Housing Support for care experienced young people (East Lothian Council)

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  "date": "2026-02-09T15:40:34Z",
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    "description": "East Lothian Council requires a provider to deliver housing support services (not including tenancy management) to care experienced young people in accommodation provided by East Lothian Council. The service provider will also work with partner organisations to recruit and support \u0027peer flatmates\u0027 to live with the care experienced young people.",
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        "description": "Procurement of a service provider to provide an outreach based housing support service for up to 22-25 car experienced young people over a 4 year period (2+1+1).This will include practical support such as budgeting, tenancy maintenance, planning meals and shopping. It will also include emotional support such as mediation, managing relationships and signposting to mentoring or counselling services. The service will be flexible and responsive to the individual\u0027s needs, as well as taking a trauma-informed, person centered approach. The service will also recruit, manage and support up to 10 Peer Flatmates who will live alongside two care experienced young people. This will include a 24/7 phone service, regular training and overall responsibility for the management and supervision of Peer Flatmates.",
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          "description": "Service Providers must have a Housing Support Service registration with the Care Inspectorate and maintain the registration for the duration of the Contract.\nTenderers must hold a current Care Inspectorate Registration for Housing Support services at a minimum of Grade 4 for Quality of Care and Support, Quality of Staffing and Quality of Management and Leadership themes (or equivalent).\nAll personnel used to deliver the services for this contract will be PVG registered.",
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          "description": "a) A copy of your audited accounts or equivalent for the most recent 2 years ( 2 sets of signed, audited accounts), along with details of any significant changes since the last year end.\nor\nb) A statement of your organisation\u0027s turnover; profit and cash flow for the most recent full year of trading or where a full year trading has not bee completed the same information for the period applicable. NOTE if this information is not available in an audited format please provide and end of period balanced sheet or make the response specified in option (c) below.\nor\nc) if you are unable to provide the information requested above, please provide additional information and documentation that will give the Authority the assurance that you are capable of carrying out any subsequent awarded contract. For example, a statement of your organisation\u0027s cash flow forecast for the current year and a letter from your bank outlining the current cash and credit position or other alternative means of demonstrating financial standing.\ni) The ratio of total assets to total liabilities (net assets) should be positive in 2 out of 3 years.\nii)The accounts should not show a loss in 2 consecutive years.\niii) The accounts should not show a loss in 1 year and negative net current assets in 1 year.\nWhere the information provides does not meet item (i) but there is an improving trend East Lothian Council may consider items (ii) and (iii). East Lothian Council may request a parent company guarantee where this is appropriate.",
          "minimum": "-Employer\u0027s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance GBP 10m each and every claim (unless exempt).\n-Public Liability Insurance GBP 5m each and every claim.\n-Professional Indemnity GBP 5m each and every claim\n-Motor Insurance with third party liability where vehicles are used to deliver the service.",
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    "title": "Housing Support for care experienced young people (East Lothian Council)"
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