Following a competitive tender process in
August 2019 for the provision of A Bed Every Night (ABEN) rough
sleeper accommodation project in Oldham, the successful tenderer
was DePaul for a 9-month period from 1st October 2019 to 30th June
2020.
GMCA, the body that commission and fund ABEN, have announced Phase
3 will run from 1st July 2020 – 31st March 2021. Oldham
Council have taken a decision to run a tender exercise for service
delivery of ABEN Phase 3.
Due to the value of the prospective tender the Council must go
through a full procurement exercise. The short timescales between
funding being confirmed by GMCA and ABEN Phase 3 commencing mean
that the tender cannot be formally signed off until 7th August
2020. The ABEN Phase 2 contract therefore needs to be extended to
ensure there is no gap in service delivery.
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Notice of proposed decision first published: 03/07/2020
Decision due: 8 Jun 2020 by Director of Economy
Lead member: Cabinet Member - Communities and Culture
Contact: Fiona Carr, Principal Homelessness Strategy Officer Email: Fiona.Carr@oldham.gov.uk Email: fiona.carr@oldham.gov.uk.
Consultation process
Cabinet Member has been briefed on ABEN Phase
3 and is supportive of the decision to move forward.