Official UK procurement notice
Rogers Court service support for Rough Sleepers with complex needs
Authority: Bedford Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract Title: Rogers Court service support for Rough Sleepers with complex needs
(Please note that this contract relates to the provision of support services to those at risk of rough sleeping and does not include provision of accommodation or management of accommodation, which is undertaken separately).
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Rogers Court provides 20 units of temporary accommodation and intensive 24/7 on-site…
Rogers Court provides 20 units of temporary accommodation and intensive 24/7 on-site support for the Borough's most vulnerable and complex rough sleepers and people at risk of rough sleeping.
SMART Criminal Justice Services was awarded a three-year contract in 2021 following an open tender.
The service contract is funded by DLUHC grant. The current contract expires 31/03/24. The Council has recently been advised by DLUHC that annual grant funding will be extended for a further year to 31/03/25 and needs to arrange for the service to continue during the extended period.
The Council has decided to extend the current contract until 31/03/25, which would also make the Contract co-terminus with other Rough Sleeper services. Changing provider in the short term could be very unsettling for both service users and staff and could be detrimental to the service without significant change management planning on behalf of a new provider. The Council does not consider that a 12 month contract would be attractive to potential bidders, given the specialist nature of the service and the need for a significant mobilisation period.
Should DHLUC funding of rough sleeper services be extended beyond 31/03/25 all services will be subject to open tender in the latter part of 2024. Depending on grant funding the service specification may need to be redesigned for future provision.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 Nov 2023, 10:24 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Nov 2023, 10:24 GMT
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-032893- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04165bFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
- Published justification
Rogers Court provides 20 units of temporary accommodation and intensive 24/7 on-site support for the Borough's most vulnerable and complex rough sleepers and people at risk of rough sleeping.
SMART was awarded a three-year contract in 2021 following an open tender.
The service contract is funded by DLUHC grant. The current contract expires 31/03/24. The Council has recently been advised by DLUHC that annual grant funding will be extended for a further year to 31/03/25 and needs to arrange for the service to continue during the extended period.
The Council has decided to extend the current contract until 31/03/25, which would also make the Contract co-terminus with other Rough Sleeper services. Changing provider in the short term could be very unsettling for both service users and staff and could be detrimental to the service without significant change management planning on behalf of a new provider. The Council does not consider that a 12 month contract would be attractive to potential bidders, given the specialist nature of the service and the need for a significant mobilisation period.
Should DHLUC funding of rough sleeper services be extended beyond 31/03/25 all services will be subject to open tender in the latter part of 2024. Depending on grant funding the service specification may need to be redesigned for future provision.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMART CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES | £323,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 032893-2023-1 · SMART CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES
- Signed
- 7 Nov 2023
- Value
- £323,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Smart Criminal Justice ServicesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.