UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

We would like to engage with providers who have expertise in delivering this type of service to explore the marketplace. One to one conversations, using a standard list of questions, will be scheduled in the last couple of weeks of January. Scheduled conversations to take place via Teams. The deadline is 10th Jan as the deadline for bidders to contact, so we have time to arrange meetings for the week commencing 20th Jan. caroline.lucasmouat@gloucester.gov.uk Gloucestershire’s Maintaining Safety in the Home Service is commissioned to provide a range of measures for maintaining victim safety at home by way of additional security measures, known as Target Hardening, and the provision of Sanctuary Scheme measures. The provider shall deliver enhanced security measures and support, enabling victims of domestic abuse/stalking to remain safely in their own home, protecting victims and their children from further harm and preventing homelessness. The provider is expected to work flexibly and collaboratively across the county of Gloucestershire, working in partnership with other agencies to achieve a multi-agency approach to domestic abuse and stalking. The provider will be responsible for conducting a full assessment of properties and providing pertinent safety advice to victims about the measures being installed. Estimated contract start date is 1st August 2025 Estimated contract end date is 31st July 2028 with option to add in three extension periods of 12 months.

Rough Sleeper Outreach Services for Gloucestershire FYI - The Authority is inviting organisations interested in potentially bidding for this future opportunity to a Consultation Workshop at North Warehouse, Civic Suite, Gloucester Quays, Gloucester on the 24th July 2024 from 2pm-4pm. Please confirm via email to caroline.lucasmouat@gloucester.gov.uk by 22nd July if you plan to attend. The intentions for the consultation are: To work on a Theory of Change and consult with key partners, stakeholders and people with lived experience to help develop a specification for the commissioning of Rough Sleeper Outreach Services for Gloucestershire. Key Considerations will be looking at the current specification, what works well, where are the gaps, learning from other areas, feedback from customers and ambitions for the future specification to deliver a service that is fit for purpose both for the more urban centres and rural districts. Please confirm via email to caroline.lucasmouat@gloucester.gov.uk by 22nd July if you plan to attend. Gloucestershire's Rough Sleeper Outreach and Support Service is commissioned to reduce and respond to rough sleeping and homelessness in the County. The provider shall deliver and coordinate the work of a Rough Sleeper and Outreach Support Service with specialist knowledge of working with homeless individuals across a continuum of support needs, including complex and multiple. The provider is expected to work flexibly and collaboratively as part of the wider Gloucestershire homelessness pathway to prevent and reduce rough sleeping, and respond to changes in local need and circumstances to contribute to the overall goal of eliminating rough sleeping and intervening early to prevent or respond to those who are at risk of rough sleeping.

Rough Sleeper Outreach Services for Gloucestershire FYI - The Authority is inviting organisations interested in potentially bidding for this future opportunity to a Consultation Workshop at North Warehouse, Civic Suite, Gloucester Quays, Gloucester on the 24th July 2024 from 2pm-4pm. The intentions for the consultation are: To work on a Theory of Change and consult with key partners, stakeholders and people with lived experience to help develop a specification for the commissioning of Rough Sleeper Outreach Services for Gloucestershire. Key Considerations will be looking at the current specification, what works well, where are the gaps, learning from other areas, feedback from customers and ambitions for the future specification to deliver a service that is fit for purpose both for the more urban centres and rural districts. Please confirm via email to caroline.lucasmouat@gloucester.gov.uk by 22nd July if you plan to attend. Short Description of Requirement Gloucestershire’s Rough Sleeper Outreach and Support Service is commissioned to reduce and respond to rough sleeping and homelessness in the County. The provider shall deliver and coordinate the work of a Rough Sleeper and Outreach Support Service with specialist knowledge of working with homeless individuals across a continuum of support needs, including complex and multiple. The provider is expected to work flexibly and collaboratively as part of the wider Gloucestershire homelessness pathway to prevent and reduce rough sleeping, and respond to changes in local need and circumstances to contribute to the overall goal of eliminating rough sleeping and intervening early to prevent or respond to those who are at risk of rough sleeping.

Gloucester City Council (the Authority) is herby giving prior notice that it intends to invite tenders from suitable partners, who wish to be considered to manage and operate the Authority’s Leisure Services, in the new year. The Authority is aiming to publish the FTS (Find a Tender Service) notice (with information on how to access full tender documentation on the 12th February 2024). Within the scope of the upcoming opportunity, although to be managed by the successful operator under separate contracts with the relevant organisations, are leisure facilities under the control of University of Gloucestershire (UoG) and Blackbridge Charitable Community Benefit Society (Blackbridge CCBS), collectively referred to as the Authority’s “partners” within documents to follow. The Authority is expecting to utilise the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation procedure.

Gloucestershire's Enhanced Housing Support is commissioned to provide support to people experiencing rough sleeping by enhancing the support they are able to access in accommodation provisions such as Housing First, Next Steps Accommodation Provision and Direct Access schemes. We are organising a preliminary market engagement event to consult with stakeholders and providers to help shape our specification and procurement processes. This will take place on 16th July 2025, 10am - 3pm; Civic Suite, Floor 3, North Warehouse, Gloucester Docks, Gloucester GL1 2EP. To attend please email caroline.lucasmoaut@gloucester.gov.uk by 16:0 on 15/07/2025