Supportive Housing Fund – Request for Pre-Qualification (RFPQ)

We are no longer accepting submissions to pre-qualify Supportive Housing operators. 

Overview

The Province is taking action to support people who are experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness.

In 2018, the Province launched the Building BC: Supportive Housing Fund to fund operations of Support Housing across B.C.  Through Budget 2018 and 2023, the Province committed $2.3 billion in capital investments to deliver 5,700 supportive housing units with 24/7 on-site support services.

Operator Procurement Process

BC Housing’s Operator Procurement Process is a two-stage process beginning with a Request for Pre-Qualification (RFPQ).  Operators who pre-qualified under the 2024 RFPQ now comprise BC Housing’s source list of pre-qualified WTHSP operators and will be invited to respond to second stage Request for Proposal/s (RFPs) to operate specific supportive housing sites as they are identified.

Supportive Housing Operator Responsibilities

Providers selected to operate these projects will provide support services including, but not limited to:

  • Minimum of two 24/7 staffing.
  • A meal program.
  • Supporting residents to maintain their residencies, such as: directly assisting with room de-cluttering, resident rent contribution and/or repayment plans.
  • Individual or group support services such as: life skills, community information, social and recreational programs.
  • Connecting residents to community supports and services such as: education, employment, health, life skills, long-term housing.
  • Case planning and resident needs assessment, including the Vulnerability Assessment Tool (VAT); and,
  • Assistance in accessing income assistance, pension benefits, disability benefits,
  • obtaining a BC identification card or establishing a bank account as appropriate.

Learn more about Supportive Housing

How to Apply

  1. Register at BC Bid for a BCeID
  2. BC Housing and BC Bid will post live Request for Pre-qualification (RFPQ)
  3. Consider the need for housing in the community when responding
  4. Submit application through BC Bid (preferred method) or by email to: [email protected]

Questions about the RFPQ will be collected before August 23, 2024, at 2:00 pm PT through [email protected] and answered before September 13, 2024.