Support Service for Staying Close Care Leavers

A Addendum Notice
by SOUTH TYNESIDE BOROUGH COUNCIL

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
1 year
Value
£300K
Sector
HEALTH
Published
06 Aug 2025
Delivery
01 Nov 2025 to 31 Oct 2026
Deadline
02 Sep 2025 11:00

Concepts

Location

Tyneside:

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

1 buyer

Description

A support service for staying close care leavers will deliver high-quality, intensive support to care-experienced young people aged 18 to 25 years. The service will primarily provide peripatetic (outreach) or floating support to those living in Staying Close accommodation. There are currently 14 Staying Close accommodation properties, and these are owned and managed by South Tyneside Council. The service aims to provide care-experienced young people with a psychological and trauma-informed environment where they can develop the interdependent living skills needed to transition successfully into adulthood and maintain stable, long-term accommodation. The estimated annual value of the contract is £300,000 per annum. No preliminary market engagement took place.

Award Criteria

Price _
Mobilisation _
Housing First Approach _
Flexibility to respond to multiple / complex needs _
Promoting equality, diversity and cultural inclusion _
Corporate Parenting _
Promoting Independence, Interdependence and Practical Life Skills _
Social Value _

CPV Codes

  • 85300000 - Social work and related services

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** This Notice has been changed to remove the option to extend by 1 year. The contract is now only for 1 year with no option to extend.

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