16 + year old Leaving Care & Vulnerable Young People Accommodation & Support Purchasing System

Wakefield Council is looking to establish its own Pseudo DPS to secure local provision of accommodation and support within the Wakefield district and selective neighbouring areas. Phase 1: In the first instance, the Council shall advertise the opportunity to be appointed to a Pseudo DPS for the provision of the 16-25 Years Leaving Care & Vulnerable Young People Accommodation & Support Services. In order to be appointed, the Applicant must fulfil a range of criteria that assesses their ability to deliver the type of required services. This will include (but is not limited to) universal requirements such as appropriate Insurance and Financial compliance and will include a request for information regarding the proposed services to be delivered under the 16-25 Years Leaving Care & Vulnerable Young People Accommodation & Support PDPS. Applicants will have 30 days to respond accordingly to the opportunity during the initial establishment of the PDPS, in preparation for the provision of the 16-25 Years Leaving Care & Vulnerable Young People Accommodation & Support Services; to commence on 1st January 2023. The PDPS will initially run for a period of 5 years with the option to extend for an additional 5 year period. Phase 2: Once the PDPS goes live, applications can be submitted HOWEVER it should be noted that applications will be assessed on a quarterly basis - April, July, October and January. All Applicants who meet and pass the Application criteria will be admitted to the PDPS. Please note that this is not a competitive process and there is no limit to the number of Applicants who can be appointed. Please note, Applicants who are successfully admitted on to the PDPS are not guaranteed to be awarded any financial provision for the duration of this arrangement.