1. How do you currently accommodate care leavers/young people (16-24 years old) within your borough?
Either via housing, or via a 16+ supported framework.

2. How do you currently provide floating support to 16-24 years old within your borough?
Via a 16+ supported framework.

3. Can you explain your commissioning processes for the following in respect to 16-24 years old:
a) private accommodation,
b) private accommodation with support and
c) floating support providers
Via a 16+ supported framework.

Do you spot purchase, have framework contracts/agreements or block contracts for these services?
We have a framework agreement in place.

4. Do organisations need to go through the tendering process to accommodate and/or provide support for 16-24 years on a spot purchase basis?
We have a framework in place, we will place via spot purchasing if the framework can’t meet our needs.

5. For 16-17 years old do you require accommodation and/or support providers to be Ofsted registered?
Depends on the type of provision that they are intending to provide.

6. Please specify the number of 16-24 years old you have accommodated in private supported accommodation on a spot purchase basis within the last 12 months? Please break this down between 16-17 and 18-24 users.
16-17: 5
18-24: 2

7. Do you operate an approved providers list of private accommodation and/or support providers?
We have a framework in place.

8.
a) How many 16-17 years old are currently in private supported accommodation?
Five.
b) How many are in private accommodation with floating support provided?
None.

9.
a) How many 18-24 years old are currently in private supported accommodation?
Ten.
b)How many are in private accommodation with floating support provided?
None.

10. Please specify the type of support provided for each category in the two questions immediately above - 1) housing support only or 2) housing and personal support or 3) housing with personal support and personal care.
We commission housing and support in line with the framework.

11. What is the average weekly cost of placing 16-17 years olds in private supported accommodation? Please split the cost separately between the cost of support and the cost of accommodation.
£1000 – we are unable to provide a split as there are too many variables in this. We would expect accommodation costs to be no more than eligible housing benefit.

12. What is the average weekly cost of placing 18-24 years old in private supported accommodation? Please split the cost separately between the cost of support and the cost of accommodation.
£1000 – we are unable to provide a split as there are too many variables in this. We would expect accommodation costs to be no more than eligible housing benefit.

13. How can a private residential care/private supported accommodation or a floating support provider approach the council when wishing to introduce their service - who is the specific point of contact?
They will need to apply to the framework It is managed by Southampton Council – to join you can go here https://supplysouthampton.esourcingportal.com/index.cfm– beyond that they will need to send their details in to the operationalcommisioningteam@wokingham.gov.uk

14. Who should be approached within the council to discuss commissioning, service provision, rates, and referrals?
Operationalcommisioningteam@wokingham.gov.uk

15. Please can you provide me with a list of all of your top 5 suppliers for private supported accommodation in respect to 16-24-year olds?
We don’t have a top 5 – we place based on need, availability and location.

16. Please can you provide me with a list of all of your top 5 suppliers for floating support in respect to 16-24-year olds?
We don’t have a top 5.