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How to win: Floating Housing Support (Long-Term Enduring Mental Health; LD, Autism and Care Leavers)

A services contract from London Borough of Hackney, worth £175,000,000. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

London Borough of Hackney

Value

£175,000,000

About this contract

Summary of Opportunity The London Borough of Hackney is preparing to tender a newly redesigned, tenure-neutral Floating Housing Support Service. The council is seeking an experienced external provider to deliver high-quality, specialist housing-related floating support. The redesigned service focuses on a Complex Long-Term (Level 3/Tier 4) model with no fixed cutoff dates. It expands traditional boundaries to support residents with severe mental illness (SMI) alongside co-occurring Learning Disabilities, Neurodivergence (Autism/ADHD), and Care Leavers (aged 18+) transitioning into Adult Services. Key elements embedded into the new specification include: Specialist Methodologies: Requirements for Psychologically Informed Environments (PIE), Trauma-Informed care, and Sensory-Informed approaches. Innovative Delivery: A small medication prompting service for Mental Health clients and utilisation of Smart Care/Assistive Technology. Strategic & Workforce Alignments: Mandatory payment of the London Living Wage and structural alignment with Hackney's evolving healthcare "Neighbourhood Model". Purpose of the Market Event Ahead of the formal procurement launch, we are hosting a preliminary

How to win contracts like this

✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — London Borough of Hackney scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
✓At £175,000,000, 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: deadlines are tight and a strong bid takes iteration.

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