Decision details

The Cabinet will be asked to consider proposals to tender for the provision of a homelessness service for young people

Cabinet received a report from the Cabinet Member for Health and Adult Services on the outcome of a review of the three existing contracts for the provision of supported accommodation services to vulnerable young people, families and mothers and babies. 

The Divisional Director of Adult Commissioning advised that the review had identified a number of benefits that could be achieved through the redesign of the services and the letting of new contracts, and the report included details of the procurement proposals.  The Divisional Director placed on record her thanks to the Cabinet Members for Health and Adult Services and Children and Education for their contributions to the review exercise and the development of the way forward.

Cabinet agreed:-

  (i)  The remodelling of existing supported accommodation services;

  (ii)  The procurement of supported accommodation services as detailed in the report; and

 (iii)  To authorise the Corporate Director of Adult and Community Services, in consultation with the Corporate Director of Finance and Resources and the Divisional Director of Legal and Democratic Services, to award the contracts to the successful contractors on completion of the procurement process.