Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Gloucester City Council
Gloucester City Council, Herbert Warehouse
The Docks
GL1 2EQ
Contact
Mr Roland Halford
roland.halford@gloucester.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1452396320
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKK13 - Gloucestershire
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
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
Management of Gloucester City Council Temporary Accommodation
Reference number
DN469325
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 70331000 - Residential property services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Authority is seeking a Service Provider to manage the allocation, ongoing provision of the Authority’s emergency temporary accommodation and to provide Intensive Housing Management to the occupants in their properties enabling a timely move on to more settled accommodation.
Caridas House provides 14 units (5 x single and 9 x family) and Priory Place 5 single units of emergency temporary accommodation for people who are homeless in Gloucester whom the Council have a statutory duty to rehome.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK13 - Gloucestershire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Authority is seeking a Service Provider to manage the allocation and ongoing provision of emergency temporary accommodation which is in Authority ownership and to provide Intensive housing management to the occupants in their properties to enable a timely move on.
Caridas House provides 14 units (5 x single and 9 x family) and Priory Place 5 single units of emergency temporary accommodation for people who are homeless in Gloucester to whom the Council have a duty to rehome.
The Service Provider will be responsible for managing both Caridas House, Priory Place and be available to take referrals from the Authority l, undertake risk and needs assessment to sign up new service users between the hours of 9am and 7pm Monday to Friday.
The Service Provider will work in partnership with the Authority l providing the necessary intensive housing management support enabling service users to become ‘tenancy ready’ including benefit maximisation, arrears management, accessing Choice Based Lettings (CBL), property bidding and signposting to additional services, as required.
The Service Provider will be responsible for the collection of all occupancy charges relating to temporary accommodation. These will be reimbursed to the Authority l quarterly.
The Service Provider will ensure that properties are maintained to a high standard and any undue delays in re-letting are kept to a minimum.
The accommodation shall only be available for the housing of Homeless Nominees in accordance with this Contract.
The successful Service Provider must have significant experience of providing housing-related support.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
36
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
12 February 2021
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
12 February 2021
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Court of justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom