of these units must be located close to Basingstoke town centre for ease of access to other essential support services. The units will provide additional housing options to people of Basingstoke whilst not taking away from existing stock that could lead to a housing shortage elsewhere in the system.