Purpose

This report makes recommendations to extend
existing contracts and award grants to continue various rough
sleeping support and accommodation-based services until 31 March
2026, utilising the Rough Sleeping Prevention and Recovery Grant
(RSPRG) and the Rough Sleeping Accommodation Programme (RSAP)
revenue funding 2025/2026.

Decision

For the reasons set out in this report, the
Corporate Director has decided to:
1)   
Vary the existing contract for the service listed below at Table
1
2)   
Extend the existing contracts for services listed below at Table
2
3)   
Hold personalisation funding centrally as listed at Table 3
4)   
Award grants to Registered Providers listed below at Table 4
 
Table 1. Existing contract to
be varied utilising RSPARG 2025/2026

Contract

Provider

Contract

Decision

The Assertive Street Outreach Response
Service

The Whitechapel Centre

DN562323

Vary existing contract to the estimated value
of £154,577 for the period 1 July 2025 to 31 March 2026

 
Table 2. Existing contracts
to be extended utilising RSPARG 2025/2026

Contract

Provider

Contract

Decision

Accommodation Rescue Service

The Whitechapel Centre

DN672539

Extend existing contract to the estimated
value of £31,701 for the period 1 November 2025 to 31 March
2026

The Assessment & Resettlement Service

The Whitechapel Centre

DN672539

Extend existing contract to the estimated
value of £96,062 for the period 8 November 2025 to 31 March
2026

Navigator Service

The Whitechapel Centre

DN672539

Extend existing contract to the estimated
value of £98,342 for the period 8 November 2025 to 31 March
2026

The Specialist Young Person's Service

The Whitechapel Centre

DN672539

Extend existing contract to the estimated
value of £32,967 for the period 8 November 2025 to 31 March
2026

The First Step From
The Street Services

YMCA Together

DN672539

Extend existing contract to the estimated
value of £186,361 for the period 8 November 2025 to 31 March
2026

 
Table 3. RSPARG 2025/2026
personalisation funding to be held centrally

Intervention

Provider

Decision

Personalisation fund for bespoke solutions

RSPARG-funded services

Personalisation funding of £92,610 to be
centrally held. Providers to invoice in arrears subject to a
protocol

 
Table 4. RSAP 2025/2026
funding to be awarded as grants

Service

Registered
Provider

Decision

Support only for 18 RSAP accommodation
units

Plus Dane
Housing

Award grant funding of
£67,568 for the period 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026

Support only for 20 RSAP accommodation
units

Onward Homes Ltd

Award grant funding of £103,492 for the
period 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026