Preventing Homelessness by Supporting Mental Health Project

South Derbyshire District Council has a statutory duty towards homeless households and are committed to tackling homelessness and its root causes.

In recent years there has been an increased demand for housing advice and homelessness assistance from people affected by mental health issues.

The Housing Solutions Team at South Derbyshire District Council deals with over 600 enquiries a year and has highlighted a gap in mental health provision for people with complex mental health needs.

In an increasing number of cases, mental health is the cause of homelessness as people either struggle to sustain a tenancy or cannot secure accommodation.

We require a full-time mental health worker that can support homeless households across the District.

The worker will be employed directly by the bidding organisation and will have a desk space at South Derbyshire District Council's offices, they will be offering medium-high level support for people either at risk of losing their home, whilst they are in temporary accommodation and after they have been rehoused.

How to Express Interest in this Tender: 1.

Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/noecpc and click the link to register - Enter your correct business and user details - Note: your username will be the email address you have entered - you will also then shortly receive an email confirmation.

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Once registered access the site and from the Home page hover over "Tenders" on the tool bar and select "current tenders" from the drop down options 3.

Express Interest in the tender you are interested in - Select `Express Interest` within the Tender Details ( located at the bottom of the synopsis).

On doing so, you will instantly have access to the Tender Management area for that tender.

Any available documentation will be available via the various relevant tabs.

You can access this area at any point by logging in, navigating to `My Tenders` and selecting `View Details`.

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Responding to the tender - There will be a tab allocated to any tender stage (e.g.

SQ and/or ITT).

Under the `My Tender Return` area, you will be required to complete any mandatory questionnaires and upload any requested documentation.

You can now use the `Correspondence` function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification (any clarifications will be found within the `Clarifications` tab). - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete and submit your response. - There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available).