Purpose

The Director of Adults and
Health will be asked to approve the direct award of six Housing
Related Support contracts in West Sussex. These are the
‘Pathways Home’ services which are co-funded with our
District and Borough partners. The new contracts will have an
initial term of twelve months with the option to extend for up to a
further twelve months and will commence on 1st April
2025.
 
All six contracts provide
support to those who are experiencing or threatened with
homelessness. Two of the services are delivered in an accommodation
based setting whereas the other four services are delivered on a
floating support basis.
 
The services assist the council
in meeting its statutory duties and some of the specific outcome
priorities as detailed in the West Sussex Our Council
Plan.
 
These are:
•        Keeping people
safe from vulnerable situations.
•        A sustainable
and prosperous economy.
•        Helping people
and communities to fulfil their potential.
•        Making the
best use of resources

Decision

The Executive Director of Adults and Health
has approved the direct award of six Housing Related Support
contracts to the incumbent providers, with a contract start date of
1st April 2025. The initial term of each contract will
be twelve months with the option to extend for up to a further
twelve months. The maximum contract term for each contract is two
years and the maximum contract price for all the contracts is
£1,504,430.