Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Nottinghamshire County Council
County Hall, Loughborough Road Westbridgford
Nottinghamshire
NG2 7QP
Contact
Mrs Katie Greenhalgh
katie.greenhalgh@nottscc.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1159774761
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKF16 - South Nottinghamshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk
Buyer's address
http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=900395cd-4d8b-ed11-811c-005056b64545
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=900395cd-4d8b-ed11-811c-005056b64545
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Additional supported accommodation for Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Young People
Reference number
DN643351
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Nottinghamshire County Council (the Council) commissioned a service to provide accommodation and support to Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC) which commenced in August 2022. However, the current demand for supported accommodation outweighs existing capacity and therefore the Council is looking to commission additional supported accommodation for USAC.
The Council is seeking to establish a framework of suitable providers who are able to provide additional supported accommodation for UASC against two lots:
Lot 1: Core and Cluster
Lot 2: Emergency supported accommodation provision
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 1
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 1 - Core and Cluster
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF14 - Nottingham
- UKF16 - South Nottinghamshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Nottinghamshire County Council (the Council) commissioned a service to provide accommodation and support to Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC) which commenced in August 2022. However, the current demand for supported accommodation outweighs existing capacity and therefore the Council is looking to commission additional supported accommodation for USAC.
The Council is seeking to establish a framework of suitable providers who are able to provide additional supported accommodation for UASC against two lots.
The UASC service will offer safe accommodation and support to those requiring a planned transition into supported accommodation and to those requiring emergency accommodation further details of the services that will be purchased under the Framework by the Council are as set out in the service specification;
An open multi-provider framework agreement will be put in place which means that during the framework Term the Council may re-open the Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Young People’s Supported Accommodation Service tender exercise to run further competitive processes to allow new providers to be appointed to the framework.
Bidders may tender for one or more of the following lots:
Lot 1: Core and Cluster - Single Provider Award
Lot 2: Emergency supported accommodation provision - Multi-Provider Award
The framework agreement will be established with an initial duration of 5 years, with option to extend for a further three of up to two-year extensions to a maximum of 11 years with a proposed contract start date of the 1st of April 2023.
This is a new competitive procurement process using an open procedure conducted in accordance with the light touch regime of the Public Procurement 2015 Regulations and advertised in the Find a Tender Service Find high value contracts in the public sector - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
This opportunity can be accessed via the East Midlands Tenders portal https://www.eastmidstenders.org/ Reference DN643351
Please read all the tender documents. If you have any questions, please submit them through the procurement portal using the messaging facility. The deadline for questions prior to tender submission is the 26th of January 2023, this is to allow time for questions to be answered before the deadline.
The closing date for all tenders is at 15:30 hours on the 2nd of February 2023
two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement
Duration in days
60
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
There are three extensions to the framework of up to 2 years each.
Award criteria - please refer to the tender documents : Process Overview.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 2: Emergency supported accommodation provision
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
Main site or place of performance
For this lot, the emergency accommodation can be situated anywhere within the county of Nottinghamshire and also includes accommodation situated in Nottingham City. Out of County placements may also be considered, so bidders must also list the units of accommodation they have within the East Midlands area
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Nottinghamshire County Council (the Council) commissioned a service to provide accommodation and support to Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC) which commenced in August 2022. However, the current demand for supported accommodation outweighs existing capacity and therefore the Council is looking to commission additional supported accommodation for USAC.
The Council is seeking to establish a framework of suitable providers who are able to provide additional supported accommodation for UASC against two lots.
The UASC service will offer safe accommodation and support to those requiring a planned transition into supported accommodation and to those requiring emergency accommodation further details of the services that will be purchased under the Framework by the Council are as set out in the service specification;
An open multi-provider framework agreement will be put in place which means that during the framework Term the Council may re-open the Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Young People’s Supported Accommodation Service tender exercise to run further competitive processes to allow new providers to be appointed to the framework.
Bidders may tender for one or more of the following lots:
Lot 1: Core and Cluster - Single Provider Award
Lot 2: Emergency supported accommodation provision - Multi-Provider Award
Lot 2 Award Criteria: Please refer to the tender document Process Overview for the award criteria for lot 2.
The framework agreement will be established with an initial duration of 5 years, with option to extend for a further three of up to two-year extensions to a maximum of 11 years with a proposed contract start date of the 1st of April 2023.
This is a new competitive procurement process using an open procedure conducted in accordance with the light touch regime of the Public Procurement 2015 Regulations and advertised in the Find a Tender Service Find high value contracts in the public sector - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
This opportunity can be accessed via the East Midlands Tenders portal https://www.eastmidstenders.org/ Reference DN643351
Please read all the tender documents. If you have any questions, please submit them through the procurement portal using the messaging facility. The deadline for questions prior to tender submission is the 26th of January 2023, this is to allow time for questions to be answered before the deadline.
The closing date for all tenders is at 15:30 hours on the 2nd of February 2023
two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement
Duration in months
60
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
There are three extensions of up to 2 years each.
Award criteria - please refer to the tender documents : Process Overview.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Form of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:
The procurement involves the establishment of an open framework agreement under the light touch regime. The framework agreement will be established with an initial duration of 5 years, with the option to extend for a further three of up to two-year extensions to a maximum of 11 years. The justification for the duration of the framework exceeding 4 years is that the framework agreement has been set as such so that it is consistent with the length of the contract for the Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children service that has already been commissioned and to make the service financially viable for the providers who successfully bid.
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
2 February 2023
Local time
3:30pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
London
Country
United Kingdom