Decisions for issue Procurment for the provision of a “Somewhere Space to Stay” service funded by grant by the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government

1.             The Housing Committee grants delegated authority to the Executive Director of Health & Adult Social Care (HASC) on confirmation of funding to take all necessary steps to:

(i)             procure and award a contract for two (2) years to the value of £860,000 per annum or to the level of the available funding for the provision of a No First Night Out Service for adults at risk of rough sleeping.

(ii)            to approve an extension to the contract referred to in 2.1(i) for a period or periods of up to two years in total if it is deemed appropriate by the Housing Committee and subject to available budget/grant funding.

(iii)          to report back to Housing Committee annually the progress and outcomes of this service.