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[Report of the Director for Housing, Regeneration and Planning. To be introduced  by the Cabinet Member for Adults and Health.]

The Housing Related Support contracts for supported accommodation services for homeless adults with mental health needs are due to end on 31/3/2021. An extension is being sought until 31/9/2021 to enable redesign and sourcing to take place.

The Cabinet Member for Adults and Health outlined that the Council and its statutory partners are committed to supporting people with mental health needs to live in the community and to achieve a sustainable recovery, preventing crisis interventions and the risk of homelessness. Housing Related Support services were a valuable provision delivered by specialist practitioners which enable and empower people to develop and rebuild the confidence and skills needed to achieve this.

It was noted that the Council currently commissioned a range of mental health supported accommodation and Housing First services and I believe it is appropriate that these should be extended as set out here, offering users continuity and the support which they need, while a new service model is co-designed and set in place.

RESOLVED

That, pursuant to Contract Standing Order 10.02.1(b) to approve the following:

1. To vary the contracts for the provision of short term specialist housing related support services for people with mental health needs awarded to St. Mungo’s and Sanctuary in order to provide for an option to extend the contracts for two further periods of up to one year each, in place of the current option to extend for two further periods of exactly one year each.

2. To extend the aforementioned contracts for up to twelve (12) months, as permitted under the terms of the varied contracts. The extension will be for an initial period of six (6) months, commencing from 1st April 2021 to 30th September 2021 and will be extended for further periods of up to six (6) months, if required. The breakdown of costs for each contract is as follows:

•           The contract for the provision of short-term supported housing specialist mental health services with 24-hour support and visiting support (Mental Health West) is delivered by St Mungo’s. The cost of the service for duration of initial period of six (6) months extension will be £265,816 and the total value over the full twelve (12) months, if used, would therefore be £531,631. The aggregated value of the contract over a period of 6 years will be £2,989,786, including the proposed extension.

•           The contract for the provision of short-term supported housing specialist mental health services with forensic provision is delivered by Sanctuary. The cost of the service for duration of initial period of six (6) months extension will be £194,859 and the total value over the full 12 months, if used, would therefore be £389,717.

The cost of the service (£194,858.50 for initial period of 6 months and £389,717 for full 12 months) includes a 6.5% uplift on the current contract price which amounts to £23,786 over a period of 12 months.

The aggregated value of the contract over a period of 6 years will be £2,019,387, including the proposed extension.

3. To vary the terms of the following contracts and to extend for further periods of up 12 months:

(I).        The contract for the Community Mental Health Floating Support Service delivered by Richmond Fellowship to be extended for further periods of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 392