Assertive Outreach Rough Sleepers

Procurement reference

PS3018/26/RN

Procurement description

The service will provide outreach engagement and coordinated support to individuals 16 and over, sleeping rough within Caerphilly CBC

To deliver an assertive outreach model incorporating active street based engagement, verification, welfare led interventions, including targeted use of food and drink, weather related provisions as engagement tools to support rough sleepers.

Connecting individuals to appropriate accommodation pathways, services are expected to compliment all day time existing services.

Communication and liaison with partnership working with a wide a varied number of stakeholders will be expected and this includes, but not limited to, Housing Advice, public sector housing, adult and children's services, ABSDAS, GDAS, Probation and other support agencies.

Full service requirements will be defined and issued in the tender pack following supplier engagement.

Main category

Services

Delivery regions

• UKL16 - Gwent Valleys

Total value (estimated)

2400000.00 GBP Excluding VAT

2880000.00 GBP Including VAT

Contract dates (estimated)

01 February 2027, 00:00AM to 01 January 2031, 23:59PM

Extension end date (if all the extensions are used): 31 January 2035

Caerphilly County Borough Council

Is this procurement under a special regime?

Light touch

Is the total value above threshold?

Above threshold

CPV classifications

• 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Delivery regions

• UKL16 - Gwent Valleys

Sustainability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Contract start date (estimated)

01 February 2027, 00:00AM

Contract end date (estimated)

01 January 2031, 23:59PM

Extension end date (estimated)

31 January 2035, 23:59PM

Can the contract be extended?

Yes

Engagement process description

The Purpose of preliminary market engagement is to advise and engage with the Market prior to going to tender for the service provision.

The Council is holding a supplier event on Tuesday 04 August 2026 at 14:30 Hours at Ty Penallta, Tredomen Park, Ystrad Friday Mynach, Hengoed CF82 7PG.

To register an interest Service Providers must send their request via email to procurement@caerphilly.gov.uk. **please note registering an interest against this notice on sell2wales may not get recorded by the Council**

All requests must be received by 15:00 hours Tuesday 28 July 2026 to the procurement inbox for the supplier engagement event.

This notice is to commence market engagement prior to going to tender to understand services available to the Council.

Please note that this notice is not a contract notice for a call for competition, it is to advise the market of the Councils intension to visit the market for such services in the future. Full details of service specification shall be issued with the call for competition and will be fully detailed in the tender documents.

Due date

18 August 2026, 23:59PM

Has the engagement period already ended?

No

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

14 September 2026