HOMELESSNESS WINTER TRANSFORMATION FUND – VERY SHORT DEADLINE

1. Title: HOMELESSNESS WINTER TRANSFORMATION FUND – VERY SHORT DEADLINE2. Awarding Authority: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), GB Email: fund@homelesslink.org.uk / j.quagliozzi@HousingJustice.org.uk.3. Contract type: Service contract4. Description: Homelessness, faith, community and voluntary sector organisations can now apply for transformation funding to provide single room and COVID-19 secure accommodation for people experiencing homelessness this winter.5. CPV Code(s): 85320000, 85300000, 85000000, 85310000, 853110006. NUTS code(s): UKI, UKI3, UKI327. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: London, Inner London – West, Westminster.8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Not provided.9. Estimated value of requirement: The £2 million Homelessness Winter Transformation Fund is provided by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and will award grants of between £10,000 and £100,000. It will be distributed by Homeless Link in partnership with Housing Justice, offering much needed support to the sector at a time when many services are at risk due to the ongoing impact of the pandemic.The Fund is open to organisations in England directly working with people experiencing homelessness, and where more than 50 per cent of beneficiaries are people experiencing homelessness. Applicants must have an annual turnover of up to £5 million.10. The deadline for panel 1 is 4.11.2020 (01:00 pm).11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information regarding the above contract notice please visit:12. Other information: The £2 million Homelessness Winter Transformation Fund is provided by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and will award grants of between £10,000 and £100,000. It will be distributed by Homeless Link in partnership with Housing Justice, offering much needed support to the sector at a time when many services are at risk due to the ongoing impact of the pandemic.The Fund aims to ensure that faith and community groups who provide winter accommodation can this year provide single room COVID-19 secure accommodation, and will also support services that prevent rough sleeping and work with people sleeping rough in innovative ways. These will build on proven approaches such as hosting, shared houses, support working and accessing the private rented sector.The funding cannot be used to support traditional, dormitory-style night shelter provision and will seek to produce a legacy for the future of winter homelessness support.# funding opportunity# COVID-19