How to win: Rough Sleeping Outreach and In-Reach Support Service

About this contract

Wokingham Borough Council is seeking tenders for the provision of an integrated Rough Sleeping Outreach and In-Reach Support Service. The contract will deliver four connected service elements: Rough Sleeping Outreach, Intensive Community In-Reach and Housing-Led Support, Adult Housing First, and Young Persons Housing First. The service will support individuals experiencing or at risk of rough sleeping, homelessness, and multiple disadvantage through a coordinated, trauma-informed and person-centred approach. The aim is to reduce rough sleeping, improve access to accommodation, sustain tenancies, and promote long-term independence and positive outcomes.

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Wokingham Borough Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £618,300, 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 4 December 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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