2324-0400 Housing Related Floating Support Service

Tender description

The Service plays an essential role in preventing homelessness in Islington. Through a range of multi-disciplinary and strength-based interventions, the floating support offer is targeted at residents who are most at risk of losing their tenancies, with issues being resolved and support ending within 12 months. The hospital discharge element of the Service will deliver practical support to enable people to be discharged from hospital back to their independent accommodation. The Service will also include support for people under multi-agency public protection arrangements (MAPPA) and people with mental health support needs who have come into contact with the criminal justice system with a focus on housing. This contract does not include a ‘Housing First’ offer. Lot 1: Islington Adult Social Care’s vision is for the borough to be a place made up of strong, inclusive and connected communities. Where regardless of background, people have fair and equal access to adult social care support that enables residents to live healthy, fulfilling and independent lives. This service will align with Adult Social Care’s operating model by proactively taking all opportunities to build on people's strengths, maximise their independence and connect them with their community, ensuring equality and fairness throughout. In Islington, we see early intervention and prevention as proactive not reactive, focused on building capacity and relationships, joined up, rooted in communities and reducing the need for crisis or statutory services. Floating support is a key pillar of the borough’s early intervention and prevention offer. The initial contract term will be nine (9) months from an estimated start date of 1 July 2025, with the option of an extension for up to twelve (12) months, subject to satisfactory performance and available funding. Full details of the award criteria and the procurement documents will be available on the London Tenders Portal.