WAYfinder - Outreach services for people at risk of, experiencing or have experienced homelessness

The Council invited bids for WAYfinder North East (Lot 2) - Which includes: WAYfinder general provision and WAYfinder locality based service in the North East, including people who are supported in the North East Locality by: - The Community Homeless Service, - The Asylum and Refugee Service Additional information: Forecast: 664 live households on caseload To achieve the full contract value, 95% of the forecast should be delivered. Where less than 95% is delivered the invoice will be adjusted accordingly.

The Council invited bids for WAYfinder South (Lot 4) - Which includes: WAYfinder general provision and WAYfinder locality based service in the South, including people who are supported in the South Locality by: - The Community Homeless Service, - The Asylum and Refugee Service Additional information: Forecast: 738 live households on caseload To achieve the full contract value, 95% of the forecast should be delivered. Where less than 95% is delivered the invoice will be adjusted accordingly.

In Lot 6, bidders were invited to join a Lot of approved WAYfinder suppliers. This lot will be used for any additional funding or new requirements that cannot be met through a modification of Lots 1-5. Business will be awarded through mini-competition which will be open to all suppliers and evaluated on the basis of 60 % quality and 40 % price. Where the value is under the threshold of 663,540 GBP Direct Award will be considered. There is no ranking on this Lot. To gain a place on this Lot bidders must pass all aspects of exclusion and selection criteria and submit a Sustainability Statement. Bidders who are subsequently appointed to this Lot 6 shall, during the lifetime of the contract, inform the Council immediately of any material changes to the information provided in their submission in relation to exclusion and selection criteria including economic and financial standing. The Council may reopen lot 6 to new bidders after year 3. Additional information: Call off from this Lot will be guided by the following factors: - Specific requirements of the services and the ability of suppliers to meet these - Specific needs of service users and the ability of suppliers to meet these - Price/ best value. - Registration requirements - expected to be Housing Support delivery in Glasgow City - Urgency of the requirement and implementation timescales.

The Council invited bids for WAYfinder North West (Lot 3) - Which includes: WAYfinder general provision and WAYfinder locality based service in the North West, including people who are supported in the North West Locality by: - The Community Homeless Service, - The Asylum and Refugee Service Additional information: Forecast: 492 live households on caseload To achieve the full contract value, 95% of the forecast should be delivered. Where less than 95% is delivered the invoice will be adjusted accordingly.

Lot 5 is tied to lots 2, 3 and 4. The service will offer different levels of support aligned to the principals of Housing First, which will be able to flex up and flex down as a person's needs change. There will be a seamless transition for people between the different elements of WAYfinder support. Should a person move into the Housing First service from a locality service the existing support team should follow the person. However, if the originating locality service and the Housing First tenancy are in different localities, consideration must be made whether the existing team should remain in place or if support should be transferred to the new Housing First locality. At the forefront of this decision will be the person receiving the support. Additional information: This Lot will be Cost and Volume Anticipated level of support is to 210 households city wide Indicative households per locality - 73 NE, 55 NW, 82 South

The Council invited bids for the provision of a city centre hub, Street Outreach (citywide), and out of hours provision (citywide). - City Centre housing advice hub, open 365 days. Minimum operational hours 0900-1700 - Out of hours support provision in partnership with Glasgow and Partners Emergency Social Work Service, (Monday - Thursday 1645-2200, Fri 1555-2200, Sat & Sun 0900-2200) - Street Outreach team - Provision of a mobile response service as required across Glasgow city. Additional information: Anticipated 100 hours per week in direct support to people referred through out of hours and other HSCP first points of access Hub - Anticipated 120 new presentations per week. Street Outreach team - Anticipated 33 new interactions per week