# Housing First Scheme - Specialist Rough Sleeper Support - Soft Market Testing

> Pre-procurement notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames](/buyers/the-royal-borough-of-kingston-upon-thames/contract-awards)
- Published: 3 April 2023
- Planned start: 16 May 2024
- Planned end: 31 March 2027
- Stage: pre_procurement
- Notice ID: c5f5d89a-a9ad-48d0-94a4-ff4543703334-631075
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f2b5d7e4-483e-455a-902e-879f2ee168e1

## Description

The purpose of this Soft Market Testing exercise is to: i\) Understand the market's knowledge of a Housing First model\. ii\) Understand levels of interest in participation for the delivery of a housing first specialist rough sleeper support in the Royal Borough of Kingston\. iii\) Hear your feedback and suggestions on a delivery model to implement the specialist rough sleeper support element of the Housing First model\.

## Related contract awards

- [Kingston Small Sites 2 - RIBA Stages 0-2, Stage 3: Design Services](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-df47962a-54f5-4d1d-b1b3-9dba650e2a74): The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
- [Security / Manguarding 2026](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-47cc42e8-9198-45f1-82d4-c59dcd15c107): The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
- [Highways asset management s/w](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-b5c941b3-c927-4f46-9d6e-86d7031a5470): The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c5f5d89a-a9ad-48d0-94a4-ff4543703334-631075)