Tender

Provision of the Home Improvement Agency Service – I-1782

  • Oxfordshire County Council
  • South Oxfordshire District Council
  • Vale of White Horse District Council

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

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-004268

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03a4f1

Published 10 February 2023, 5:04pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Oxfordshire County Council

County Hall

Oxford

OX1 1ND

Contact

Ms Alice Leung

Email

alice.leung@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 111

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKJ14 - Oxfordshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk

Buyer's address

http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk

one.1) Name and addresses

South Oxfordshire District Council

Abbey House, Abbey Close

Abingdon

OX14 3JD

Contact

Head of Housing and Environment

Email

enquiries@southoxon.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKJ14 - Oxfordshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.southoxon.gov.uk/

one.1) Name and addresses

Vale of White Horse District Council

Abbey House, Abbey Close

Abingdon

OX14 3JD

Contact

Head of Housing and Environment

Email

enquiries@whitehorsedc.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKJ14 - Oxfordshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk/

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

one.3) Communication

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=5e8854b7-7ca8-ed11-811f-005056b64545

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local Agency/Office

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Provision of the Home Improvement Agency Service – I-1782

Reference number

DN655606

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 75200000 - Provision of services to the community

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Home Improvement Agency (HIA) service aims to enable those Oxfordshire Residents in need of support to maintain their independence, health and well-being at home for the foreseeable future. This is achieved through the repair, adaptation, and improvement of Residents’ homes, so that the person is able to remain in their own home in a safe, secure, and accessible environment.

The Oxfordshire County consists of four District Councils and one City Council. This tender is to supply a home improvement service for two of these areas, South Oxfordshire, and the Vale of White Horse District Councils.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ14 - Oxfordshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Home Improvement Agency (HIA) service aims to enable those Oxfordshire Residents in need of support to maintain their independence, health and well-being at home for the foreseeable future. This is achieved through the repair, adaptation, and improvement of Residents’ homes, so that the person is able to remain in their own home in a safe, secure, and accessible environment.

The Oxfordshire County consists of four District Councils and one City Council. This tender is to supply a home improvement service for two of these areas, South Oxfordshire, and the Vale of White Horse District Councils.

The maximum available budget for the Provision of Home Improvement Agency Service is £361,096.95 per annum. Please note, there are additional fees paid to the Provider for facilitating grant applications and works relating to the Disabled Facilities Grants.

The contract is for an initial term of three years with an option for the Council to extend for up to a further two years. The Council intends to novate the contract from Oxfordshire County Council to South Oxfordshire District Council and Vale of White Horse District Council on 1st October 2023.

The subject matter of this procurement process relates to the delivery of services which are listed to in Schedule 3 to the regulations. As such, the procurement process adopted by the Commissioners has been developed in accordance with Regulation 76 of the regulations and in particular in accordance with the fundamental public procurement principles of transparency and equal treatment. For the avoidance of doubt this means that the Commissioners have not adopted the open procedure (as such term is defined in the regulations) for the undertaking of this procurement process. The fact that in this Contract Notice at Section IV.1) the field/box relating to type of procedure may default to the term ‘Open’ does not mean that this procedure is being followed by the Commissioners.

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £1,805,484.75

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

Duration in months

36

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) Form of procedure

Open procedure

four.2) Administrative information

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

Date

13 March 2023

Local time

12:00pm

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

English


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court of England and Wales

Royal Courts of Justice

London

WC1A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom