West Dorset District Council South Walks House, South Walks Road, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1UZ [email protected] Tel: 01305 251010
Weymouth & Portland Borough Council North Quay, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8TA [email protected] Tel: 01305 838000
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Our Ref: 4114/2689 Date: 9 March 2016
Dear Mr Williams
Re: Housing Related Support Contracts
Thank you for your email 08/02/2016 and I apologise for the delay in our response. Your Freedom of Information request to Weymouth and Portland borough Council and West Dorset District Council was:
Could the Council provide details of individual contracted services they have for Housing Related Support (including homelessness accommodation based and floating support services)
For each individual contract, could the Council please provide the following information:
• Contract name • Contract start and end date • Contract value (please indicate total or annual) • The current contract provider • Owner of the building the contract is delivered from • The client group • Number of clients supported under the contract • Whether there is an intention to extend or reprocure the contract • Lead commissioner name and contact details
Weymouth and Portland Borough Council and West Dorset District Council’s response is:
The only contract we have across the three Councils is as follows:
Name: Rough Sleepers Outreach Service Start/end date: Start 1/12/2014; end 30/11/2016 Contract value: £129,500 over the life of the contract Current provider: EDP Owner of building: N/A Client group: Rough sleepers No of clients supported: Variable Extend/reprocure: No decision taken yet Lead Commissioner: Chris Branch, Housing Solutions Manager
NB: This contract was procured by West Dorset District Council on behalf of the 6 Dorset District Councils (West Dorset District Council, Weymouth and Portland Borough Council, North Dorset District Council, Purbeck District Council, East Dorset District Council and Christchurch Borough Council).
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Yours sincerely
Freedom of Information Team