First Stop and Supported Accommodation for Homeless Households

South Lanarkshire Council, Housing and Technical Resources are seeking a suitable experienced organisation for the provision of:- A 10 bedded Supported Accommodation facility for homeless households in the Hamilton area.

United Kingdom-Hamilton: Social work and related services

2013/S 169-293319

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

South Lanarkshire Council
Procurement Service, Council HQ, Almada Street
Contact point(s): Social Work Resources
For the attention of: Liz McCabe
Hamilton
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1698454148
E-mail: liz.mccabe@southlanarkshire.gsx.gov.uk

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: http://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00410

Further information can be obtained from: South Lanarkshire Council
Procurement Service, Council HQ
Contact point(s): Social Work Resources
For the attention of: Liz McCabe
Hamilton Almada Street
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1698454148
E-mail: liz.mccabe@southlanarkshire.gsx.gov.uk
Internet address: http://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: South Lanarkshire Council
Procurement Service, Council HQ
For the attention of: Liz McCabe
Hamilton Almada Street
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1698454148
Internet address: http://delta-esourcing.com/delta

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: South Lanarkshire Council
Procurement Service, Council HQ
For the attention of: Liz McCabe
Hamilton Almada Street
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1698454148
Internet address: http://delta-esourcing.com/delta

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.3)Main activity

General public services
Social protection

I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

First Stop and Supported Accommodation for Homeless Households.

II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services
Service category No 25: Health and social services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: South Lanarkshire.
NUTS code UKM38

II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

The notice involves a public contract

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

South Lanarkshire Council, Housing and Technical Resources are seeking a suitable experienced organisation for the provision of:-
— A 10 bedded Supported Accommodation facility for homeless households in the Hamilton area. The provider must be able to provide a suitable property in the Hamilton area which will be fully operational by 1st April 2014 (core) – the identified property may be larger but the council can only commit to funding 10 places.
— In addition the Council will lease the provider 3 additional flatted properties in the Hamilton area which will be considered an annex to the core building.
— The provider will also be required to manage a 10 bedded First Stop emergency accommodation in the Lanark area, in a property (core building) owned by the Council and leased to the provider.
— In addition the Council will lease 2 additional flatted properties in the Lanark area in the vicinity of the core building.
Services will be staffed 24 hours.
The provider must be suitably registered with the Care Inspectorate and be able to demonstrate substantial experience in the delivery of housing support services to homeless households with complex needs.
The commencement date for the new service will be 1.4.2014.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

85300000, 98000000

II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

II.1.8)Lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.1.9)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

The contract will be for an initial three year period with the Council reserving the option to extend the contract for a further two years subject to satisfactory performance and the availability of funding. There will be no price changes for the duration of this contract.
It is anticipated that the total contract value will be approximately 801,000 GBP over the three year duration.

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.3)Information about renewals

This contract is subject to renewal: no

II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

Starting 1.4.2014. Completion 31.3.2017

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

As detailed in the documentation.

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: yes
Description of particular conditions: 1 – be registered with the Care Inspectorate or equivalent to deliver Housing Support,
2 – be able to provide a 10 bedded Supported Accommodation facility in the Hamilton area which will be fully operational by 1.4.2014,
3 – be able to provide the service within the stated financial parameters.

III.2)Conditions for participation

III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: (1) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they are not bankrupt or the subject of an administration order, are not being wound-up, have not granted a trust deed, are not the subject of a petition presented for sequestration of their estate, have not had a receiver, manager or administrator appointed and are not otherwise apparently insolvent.
(2) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that the candidate, their directors, or any other person who has powers of representation, decision or control of the candidate has not been convicted of conspiracy, corruption, bribery, or money laundering. Failure to provide such a declaration will result in the candidate being declared ineligible and they will not be selected to participate in this procurement process.
(3) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not been convicted of a criminal offence relating to the conduct of their business or profession.
(4) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not committed an act of grave misconduct in the course of their business or profession.
(5) All candidates must comply with the requirements of the State in which they are established, regarding registration on the professional or trade register.
(6) Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in providing any information required, may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with this procurement process.
(7) All candidates will have to demonstrate that they are licensed, or a member of the relevant organisation, in the State where they are established, when the law of that State prohibits the provision of the services, described in this notice, by a person who is not so licensed or who is not a member of the relevant organisation.
(8) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or of the relevant State in which the candidate is established
(9) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or of the relevant State in which the economic operator is established.
as detailed in the documentation

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: As detailed in the documentation.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
As detailed in the documentation.

III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts

III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1)Information about a particular profession

III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Restricted

IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

Envisaged minimum number 5

IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

IV.2)Award criteria

IV.2.1)Award criteria

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction will be used: no

IV.3)Administrative information

IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

SLC/PS/SW/13005

IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Prior information notice

Notice number in the OJEU: 2013/S 139-241700 of 19.7.2013

IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

9.10.2013 – 12:00

IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

30.10.2013

IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

English.

IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: As detailed in the documentation.

VI.2)Information about European Union funds

VI.3)Additional information

Suppliers must read through this set of instruction and follow the process to respond to this opportunity.
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Suppliers must login, go to your Response Manager and add the following access code: HSV58NCJ35. Please ensure you follow any instruction provided to you here.
The deadline for submitting your response(s) is 9.10.2013 12:00. Please ensure that you allow yourself plenty of time when responding to this invite prior to the closing date and time, especially if you have been asked to upload documents.
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(SC Ref:274181)

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

South Lanarkshire Council
Council Offices Almada Street
ML3 0AA Hamilton
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: customer.services@southlanarkshire.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 1698454793
Internet address: www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:29.8.2013