Tender: Kirklees Intervention and Support Service – Co-designed Accommodation, Employment and Wellbeing Support for Vulnerable People Aged 16+

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Kirklees Council is seeking a supplier to co-design and deliver the Kirklees Intervention and Support Service (KISS) to provide safe, suitable accommodation, learning and employment support, and stability and wellbeing for vulnerable people aged 16+. The service aims to improve outcomes and life chances, reduce future reliance on costly crisis interventions across housing, social care, criminal justice, welfare and health, and must actively promote inclusion and equitable access. This is a Social Outcomes Contract where funding is released only if agreed outcomes are achieved; the total estimated annual outcome payments are £1,633,449 per annum. Suppliers must demonstrate relevant experience, sufficient capacity and provide evidence to meet operational cashflow requirements, including acknowledgement that outcome payments may be lost if outcomes are not achieved, and be prepared for possible due diligence on finances and governance. The anticipated contract period is 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2031 with an option to extend to 31 March 2036.