Transport for London · Awarded contract
Awarded

Award of Safe Connections Service for Rough Sleepers in London

Awarded 30 Sep 2017

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Awarded30 Sep 2017
Value£1,875,000.00
RegionLondon
CategoryPublic Services & Welfare
Ended 7y 1mo ago2y term
Awarded 30 Sept 2017Expired 1 Oct 2019

Transport for London awarded a contract to Thames Reach Housing Association for the Safe Connections service, which comprises a specialist UK connections team to work with new rough sleepers to connect them to their home area and provide an effective route off the streets.

The service covers rough sleepers in London who have or are likely to have a local connection with a London borough other than the one in which they are rough sleeping or another local authority in the rest of the UK, have been on the streets for less than three months, have between two and ten bedded down contacts on the Combined Homelessness and Information Network (CHAIN), and are willing to engage with the team and an initial Single Service Offer or local connection assessment.

The contract value is £1,875,000.

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