Just four organizations bid to operate London's first homeless hubs
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Council’s options may be limited when they choose locations and lead agencies to operate the first low-barrier service hubs for Londoners experiencing homelessness.
Council’s options may be limited when they choose locations and lead agencies to operate the first low-barrier service hubs for Londoners experiencing homelessness.
According to a publicly available list posted on city hall’s Bids and Tenders website, nine organizations participated in a Request for Proposals (RFP) process— but only four submitted a bid.
Agencies that are bidders:
The RFP closed at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept, 5.
After initially participating in the RFP process, Ark Aid Street Mission decided not to submit a bid.
Executive director Sarah Campbell tells CTV News in a statement, “We are going to remain focused on delivering basic needs including drop-in spaces, inclement weather response, and outreach services to our clients which is also part of the Health and Homelessness plan - keeping existing services running while hubs get stood up.”
Campbell adds that Ark Aid hasn’t ruled out submitting a bid during a future RFP.
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