Issue - decisions

(1)      To approve the direct award of an interim contract for the provision of Rapid Assessment Hub and a Housing First Service which will be funded by the MHCLG under the annual Rough Sleeper Initiatives (RSI) Grant for a period of three (3) months (from 1 April 2021 to 30 June 2021) to St Mungo Community Housing Association (“St Mungo’s”) to allow enough time to complete a tendering exercise in order to select a successful bidder that will keep providing these services longer term, the value of which is £132,308.

(2)     To approve inviting tenders in respect of contracts to deliver a Rapid Assessment Hub and a Housing First Service which will be funded by the MHCLG under the Rough Sleeper Initiatives (RSI) Grant on the basis of the pre - tender considerations set out in paragraph 3.15 of the accompanying report for an initial period of 9 months from 1 July 2021, with an option to extend for up to a further two years (1 April 2022 to March 2024) on a 1 + 1 plus basis at a total combined estimated value of £1,905,393.

(3)     To approve officers evaluating the tenders referred to in (2) above on the basis of the evaluation criteria set out in paragraph 3.14 of the accompanying report.