How to win: Open Framework Agreement for Temporary Hotel Accommodation for the Homeless

About this contract

To provide good quality emergency temporary accommodation in hotels for families, single people and childless couples who are either owed a homelessness duty under the relevant part of the Housing Act 1996 (as amended) or owed a duty to be housed under section 17 Children Act 1989. Or for those adults who under the Care Act the Council has a duty to safeguard or prevent abuse or neglect, who may have care and support needs. The service specification aims to provide an appropriate framework for: • the securing of an agreed minimum standard of hotel provision; and • development of provision that removes the need for and/or minimises the need for out of borough placements.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Knowsley Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £3,300,000, 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: it closes 3 July 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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