Official UK procurement notice
The Provision of a Low to Medium Support Project/Hostel for Rough Sleepers
Authority: City of London Corporation (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe City of London Corporation (The City) undertook a 1 stage procurement process in relation to a low to medium support project/hostel for Rough Sleepers (the 'Service').
The Service commissioned a supported accommodation service for former rough sleepers with low to medium support needs who need to live in a supported environment for a period after living on the streets.
**PLEASE NOTE, THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE AND THE OPPORTUNITY IS NOW CLOSED**
CPV: Health and social work services · Social services · Social work and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1**PLEASE NOTE - THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE AND THE OPPORTUNITY IS NOW CLOSED**AwardedRenewalPublished value£9,000,000
**PLEASE NOTE - THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE AND THE OPPORTUNITY IS NOW CLOSED**
The Service procured from the proposed contract are classified under Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as “Provision of services to the community”. Therefore, the Service advertised in the FTS notice fell among those listed in Annex XIV to Directive 2014/24/EU and the full obligations set out in that directive do not apply. For the avoidance of doubt, the contract is to be procured in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Regulations 74 to 78, more commonly known as the Light Touch Regime. The precise procurement process to be used is as described in the procurement documents.
The procurement ran as a one stage process, resembling the open procedure and its main features - which includes the core elements of the standard Selection Questionnaire (SQ). Any organisation that considers itself able to meet the requirements of the selection criteria within the Qualification Envelope is invited to submit a tender.
The description of the Low to Medium Support Project/Hostel was set out in the procurement documents, particularly the Specification - available from: www.capitalesourcing.com ↗.
The duration of the contract is three (3) years, with the option to extend up to two (2) further years in annual increments. The Contract is intended to commence 1st April 2021 to 31st March 2024.
Organisations were made aware that due to the contract value (of the Service), any contract formed as a result of this procurement process shall be executed as a deed. Organisations were asked to seek independent legal advice on the implications of this prior to submitting their tender, where appropriate.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 80%
- Commercial: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 80%
- Commercial: 20%
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 4 Jan 2021, 23:08 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 Apr 2021, 22:55 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 25 Jan 2021 – …
- Authority reference
prj_COL_17893- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-007317- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02878aFind a Tender
- Review procedure
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
Publisher note: This procurement process is being undertaken using the electronic tendering system 'CapitaleSourcing' (url:www.capitalesourcing.com). Suppliers will need to register an interest on the system in order to participate and registration is free. This is a one stage procurement process; therefore, suppliers will need to register an interest on the system and submit a tender submission no later than 12.00 on 25.01.2021 in order to participate. Tender submissions cannot be uploaded after the return deadline. The estimated value given at II.2.6) is for the full duration of the contract, which is up to five (5) years in total.Organisations should note that the fixed budget for this Service will be 900,000 GBP and is based on one core budget (180,000 GBP per annum). The contracting authority reserves the right at any time to vary the timescales in this notice, cease the procurement process and not award the contract or to award only part of the opportunity described in this notice.If the contracting authority takes up any of these rights then it will not be responsible for, or pay the expenses or losses, which may be incurred by any candidate or tenderer as a result. Economic operators are solely responsible for their costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation of their tender submissions and all stages throughout the procurement. Under no circumstances will the contracting authority be liable for costs or expense borne by the economic operators. The Service advertised in this notice fall under the services listed in Annex XIV to Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and the contracting authority is not obliged to follow The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 in full. The procurement process that will apply to the Service is specified in the procurement documents accordingly. Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via the correspondence area in the Capital eSourcing system.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 25 Jan 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 25 Jan 2021, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
25 Jan 2021 → 8 Apr 2021 · 3 dates- Submission deadline25 Jan 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened25 Jan 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published8 Apr 2021, 22:55 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete8 Apr 2021, 22:55 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Row Housing AssociationSME | £888,993 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 007317-2021-1 · Providence Row Housing AssociationSME
- Signed
- 29 Mar 2021
- Value
- £888,993
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court, Royal Courts of JusticeReview bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Providence Row Housing AssociationAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria