How to win: Coordination of Rough Sleeping Initiative and Rapid Rehousing Pathway Services

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Dover District Council wishes to select and appoint a suitable Provider for the Coordination of the Rough Sleeping Initiative and Rapid Rehousing Pathway Services on behalf of Dover District Council and Folkestone and Hythe District Council and invites tenderers to submit a tender to meet the Council’s requirements. The Contract is anticipated to commence 3rd July 2026 and will continue for a period of 2 years and 9 months. Expressions of interest will only be accepted via the Kent Business Portal. The completed ITT response is to be submitted electronically via the Kent Business Portal by no later than 12:0 hours on 10th June 2026. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Dover:-Health-and-social-work-services./J9J3G6TGEB To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/J9J3G6TGEB

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Dover District Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £137,500, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 9 June 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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