How to win: Market Engagement Event - Supported Accommodation Services

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Sheffield City Council will be tendering for a range of supported accommodation services that support people who are experiencing homelessness or at risk of being homeless. One service will be commissioned for families and five services for single people. The commissions are intended to maintain service continuity while enabling service transformation, ensure better targeting of support to those most likely to benefit, and strengthen outcomes such as sustainable move-on and reduced repeat homelessness. The proposals have been approved by Sheffield City Council Housing Policy Committee, and the reports are available here: https://democracy.sheffield.gov.uk/documents/s85693/Form%202%20-%20Commissioning%20of%20supported%20housing%20for%20families.pdf https://democracy.sheffield.gov.uk/documents/s85696/Form%202%20-%20Commissioning%20of%20supported%20housing%20for%20single%20people.pdf An online pre market engagement event has been organised via Microsoft teams, where we will set out our requirements in more detail, and you can register for this event by sending your name, organisation, and the email address of those who you would like to attend this event via the Mercell / EU Supply po

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Sheffield City Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓Lead with evidenced capability and social value — for services work these usually outweigh price.
• ✓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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