Single Homeless Accommodation Services Norfolk

Norfolk County Council is seeking to re-procure a number of single homeless accommodation based services, within Norwich and South Norfolk.

United Kingdom-Norwich: Social work and related services

2015/S 172-313117

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

Norfolk County Council
County Hall, Martineau Lane
For the attention of: Claire Dawson
NR1 2DH Norwich
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: sourcingteam@norfolk.gov.uk

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: www.norfolk.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home

Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.3)Main activity

General public services

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:

Single Homeless Accommodation Based Services.

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

NUTS code UKH13

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)

Norfolk County Council is seeking to re-procure a number of single homeless accommodation based services, within Norwich and South Norfolk.
Single Homeless services are established to provide accommodation and support to single people who are homeless, providing temporary accommodation for individuals up to 2 years, with housing related support.
Service provision offers safe and secure accommodation with support, focused on enabling and empowering individuals to build on their skills, ensuring individuals have the right support, skills and opportunities necessary to resettle and sustain independent living.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

85300000, 85310000, 85312300, 85312310

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

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no

II.1.8)Lots

This contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots

II.1.9)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: yes

II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

Norfolk County Council is tendering 8 accommodation based services for single homeless individuals, across 6 lots, the details of which are contained within the tender documents.
Applicants may bid for all lots, but will only be awarded contracts for a maximum of 4 lots, except where there is insufficient market coverage at which point the Council reserves the right to award contracts for more than the stated maximum number of lots.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 3 185 000 and 5 394 236 GBP

II.2.2)Information about options

II.2.3)Information about renewals

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

Starting 1.4.2016. Completion 31.3.2019

Information about lots

Lot No: 1 Lot title: Single Homeless Service — Norwich 1

1)Short description

Housing related support service provision for Single Homeless individuals in Norwich.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

85300000, 85310000, 85312300, 85312310

3)Quantity or scope

Lot 1 comprises of 2 services and we are seeking a single housing related support provider to delivery provision across both services, as follows:
Service A — Direct Access hostel:
Housing related support to be provided to up to 30 single homeless individuals, with high support needs, who are likely to display challenging and chaotic behaviour, and have a range of housing support related needs.
This service will be delivered in premises owned by a Registered Social Landlord.
Service B — Move On Accommodation:
Housing related support to be provided to 42 single homeless individuals, within a series of shared properties.
The Local Authority owns the vast majority of the properties in which this service is to be delivered.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 1 475 000 and 2 474 863 GBP

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

Duration in months: 36 (from the award of the contract)

5)Additional information about lots

The price range above reflects that the contract may be extended by up to 2 further years.

Lot No: 2 Lot title: Single Homeless Service — Norwich 2

1)Short description

Housing related support service provision for Single Homeless individuals in Norwich.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

85300000, 85310000, 85312300, 85312310

3)Quantity or scope

Housing related support to be provided to 9 single homeless individuals with low level support needs, across 2 shared properties.
The Local Authority owns the 2 properties in which services are to be delivered.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 55 000 and 94 584 GBP

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

Duration in months: 36 (from the award of the contract)

5)Additional information about lots

The price range above reflects that the contract may be extended by up to 2 further years.

Lot No: 3 Lot title: Single Homeless Service — Norwich 3

1)Short description

Housing related support service provision for Single Homeless individuals in Norwich.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

85300000, 85310000, 85312300, 85312310

3)Quantity or scope

Housing related support to be provided to 12 single homeless individuals with low level support needs, within a shared property.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 535 000 and 907 828 GBP

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

Duration in months: 36 (from the award of the contract)

5)Additional information about lots

The price range above reflects that the contract may be extended by up to 2 further years.
Housing related support services are currently provided within premises owned by a Registered Social Landlord.

Lot No: 4 Lot title: Single Homeless Service — South Norfolk 1

1)Short description

Housing related support service provision for Single Homeless individuals, with a secondary focus on service users who have a history of offending or are at risk of offending.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

85300000, 85310000, 85312300, 85312310

3)Quantity or scope

Lot 4 comprises of 2 services and we are seeking a single housing related support provider to delivery provision across both services, as follows:
Service A — Hostel Service:
Housing related support to be provided to 9 single homeless individuals with medium level support needs in South Norfolk, with a secondary focus on service users who have a history of offending or are at risk of offending.
Service B — Move On Accommodation:
Housing related support to be provided to 12 single homeless individuals with low level support needs in South Norfolk.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 590 000 and 1 007 368 GBP

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

Duration in months: 36 (from the award of the contract)

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 5 Lot title: Single Homeless Service — South Norfolk 2

1)Short description

Housing related support service provision for Single Homeless individuals in South Norfolk.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

85300000, 85310000, 85312300, 85312310

3)Quantity or scope

Housing related support to be provided to 19 single homeless individuals, provided across a range of properties.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 275 000 and 471 502 GBP

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

Duration in months: 36 (from the award of the contract)

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 6 Lot title: Single Homeless Service — South Norfolk 3

1)Short description

Housing related support service provision for Single Homeless individuals in South Norfolk.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

85300000, 85310000, 85312300, 85312310

3)Quantity or scope

Housing related support to be provided to 36 single homeless individuals, provided across a number of properties.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 255 000 and 438 089 GBP

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

Duration in months: 36 (from the award of the contract)

5)Additional information about lots

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:

As described in the Invitation to Tender and supporting documents.

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

As described in the Invitation to Tender and supporting documents.

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

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: As described in the Invitation to Tender and supporting documents.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: As described in the Invitation to Tender and supporting documents.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As described in the Invitation to Tender and supporting documents.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
As described in the Invitation to Tender and supporting documents.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
As described in the Invitation to Tender and supporting documents.

III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts

III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1)Information about a particular profession

Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no

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

Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Open

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

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:

NCCT40912

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

Prior information notice

Notice number in the OJEU: 2015/S 124-227515 of 1.7.2015

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

Payable documents: no

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

21.10.2015 – 14:00

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

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

in days: 180 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 21.10.2015 – 14:05

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2)Information about European Union funds

The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

VI.3)Additional information

The price range indicated in II.2.1 reflects that contracts may be extended for up to a further 2 years, for individual lots.
This is a procurement for services specified in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as those covered by the Light Touch Regime (LTR). The procurement exercise will be conducted in accordance with the information contained in the Invitation to Tender and associated documents.
The Authority has been constrained by the forms used by the Publications Office to describe the procurement procedure as Open. This will be a single stage procurement process, but the Authority does not bind itself to conduct the procurement process in accordance with the Open procedure, as described in the Regulations, nor to abide by any other part of the Regulations which does not expressly apply to procurements under the LTR.
This procurement will be managed electronically via the Council’s procurement system. To participate in this procurement, Applicants must first be registered on the procurement system at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found athttps://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/BuyerProfiles Once registered you will need to express an interest in this procurement to obtain the procurement documentation. You will be able to view the procurement project under the tenders section and express an interest. If you encounter any difficulties whilst using the system you can contact the support team.

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The Council has incorporated a standstill period at the point when information on the proposed award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the Contract is entered into. Aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by any breach of the Councils obligations may take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

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

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

2.9.2015