Health and social work services

Tender description

Herefordshire council is committed to offering a range of high quality placement opportunities for care Leavers. The accommodation based support for care leavers service will provide a new service option for care leavers with complex needs and a light touch support option for those closer to independent living. The service will provide affordable accommodation through property owned by the council and leased to the successful provider. It will deliver enhanced housing management to enable the young people to manage and sustain their tenancy. Herefordshire council is committed to offering a range of high quality placement opportunities for care leavers. The accommodation based support for care leavers service will provide a new service option for care leavers with complex needs and a light touch support option for those closer to independent living. The service will provide affordable accommodation through property owned by the council and will deliver enhanced housing management to enable the young people to manage and sustain their tenancy. This service will be delivered across 2 sites within approximately 200 m of one another, both owned by the council: 1) Property A comprises of 4 self contained flats, an assessment unit, communal and staff areas for those with complex needs (category 4); 2) Property B comprises of 3 flats for those with light touch support needs (category 1). The provider will lease both properties from Herefordshire Council in a coterminous lease strictly for the purpose of accommodating this vulnerable user group. The provider will in turn lease the properties to the care leavers. The tenancy will include a requirement that the rent charged must be capped at the appropriate local housing allowance rate to ensure affordability of rent and alignment with benefit entitlements. This tender is let under the ‘Light Touch Arrangements’ of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.