Provision of Unregulated Support and Accommodation Services for Young People Leaving Care Aged 16-17 by Newcastle City Council

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Newcastle City Council awarded a contract to Centrepoint Soho, Core Assets Children's Services, HMO NE Ltd t/a ForeverCare, FSIP Whiterose Ltd, Jani Homes, Jigsaw Recovery Project CIC, Metropolitan Care Services Limited, Moving Up Care, New Key, Places for People, and other providers for the provision of unregulated support and accommodation services for young people leaving care aged 16-17 years, up to their 18th birthday.

The contract, valued at AUD 4,181,216, was structured as a Flexible Procurement Agreement with three lots: multi-occupancy accommodation with 24-hour support seven days a week; dispersed solo accommodation with one-to-one 24-hour support seven days a week; and dispersed solo accommodation with five hours of floating support per week, with additional support hours available based on individual needs.

The agreement commenced on 1 December 2018 for a two-year period until 30 November 2020, with options to extend for two further 12-month periods subject to performance.

The Flexible Procurement Agreement was designed to be reopened at the start of Year 2 to allow new providers to join or existing providers to add new settings.