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SC19017 VPRS Framework · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Kent County Council (Local council)

Framework agreement4 lotsServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South East (UKJ4)
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Awarded 31 Jan 2025no call for competition
Lots 4see the lot list below

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The opportunity concerns the delivery of the official Government refugee resettlement schemes in Kent. Currently these are the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme (VPRS) and the Vulnerable Children’s Resettlement Scheme (VCRS) but from Spring 2020 these (and the Government Gateway programme) are due to merge into the new UK Resettlement scheme. The service being commissioned is the resettlement and integration support for refugees relocating to Kent under these and any similar future scheme yet to be announced, both for existing families and new families from April 2020. The service will be expected to provide the above support for initially the first 3-years of each refugee’s stay in the UK, with the potential for an extension of up to a further 2-years, depending on individual need and available funding.

CPV: Health and social work services · Social work and related services

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1West Kent

This lot covers delivery of all requirements of the UK Resettlement Scheme in the following Districts: Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge & Malling, Sevenoaks and Maidstone. The services required will be described in the tender documentation.

Delivery: South East
85000000 Health and social work services
Lot #2North Kent

This lot covers delivery of all requirements of the UK Resettlement Scheme in the following Districts: Dartford and Gravesham. The services required will be described in the tender documentation.

Delivery: South East
85000000 Health and social work services
Lot #3East Kent

This lot covers delivery of all requirements of the UK Resettlement Scheme in the following Districts: Thanet, Dover and Folkestone & Hythe. The services required will be described in the tender documentation.

Delivery: South East
85000000 Health and social work services
Lot #4Swale

This lot covers delivery of all requirements of the UK Resettlement Scheme in the following Districts: Isle of Sheppey and Sittingbourne. The services required will be described in the tender documentation.

Delivery: South East
85000000 Health and social work services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
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
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
11 Feb 2025, 14:56 GMT
Last source update
11 Feb 2025, 14:56 GMT
Authority reference
DN433828
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-004583
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesSocial work and related services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ddca Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

Short term contracts have been awarded to the incumbent suppliers for a period of 4 months. The short term contracts are to enable KCC to complete the re-procurement which is already out for tender. By awarding the short term contracts, it mitigates any loss in the provision of service while the re-procurement is underway. In addition it will also enable ample mobilisation time for the winning bidder.

The estimated total value of the proposed contract extension is £317,699.

The short term contract runs up to 31st May 2025. The recommissioned service will commence 01 June 2025.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 3admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Contracts signed 4latest 31 Jan 2025

4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 4 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £317,699, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Contract 004583-2025-SC19017-1

    Signed
    31 Jan 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 004583-2025-SC19017-2

    Signed
    31 Jan 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 004583-2025-SC19017-3

    Signed
    31 Jan 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 004583-2025-SC19017-4

    Signed
    31 Jan 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Kent County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityCounty Council County Hall, Maidstone, South East, ME14 1XQContact name, email, phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

3 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.