Tender for Domestic Abuse Service for Women within Newport

To provide a housing related support service for women or people who identify as women who are experiencing or at risk from domestic abuse.

United Kingdom-Newport: Social work and related services

2018/S 210-480967

Social and other specific services – public contracts

Contract notice

Services

Legal Basis:

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

Newport City Council
Civic Centre
Newport
NP20 4UR
United Kingdom
Contact person: Joanne James
Telephone: +44 1633656656
E-mail: joanneclaire.james@newport.gov.uk
NUTS code: UKL21

Internet address(es):Main address: www.newport.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0273

I.2)Information about joint procurement

I.3)Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk

Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk

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:

Provision of a Housing-Related Floating Support Domestic Abuse Service for Women within Newport

Reference number: NCC-2018-073

II.1.2)Main CPV code

85300000

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

Newport City Council wishes to contract with a single provider or providers as a consortium to provide a housing related support service for women or people who identify as women who are experiencing or at risk from domestic abuse within the geographical boundaries of the city.

II.1.5)Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 1 674 000.00 GBP

II.1.6)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKL21

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Newport City Council’s Supporting People programme currently funds three domestic abuse floating support services with three contractors respectively that are due to expire on 30.6.2019. The Council has decided to remodel the housing related support services into one contract for women and those who identify as women who are experiencing or at risk of domestic abuse. The Council are inviting bids from a single provider or providers as a consortium who are experienced in delivering this service and can meet the ever changing demographic of the City. TUPE will apply.

The ITT for this requirement has been issued on https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk, ITT_71089 refers.

Please note that the Council’s Supporting People team are collaborating with Cardiff City Council to design a housing related support domestic abuse service for men.

II.2.6)Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 1 674 000.00 GBP

II.2.7)Duration of the contract or the framework agreement

Duration in months: 93

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

The Council will be holding a supplier event at 10:00 am on Friday 9.11.2018 at Brynglas House, Brynglas Road, Newport, NP20 5QU. If you are interested in attending please register by emailing luci.clague@newport.gov.uk.

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions for participation

III.1.4)Objective rules and criteria for participation

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)Form of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.3)Information about framework agreement

IV.1.10)Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure:

IV.1.11)Main features of the award procedure:

Details can be found in tender documentation.

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 / Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest

Date: 13/12/2018

Local time: 16:00

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

English

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.2)Information about electronic workflows

VI.3)Additional information:

Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this ITT:

1) Register your company on the etenderwales portal (this is only required once)

— browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk

— click the “Suppliers register here” link,

— agree to the terms and conditions and click “continue”,

— enter your correct business and user details,

— note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete,

— you will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure);

2) Express an Interest in the Project

— login to the portal with the username/password,

— click the “ITTs Open to All Suppliers” link. (These are Invitation to Tenders open to any registered supplier),

— click on the relevant ITT (ITT_71089) available from Friday 2 November 2018 to access the content,

— click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the page,

— this will move the ITT into your “My ITTs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only),

— click on the ITT code to access the content;

3) Responding to the tender:

— you can now choose to “Create Response” or “Decline to Respond” (please give a reason if declining),

— you can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification,

— note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT,

— there may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available).

If you require any further assistance use the online help, or the BravoSolution help desk is available Mon – Fri (8:00 am – 6:00 pm) on 0800 069 8634.

Note: the authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=86654

(WA Ref:86654)

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.

VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

Newport City Council
Civic Centre
Newport
NP20 4UR
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1633656656Internet address: www.newport.gov.uk

VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.3)Review procedure

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

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

29/10/2018