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Published 16 Jun 2021, 11:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Provision of Housing Support Services for Single Homeless People & Childless Couples who may have Complex Needs

Official notice

Authority: Renfrewshire Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£800,000≈ £200k / year · 1 value update
Submissions closed 23 Aug 2021
Next notice expected 14 Jul 2021
Contract term 4 yrsends 28 Feb 2026 · starts 1 Mar 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Service to be provided by the successful tenderer is the provision of a Housing Support Service, primarily for single homeless people or childless couples who may have complex needs, residing in supported, interim accommodation at Abercorn Street in Paisley.

Housing Management Services do not form part of this Contract but are required to be delivered by the Provider in conjunction with the Service to ensure its long-term sustainability, and will directly impact upon Council budgets for the provision of homeless services and the amount of government funding available to support the service. The Council looks to maximise the monies available to better assist more Service Users.

The way any Provider makes formal arrangements for the lease of the Premises will directly impact upon the Council and may result in higher costs to the Council. In respect of any subsidy shortfall however, while the Council cannot mandate how a Provider arranges their commercial business, the Council seeks to maximise the funds available to it to provide appropriate services and to allow maximum recovery, by the Council from the UK Government, of Housing Benefit paid for Service Users assessed as needing Housing Support Services. Tenderers would require to arrange that they are either a Registered Social Landlord (“RSL”) and enter into the occupancy arrangement (lease between themselves and the Service Users) or alternatively contract with a third party who is a RSL and that third party RSL would enter into lease arrangements with the Service Users and make separate contractual arrangements directly with the Tenderer.

CPV: Housing services · Other community, social and personal services · Provision of services to the community

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 4 yrsPublished value£800,000

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored

Award Criteria:

Quality criterion: Quality / Weighting: 70%

Cost criterion: Cost / Weighting: 30%

Conditions of participation1
  • Technical & professional ability

    The Provider must be appropriately registered with the Care Inspectorate to deliver the Service and maintain registration throughout the duration of the Contract.

    Throughout the duration of the Contract the Provider shall work to maintain and exceed Care Inspectorate Grades of three or above for all key questions in the Care Inspectorate quality indicator framework.

    Bidders will be required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services as described. A minimum of two examples will be required.

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
Shortlisting
It is a requirement of this Contract that the successful Tenderer holds, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of and duration of the Contract of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below: Employers Liability - statutory minimum 5m GBP, each and every claim; Public Liability - minimum 5m GBP, each and every claim; Professional Indemnity - 100k in the aggregate; There will be a requirement for statutory third party motor vehicle insurance to be evidenced if vehicles are used to deliver the service. This can either be by way of a valid MV certificate in the company name, OR, where there is no company fleet and employees use their own vehicles instead, a letter signed by a person of appropriate authority confirming that the Provider has ongoing arrangements in place to ensure that employees' vehicles are appropriately insured and maintained for business purposes.

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
Cancelled
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
16 Jun 2021, 11:15 BST
Last source update
24 Dec 2021, 12:34 GMT
Authority reference
RC-CPU-20-381
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-032328
Classification (CPV)
Housing servicesOther community, social and personal servicesProvision of services to the community
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM83)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02bc82 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

The Contract will be subject to the Council's Contract Monitoring procedures. Please refer to the Tender Documents.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

An economic operator that suffers or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/446, as amended) may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session in accordance with Regulation 88 of the 2015 Regulations.

Publisher note: Full details of the exclusion and assessment criteria are detailed within the SPD and Invitation to Tender. Tenderers are required to: Complete the SPD to be concluded for the Contract. Complete a SPD by sub-contractors to be concluded for the Contract. Bidders must provide its ("general" yearly turnover for the last 2 financial years. The Council will use Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) to assist in its determination of the organisation’s financial status and risk. The Council would expect Tenderers to have a minimum D&B Failure Score of 20%, however failure to meet this Failure Score would not necessarily merit a ‘FAIL’ as the D&B Failure Score is only one factor used by the Council in assessing the acceptability or otherwise of a Tenderer’s financial status. The Council will take into account the Tenderer’s response to the SPD Part 1V Question 4B.1.1. Further information is contained within the Tender Documents. Comply with the Service Specification; General Conditions of Contract and associated Special Conditions. Confirm if managerial staff and those delivering the service are registered with the SSSC; PVG checked. The contract may be modified in accordance with Regulation 72 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. In respect of any subsidy shortfall however, while the Council cannot mandate how Tenderers arrange their commercial business, the Council seeks to maximise the funds available to it to provide appropriate services and to allow maximum recovery, by the Council from the UK Government, of Housing Benefit paid for Service Users assessed as needing Housing Support Services. Tenderers would require to arrange that they are either a Registered Social Landlord (“RSL”) and enter into the occupancy arrangement (lease between themselves and the Service Users) or alternatively contract with a third party who is a RSL and that third party RSL would enter into lease arrangements with the Service Users and make separate contractual arrangements directly with the Tenderer. Where the Tenderer chooses an alternative delivery model, which would reduce the subsidy recoverable by the Council in respect of the Housing Benefit paid in support of the Service Users, then the Council will add these additional costs to the tenderer price submitted to reflect the full cost to the Council. (SC Ref:678392)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
23 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

14 Jul 2021 → 1 Mar 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    14 Jul 2021, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    23 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    24 Dec 2021, 12:34 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    1 Mar 2022

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jul 2021
  1. Published value published: £800,000
    23 Jul 2021, 16:45 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    23 Jul 2021, 16:45 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    23 Jul 2021, 16:45 BST
  4. Deadline published: 23 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
    23 Jul 2021, 16:45 BST
  5. Buyer details updated
    23 Jul 2021, 16:45 BST
  6. Status changed to cancelled
    24 Dec 2021, 12:34 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Renfrewshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street, Paisley, Scotland, PA1 1JBContact name, email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Court of SessionReview contact point Edinburgh
  • Sheriff Court or the Court of SessionReview body See VI.4.3 below

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.