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Rough Sleeping Rapid Assessment Hub & Outreach / InReach Service

Southend-on-Sea City Council · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 23 Sept 2026, 19:01.

Opportunity overview

Southend-on-Sea City Council has awarded a contract for the provision of a Rough Sleeping Rapid Assessment Hub and Outreach/Inreach Service, funded through the Government's Rough Sleeping Initiative (RSI). The service will provide a minimum 12-bed supported Rapid Assessment Hub for individuals sleeping rough or at risk of rough sleeping, together with an outreach and in reach function to identify, engage and support rough sleepers into accommodation and appropriate services. The service includes assessment, housing-related support, partnership working, safeguarding, referral management, and the coordination of move-on pathways to help prevent a return to rough sleeping and contribute to the Council's objectives of reducing homelessness and rough sleeping across the city

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

HOMELESS ACTION RESOURCE PROJECT

Matched by exact name
Published award value
Value not stated
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
8 Sept 2026
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-CHC 1098126
Location
Essex, UKH31, SS1 1JN, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DN820680
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Southend-on-Sea City Council proposes a direct award to HARP (Homeless Action Resource Project) for the continued provision of the Rough Sleeping Rapid Assessment Hub and Outreach /Inreach Service, valued at £352,710.24 excluding VAT. The existing contract, originally awarded through a compliant competitive procurement process in 2022, expired on 31 March 2026 following the exercise of the available extension. Due to the late confirmation of ongoing funding, there was insufficient time to undertake and complete a new procurement before contract expiry. HARP has continued to deliver the service to prevent disruption to critical homelessness and rough sleeping support. The proposed award will regularise the current position and provide an interim arrangement until 31 March 2027, allowing sufficient time to undertake a compliant procurement for the long-term service. The direct award is necessary to ensure continuity of a critical service for vulnerable residents, maintain the Council's homelessness responsibilities, and avoid disruption to accommodation, outreach, safeguarding and support provision. The arrangement represents value for money as services will continue on the same terms and pricing established through the 2022 competitive tender process. Without this award, there is a significant risk of service interruption and the Council being unable to maintain essential rough sleeping and homelessness support services. The contract value associated with this transparency notice accounts for the retrospective services provided by HARP from 31 March 2026 to date, as well as the future contract value up to the expiry date of 31 March 2027.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
urgency

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Southend-on-Sea City Council
Id
GB-PPON-PJDT-6566-GZNX

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PJDT-6566-GZNX

Address

Street Address
Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue, Southend On Sea, Essex
Locality
Southend-on-Sea
Postal Code
SS2 6FA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH31

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
HOMELESS ACTION RESOURCE PROJECT
Id
GB-CHC-1098126

Identifier

Scheme
GB-CHC
Id
1098126

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PRRD-4526-ZJZR

Address

Street Address
SOUTHEND-ON-SEA
Locality
Essex
Postal Code
SS1 1JN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH31

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
Yes
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85311000
Description
Social work services with accommodation

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH31
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-CHC-1098126
Name
HOMELESS ACTION RESOURCE PROJECT

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
9 Sept 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Contract is under £5 million including VAT. Performance Measures under the framework are Management Indicators for the Service.

Period

Starts
9 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
423,252.29
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
086297-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
11 Sept 2026, 11:14
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Southend-on-Sea · UKH31 · SS2 6FA · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 063856-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 064294-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 086297-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·