Manchester City Council wishes to commission a service that will provide an accessible indoor evening and weekend provision for rough sleepers in the City. The service will provide a safe and well-managed environment where rough sleepers can get hot food and showers, and advice and support to access other key services including health and well-being and accommodation. 
Manchester City Council is seeking applications for funding from Voluntary, Community Sector and not for profit services / organisations who are able to provide this service and who are also willing to sign up to the Manchester Homelessness Charter.
Applications for funding can be from a consortium or individual organisations, but they must be based in Manchester and working with Manchester people. The funding can only be offered to one consortium / individual organisation and cannot be split between bidders. Applications from groups working together in a partnership will require one organisation acting as the lead, accountable organisation.
Manchester City Council are looking to work with a provider who has the following knowledge and skills:
• Knowledge of the issues around homelessness
• Experience of involving people with lived experience in both developing and delivering services
• Experience of working with volunteers
• Experience of taking a strengths-based approach to service delivery
• Developing innovative ideas and best practice around service delivery, partnership working and working with volunteers and people with lived experience
There is £100,000 available for the Homeless and Rough Sleeping Evening Provision grant for a 12 month period from the award of the grant.
Decisions will be made week commencing 24 July 2017.
Deadline: Monday 17 July 2017