Decisions for issue Single Homeless and Rough Sleeper Accommodation & Support Services Remodelling & Tender

RESOLED - That the Committee agree the following:

1)        That the commissioning and procurement plans from October 2016 should be aligned with priorities within the Rough Sleeping Strategy 2016, the Council’s Housing Strategy 2015, the Homelessness Strategy 2014-19,and the Council’s priorities for the integration of social care and health through Better care;

2)        That the procurement and remodelling process outlined in the report for 2016-17 and 2017-18 be agreed;

3)        That the directly provided (in-house) services which are identified in Section 4 of this  report be included within the tender for the new accommodation and support model;

4)        That Policy, Resources and Growth Committee agree to the extension of existing contracts that are included in the service re-model to ensure continuity of service whilst procurement activity is being completed;

5)        That authority be delegated to the Executive Director for Health, Adult & Social Care to procure and enter into any contract to secure effective delivery of support services for vulnerable people as outlined in Section 3 of the report, having consulted with the Executive Directors for Economy, Environment & Culture, Neighbourhoods, Communities & Housing, Families, Children & Learning and the Monitoring Officer.

(1)          That the information provided within the report to remodel and procure accommodation and support services for single homeless people and rough sleepers be noted;

(2)          That the commissioning and procurement plans from October 2016 should be aligned with priorities within the Rough Sleeping Strategy 2016, the Council’s Housing Strategy 2015, the Homelessness Strategy 2014-19,and the Council’s priorities for the integration of social care and health through Better care;

(3)          That ASC Commissioning be delegated authority to review the infrastructure, including the working groups that support services for single homeless people  and related strategies;

(4)          That a report be brought to the next Housing & New Homes Committee  on the expansion of Housing First provision, a way of funding this devised by capturing the savings this approach yields, with surplus savings being reinvested in additional service provision.