Support for Care Leavers with Complex Needs

Support for Care Leavers with Complex Needs – Worcestershire

Lot A: Housing Related Support for young people.

United Kingdom-Worcester: Social work services with accommodation

2019/S 126-308530

Contract notice

Services

Legal Basis:

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

Worcestershire County Council
Spetchley Road
Worcester
WR5 2NP
United Kingdom
Contact person: procurement@worcestershire.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 1905844896
E-mail: droe@worcestershire.gov.uk
NUTS code: UKG12

Internet address(es):Main address: https://www.worcestershire.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: http://worcestershire.gov.uk/tendering

I.2)Information about joint procurement

I.3)Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/worcestershire/aspx/Home

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/worcestershire/aspx/Home

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address

I.4)Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.5)Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)Title:

Housing Support, Safebase, Supported Lodgings and Support for Care Leavers with Complex Needs for Young People and Families in Worcestershire

Reference number: WCC 00001393

II.1.2)Main CPV code

85311000

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

Worcestershire County Council are looking to commission a range of services to support and/or accommodate young people and young families. Providers will be invited to bid for a range of provision made available in different locations, with coverage across the county of Worcestershire. The requirements are for the provision of:

Lot A: Housing Related Support for young people;

Lot B: Safe Base short term, emergency accommodation for young people aged between 16 and 17 (at the time of placement), who are experiencing homelessness;

Lot C: Supported lodgings (including emergency supported lodgings);

Lot D: Support and/or accommodation for care leavers — Fixed (i.e. accommodation and support) or floating (support only) intensive support packages for Care Leavers (18-25) with complex needs who may have been unable to maintain a tenancy.

II.1.5)Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 5 765 000.00 GBP

II.1.6)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

Housing Related Support

Lot No: Lot A

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

85000000

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKG12

Main site or place of performance:

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Housing Related Support for young people (including those who have children of their own living with them), who are homeless or threatened with homelessness — including 16 and 17 years old who may be accommodated as a result of homelessness by children’s social care, 16-21 years old who have additional support needs in order to maintain their current accommodation and Care Leavers aged 18-25 inclusive.

II.2.5)Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6)Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 3 415 000.00 GBP

II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 36

This contract is subject to renewal: yes

Description of renewals:

Option to extend for up to a further 24 months.

II.2.10)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2.11)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds

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

II.2.14)Additional information

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

Safe Base

Lot No: Lot B

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

85000000

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKG12

Main site or place of performance:

Safe base short term, emergency accommodation for young people aged between 16 and 17 (at the time of placement), who are experiencing homelessness.

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Safe base short term, emergency accommodation for young people aged between 16 and 17 (at the time of placement), who are experiencing homelessness.

II.2.5)Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6)Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 350 000.00 GBP

II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 36

This contract is subject to renewal: yes

Description of renewals:

Option to extend for up to a further 24 months.

II.2.10)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2.11)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds

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

II.2.14)Additional information

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

Supported Lodgings

Lot No: Lot C

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

85000000

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKG12

Main site or place of performance:

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Lot C : supported lodgings (including emergency supported lodgings) — accommodation in a host’s home for any young person aged 16-17 who are not yet ready or able to live independently, or accommodation for children who are Looked After (aged 16 and 17) or care leavers aged 18-25. The Council will fund the cost of the host, which includes the cost of delivery of accommodation and support. The council will also fund the annual cost to the provider of recruitment, training and support of the host.

II.2.5)Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6)Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 1 000 000.00 GBP

II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 36

This contract is subject to renewal: yes

Description of renewals:

Option to extend for up to a further 24 months.

II.2.10)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2.11)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds

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

II.2.14)Additional information

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

Support and/or Accommodation for Care Leavers

Lot No: Lot D

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

85000000

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKG12

Main site or place of performance:

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Support and/or accommodation for care leavers — fixed (i.e. accommodation and support) or floating (support only) intensive support packages for care leavers (18-25) with complex needs who may have been unable to maintain a tenancy. The requirements for this service will be based on individual’s assessed need, therefore will be advertised on a framework as and when required.

II.2.5)Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6)Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 1 000 000.00 GBP

II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 36

This contract is subject to renewal: yes

Description of renewals:

Option to extend for up to a further 24 months.

II.2.10)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2.11)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds

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

II.2.14)Additional information

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions for participation

III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions:

III.1.2)Economic and financial standing

III.1.3)Technical and professional ability

III.1.5)Information about reserved contracts

III.2)Conditions related to the contract

III.2.1)Information about a particular profession

III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:

III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

Framework agreement with several operators

Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 10

In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:

Maximum contract term 5 years to allow for any redisgn of services

IV.1.4)Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue

IV.1.6)Information about electronic auction

IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no

IV.2)Administrative information

IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure

IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 13/08/2019

Local time: 16:00

IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:

English

IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Tender must be valid until: 30/11/2019

IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 14/08/2019

Local time: 08:00

Place:

Worcestershire County Council.

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: yes

VI.2)Information about electronic workflows

VI.3)Additional information:

VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

High Court of England Wales and NI
London
United Kingdom

VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.3)Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

01/07/2019