Purpose

Southend-on-Sea City Council currently
commissions supported accommodation services for individuals with
multiple and complex needs. This includes the Severe & Multiple
Disadvantage Service (SMDS) and the Intensive Housing Support
Service (IHS), as well as Transitional Supported Housing (TSH) for
offenders, ex-offenders and those at risk of offending.

The SMDS contract was established on 1st December 2017, and was
commissioned to run until 31st March 2024, with the option to
extend for up to three (3) years in 12-month blocks, until 31st
March 2027. The IHS was commissioned as a variation to the SMDS
contract and came into effect from 1st April 2022.

The TSH contract commenced on 1st July 2022, with an initial
contract term of 2-years to run until 30th June 2024, with the
option to extend for an additional 12 months, until 30th June
2025.
 
In January 2025, a paper was taken to cabinet
to request an extension of the SMDS contract, to include both the
SMDS and IHS service elements, for a period of 6 months until 30th
September 2025.
 

Content

That the Cabinet Member for Social Care and
Healthier Communities:
 

1.
     
Approves the direct award of the contract for support for
individuals with multiple and complex
needs to South Essex Homes (SEH).

 

2.       Delegates authority
to the Executive Director for Adults and Communities to
finalise the terms of the contract and
enter into the agreement.