Purpose

This report sets out a proposed approach to the commissioning of
the provision of a Housing First intensive ‘floating
support’ service in Camden, funded via Single Homeless
Accommodation Programme (SHAP) Revenue fund.
 
Camden has been awarded funding by the Ministry of Housing,
Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and the Greater London
Authority via its SHAP to deliver a 30- property Housing First
scheme in Camden.
 
‘SHAP’ is part of the MHCLG strategy to end rough
sleeping. Through capital and revenue funding it aims to increase
the supply of good quality, specialist supported accommodation and
housing-led approaches.
 
Camden’s bid was in two parts, a Capital Bid and a Revenue
Bid which were made in partnership with one other Capital bid from
Notting Hill Genesis (NHG).

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Camden’s Capital Bid: A grant for the procurement (10 x1bed
properties on our estates) and restoration (10 1xbed void
properties) of council properties for the purpose of delivering a
Housing First scheme for people who have rough slept in Camden.
Match funded by LB Camden.

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Camden will also contribute 10 units from its current void stock to
be used for the purpose of the Housing First scheme. Costs
associated with these properties will be met by LB Camden.

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Camden’s Revenue Bid: A grant to procure a ‘floating
support service’ made up of a Service Manager and several
case workers who would all hold a small case load of people living
in independent accommodation (support over all 30 households).
In addition, this service has specialist allied health
professional roles and a ‘Perpetrator lead’ in the team
to actively create a multi-disciplinary team and have the capacity
to respond to complex client needs.

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Notting Hill Genesis Bid: A grant to purchase 10 x1bed flats in
Camden for the purpose of this Housing First bid. The grant is
match funded by NHG.
 
Officers propose to conduct a competitive procurement process to
award a contract to deliver the floating support service, for a
period of three years from 24 February 2025 until 23 February 2028,
for a scheme of 30 properties.
 
The maximum budget available for a 30-property scheme is
£1,725,672.
 
The report is being submitted to the Executive Director
Supporting Communities in consultation with the Cabinet Member for
Safer Communities in line with Contract Standing Orders (CSO
C3.4).
 
 

Content

THAT, having considered the results of
the consultation set out in the results of the equalities impact
assessment at Appendix 1, and having due regard to the obligations
set out in section 149 of the Equality Act 2010, the Executive
Director Supporting Communities in consultation with the Cabinet
Member for Safer Communities agrees the procurement strategy, which
includes a price/quality split of 25/75 and contract term of 3
years for a maximum aggregate value of £1,725,672.