Decision details

The Homelessness Supported Accommodation Pathways (‘Pathways’) provide short-term accommodation and support for adults who are homeless. There are three Pathways which work with the following client groups:
•Pathway 1: Men only
•Pathway 2: Men and women
•Pathway 3: Women only
The overall aim of Pathways are to support residents to develop the skills, resources and resilience to move through and out of Pathway accommodation and into long-term, independent accommodation.
The Homes and Housing Delivery Policy Committee gave approval on 19th July 2024 to commence the procurement and award of contracts necessary for the implementation of the Homelessness Pathways Commissioning Plan, in-line with the procurement routes and maximum total budget envelope of £30,846,870, including £26,909,370 for Pathways 1-3.
Bristol City Council has since completed a tender process for the Homelessness Supported Accommodation Pathways 1-3 service and would like to award 3 + 2 year awards to 8 providers who submitted compliant bids.
A ninth provider, Second Step, submitted a bid to continue providing services but subsequently withdrew this bid. Bristol City Council and Second Step have agreed to a 1 year extension, during which Bristol City Council will undertake a further procurement exercise with the intention of transferring services to another support provider.

To award contracts to the following organisations:
Elim - £1,648,885
LiveWest- £1,120,000
Next Link - £1,242,785
Places For People - £4,794,195
Riverside- £2,515,220
Salvation Army - £4,160,350
Self Help Housing Association - £1,588,080
St Mungo’s - £6,539,365
Second Step - £966,229
Total - £24,575,109

Option 1 - An expression of interest was published to invite providers across the city of Bristol to submit proposals, followed by an open tender process. The only organisations who submitted proposals were providers we are already working with. There was therefore no option to work with new providers.