Emergency and Nightly Paid Accommodation

Gedling Borough Council is seeking tenders from suitable suppliers for the provision of temporary accommodation to fulfil its statutory duties under the Housing Act 1996 Part, VII as amended by the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017. This relates specifically to those clients that are homeless and threatened with homelessness.

This is an invitation to tender. We are looking primarily for robust accommodation that caters for regular changes in residents, as this includes activities such as the moving of furniture and white goods.

Bidders are expected to be able to deliver everything detailed within the document 'Schedule 1 - Service Specification', attached to this tender. Please note, that the Lot figures included in this notice are an estimate only.

It is the intention of the Council to reduce and eventually end the use of hotel, bed and breakfast inn and lodgings accommodation for homeless people, therefore we expect a diminishing number of units will be required in future years. The Council will award the three (3) highest scoring Bidders that meet the minimum threshold for each Lot.

Where there is more than one successful supplier awarded to the Lot(s), there will be no guarantee of work or volume of work. Unfortunately, due to the timescales of this procurement exercise it was not possible to carry out any Preliminary Market Engagement.

Gedling Borough Council have been reliant on Bed & Breakfast (B&B) and self-contained nightly paid accommodation to help deliver our statutory duty to homeless people who present themselves and who the Council have a legal duty to provide emergency and temporary accommodation. This includes people who: a) have received a statutory housing assessment from the Council. are homeless, eligible for assistance and thought to be in priority need. b) are unable to arrange alternative accommodation options for themselves on a temporary basis. or c) have been assessed as requiring it by any other Qualifying Officer of the Council The Council use B&B and self-contained nightly paid accommodation establishments inside and outside of the Borough depending on the need of the client we are supporting and the availability of the required accommodation needed.

All rooms need to be available on the day of request. The Council is seeking to procure nightly paid self-contained accommodation to help deliver our statutory duty to homeless people who present themselves and who the Council have a legal duty to provide emergency and temporary accommodation.

The type of accommodation required includes houses, flats, and self-contained rooms in shared accommodation so long as they comply with any HMO licensing rules. All self-contained accommodation needs to be available on the day of request.