Tender

Floating Housing Support and Supported Accommodation Services

  • North Lanarkshire Council

F21: Social and other specific services – public contracts (contract notice)

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-003350

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04dabe

Published 31 January 2025, 4:01pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

North Lanarkshire Council

Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street

Motherwell

ML1 1AB

Contact

Julie Smith

Email

smithjv@northlan.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM84 - North Lanarkshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00010

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.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

Floating Housing Support and Supported Accommodation Services

Reference number

NLC-CPT-24-103

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

North Lanarkshire Council (the "Council") propose to establish contracts for Floating Housing Support and Supported Accommodation Services in North Lanarkshire.

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The approach to this procurement is in accordance with Regulation 74 (Social and Other Specific Services).

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £4,160,426

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Supported Accommodation and Floating Housing Support

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM84 - North Lanarkshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This Contract is to secure a single Contractor who will support the Council to fulfill its statutory obligations for Supported Accommodation and Floating Housing Support Services.

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Duration:

01/08/2025 until 31/01/2027 with additional 14 month option until 31/03/2027 (18 months plus 14 months extension option)

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Budget:

Annual budget of 1251240 GBP. This figure includes current SLW payments and 25/26 projections.

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Further to this overview, the complete 'Details of Requirements' forms part of the Invitation to Tender ("ITT") pack; please refer to the PCS-Tender project referenced in this Notice.

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

Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Supported Accommodation Service

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM84 - North Lanarkshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This Contract is to secure a single Contractor who will support the Council to fulfill its statutory obligations for Supported Accommodation Services.

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Duration:

01/08/2025 until 31/01/2027 with additional 14 month option until 31/03/2028 (18 months plus 14 months extension option)

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Budget:

Annual budget of 211775 GBP. This figure includes current SLW payments and 25/26 projections.

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Further to this overview, the complete 'Details of Requirements' forms part of the Invitation to Tender ("ITT") pack; please refer to the PCS-Tender project referenced in this Notice.

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

Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation

List and brief description of rules and criteria

Full details of the objective rules and criteria for participation are contained within the associated project on the PCS-Tender portal.

three.2) Conditions related to the contract

three.2.2) Contract performance conditions

Contractor staff, assigned to work with Service Users must be registered under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) prior to commencement of any potential contract.

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All Contractors must be registered with Care Inspectorate to deliver support in North Lanarkshire.

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All Contractor staff, assigned to work within North Lanarkshire services must be SSSC registered and appropriately qualified.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Form of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.10) Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure

Information about national procedures is available at: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/part/2/chapter/3/crossheading/social-and-other-specific-services

four.1.11) Main features of the award procedure

FOR EACH LOT:

Single-stage procedure.

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Tender Application must be submitted via PCS-Tender only.

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Tenderers must complete:

Qualification Envelope - comprising an SPD.

Technical Envelope - comprising scored and non-scored questions related to service delivery

Commercial Envelope - price element

four.2) Administrative information

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

Date

21 February 2025

Local time

12:00pm

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 ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

six.3) Additional information

TENDERERS PLEASE NOTE: Police Scotland identified a number of business areas which have a high risk of infiltration by Serious and Organised Crime groups; this Contract area belongs to one such area and as such the Authority reserves the right to include enhanced probity checks prior to any contract award, including sharing tenderer information with Police Scotland.

The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 28481. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343

A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363

Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/

A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:

Bidders should refer to the requirements stated within PCS-Tender.

(SC Ref:788973)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Scottish Courts

Edinburgh

Country

United Kingdom