Official UK procurement notice
Refugee Resettlement Support Contract - VEAT
Authority: Halton Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionVEAT notice for the award of an additional contract of 24 months to the incumbent provider for the period 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2027 (with an option to extend for a further 1 x 12 month period). Plus Dane Group are Home Office Grant Funded services for Refugees across a range of cohorts within Halton.
These services are required in order to allow for continuation of support to our Refugee Resettlement community, in order to promote integration and reduce pressures on existing front line services where possible, in line with funding requirements set out by the home office.
CPV: Health and social work services · Social work and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1VEAT notice for the award of an additional contract of 24 months to the incumbent…Published value£593,880
VEAT notice for the award of an additional contract of 24 months to the incumbent provider for the period 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2027, (with an option to extend for a further 1 x 12 month period). Plus Dane Group are Home Office Grant Funded services for Refugees across a range of cohorts within Halton.
These services are required in order to allow for continuation of support to our Refugee Resettlement community, in order to promote integration and reduce pressures on existing front line services where possible, in line with funding requirements set out by the home office.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Jan 2025, 13:24 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Jan 2025, 11:39 GMT
- Authority reference
DN758807- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-002676- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04cfdfFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is a VEAT notice for the award of an additional contract of 24 months to the incumbent provider for the period 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2027 (with an option to extend for a further 1 x 12 month period). Plus Dane Group are Home Office Grant Funded services for Refugees across a range of cohorts within Halton.
These services are required in order to allow for continuation of support to our Refugee Resettlement community, in order to promote integration and reduce pressures on existing front line services where possible, in line with funding requirements set out by the home office.
- Review procedure
In accordance with best practice and applicable regulations, the authority will apply a voluntary 10-day standstill period from the publication of this notice before concluding the contract with the provider.
Publisher note: The 10-day standstill period was observed from 15th January 2025 to 24th January 2025 in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The contracting authority is now proceeding with the award of the contract.
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated27 Jan 2025, 11:39 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plus Dane Group | £593,880 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Plus Dane Group | £593,880 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 002676-2025-DN758807-1 · Plus Dane Group
- Signed
- 27 Jan 2025
- Value
- £593,880
- Status
- active
Contract 001182-2025-1 · Plus Dane Group
- Signed
- 14 Jan 2025
- Value
- £593,880
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Plus Dane GroupAwarded supplier
- Plus Dane GroupAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.