Supporting Vulnerable Adults DPV: Category 2-Supporting Vulnerable Single Homeless Adults (SVSHA) Round 1

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The London Borough of Newham established a Supporting Vulnerable Adults Dynamic Purchasing Vehicle (DPV) in June 2023 for an initial term of 5 years with the option to extend for a further 5 years.

The DPV included the following categories: Category 1 - Supported Living Category 2 - Supporting Vulnerable Single Homeless Adults (SVSHA) Category 3 - Prevention and Floating Support Category 4 - Extra Care Category 5 - Shared Lives Category 6 - Care Homes Category 7 - Immigration Advice and Support The Authority will undertake the procurement for each Category in phases.

Category 1 was published in 2023.

This notice is in relation to Category 2, Round 1.

Estimated Total Aggregate Value across the lifetime of the DPV for Category 2 is £65,597,760.

The primary purpose of services provided under Category 2 is to support each resident at any given time to develop or re-develop the skills necessary to manage a tenancy and address their individual vulnerabilities.

The services include accommodation-based services and community based for SVSHA's - people experiencing homelessness and/or rough sleeping.

The procurement is being conducted in accordance with Regulation 74 to 76 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

The procurement is subject to the light-touch regime under Section 7 and as such, the Authority is free to establish a procedure, provided that procedure is sufficient to ensure compliance with the principles of transparency and equal treatment of economic operators (providers).

The DPV is open for admission and withdrawal of providers to each category (once launched) and specialism(s) throughout its lifetime.

Applications for admission to a category will be assessed in "Rounds" throughout the lifetime of the DPV (further information below).

Providers applying for admission to a category within a Round will be required to complete and meet minimum standards set out within the procurement documentation.

The Estimated Total Aggregate Value for Newham across the lifetime of the DPV is £957,356,593.

The DPV is open for use to other North East London Boroughs.

The Boroughs are: Barking and Dagenham, City of London, Hackney, Havering, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest.

Estimated Total Aggregate Value across all local authorities across the lifetime of the DPV is £6,701,496,150