Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Aberdeen City Council
Woodhill House, Westburn Road
Aberdeen
AB16 5GB
Telephone
+44 1467539600
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM50 - Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00231
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
Supported Living Service
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Supported living service for adults with learning disabilities.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £7,133,776
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM50 - Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
Main site or place of performance
Aberdeen City
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
5 year contract; an HIIA was carried out as part of a review of learning disability and mental health residential and supported living accommodation.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality of service / Weighting: 90
Price - Weighting: 10
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
In terms of choice of accommodation the applicable law is the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (Choice of Accommodation) Directions 1993. In terms of section 5(1A) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 Scottish Ministers may issue directions to local authorities, either individually or collectively, as to the manner in which they are to exercise any of their functions under the 1968 Act; and a local authority shall comply with any direction made.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
31 January 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Newton Dee Camphill Community Ltd
Newton Dee Village, Bieldside
Aberdeen
AB15 9DX
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £7,133,766
Total value of the contract/lot: £7,133,766
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (Choice of Accommodation) Directions 1993 apply to Local Authorities that are to provide accommodation to a person under the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968. The Directions make it a duty of Local Authorities in Scotland to arrange places for such persons in care homes of their choice, subject to certain conditions. The Directions provide that if an individual expresses a preference for particular accommodation, the Local Authority has to arrange it provided:
· the accommodation is suitable to the person’s needs as assessed by the Local Authority;
· it will not cost the authority more than it would usually expect to pay;
· the accommodation will be available within a reasonable period; and
· the person in charge of the accommodation is willing to provide the accommodation subject to the authority’s usual terms and conditions.
(SC Ref:721253)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Aberdeen Sheriff Court
Castle Street
Aberdeen
AB10 1WP
Country
United Kingdom