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[Report of the Assistant Director for Commissioning. To be introduced by the Cabinet Member for Housing and Estate Renewal.]

This report details the outcome of an open tender process and seeks approval to award the contracts to the successful tenderer for the Provision of Housing Related Floating Support Services to Haringey residents in accordance with Contract Standing Order (CSO) 9.07.1 (d), as the current contracts are due to expire in March 2020.

The Cabinet Member for Housing and Estate Renewal introduced this report which detailed the outcome of an open tender process and sought approval to award the contracts to the successful tenderer for the Provision of Housing Related Floating Support Services to Haringey residents in accordance with Contract Standing Order (CSO) 9.07.1 (d), as the current contracts are due to expire in March 2020.

The Cabinet Member noted the Council was committed to ensuring that residents who were homeless or at risk of homelessness had access to high quality support to prevent or resolve immediate challenges and address underlying contributory factors. The services within those contracts would support families and single adults to develop their independent living skills, maintain or establish sustainable housing and overcome problems that could lead to homelessness. The Floating Support contracts were therefore strategically important in delivering our commitments set out in the Borough Plan (2019-23).

The Cabinet Member welcomed the outcome of the procurement exercise that had identified an organisation with the expertise and commitment required to meet the needs of Haringey residents and the outcomes of the service. Contract monitoring would help to ensure that a good quality support service was maintained throughout the life of the contracts and that excellent outcomes for residents are achieved.

In response to questions from Councillor Morris, the following information was provided:

• The Cabinet Member noted the Council had considered bringing the contract for floating support services inhouse. However, due to the Council not having the resources available, and the need to continue quickly with a seamless provision to vulnerable residents, it was recommended continuing with the commissioning of these services.

The Cabinet Member further emphasised that insourcing these services had not been ruled out in the long term but, due to the urgent need to provide these services, continuing to commission these services was the only current viable option available.

Further to considering exempt information at item 21,

RESOLVED

To approve the award of contracts (Lots 1 and 2) to the successful tenderer in accordance with CSO 9.07.1(d) each for an initial term of 3 years, commencing from 1^st April 2020 to 31^st March 2023 with an option to extend for a further period/periods of up to a total of four (4) years. Details of the successful tenderer is outlined in Appendix 1 - Part B (exempt information) of the report.

The estimated value of Lot 1 for an initial term of 3 years will be £1,156,171 and the total value £2,730,235 over the period of 7 years.

The estimated value of Lot 2 for an initial term of 3 years will be £2,163,828 and the total value £5,109,764 over the period of 7 years.

The total value of the two contracts (Lots 1 and 2) for the initial term of 3 years will be £3,320,000 and the total value £7,840,000 over the period of 7 years.

Reasons for decision

Haringey residents face significant challenges related to housing and homelessness:

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