Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department of Finance
303 Airport Road West
BELFAST
BT39ED
ssdadmin.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKN - Northern Ireland
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
DAC 153/22 TEO - Homes for Ukraine Scheme - Monthly thank you payments
Reference number
DAC 153/22
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 66000000 - Financial and insurance services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The contract is for the implementation of optional monthly payment to sponsors under the Homes for Ukraine Scheme in Northern Ireland. On a weekly basis, the Department will provide Bryson Care with a data set of sponsors who have successfully completed all of the necessary safeguarding and accommodation checks and are now eligible for payment - subject to satisfactory completion of a standard declaration. Bryson Care will verify identity and collect relevant information required to calculate the payment amount and make the payment. Payment runs will be made on a weekly basis.
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: £198,436.40
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 66100000 - Banking and investment services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
On 18th March 2022, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) launched the Homes for Ukraine (HFU) Scheme, allowing visa applications from Ukrainian nationals and their family members to come to the UK if they have a named person willing to sponsor[1] them in the UK. Northern Ireland is participating in the HFU Scheme, with c.2,000 arrivals from Ukraine to end-December 2022.
In recognition of sponsor's generosity and knowing there will be costs associated, the UK Government offers an optional 'thank you' payment per month to sponsors under the HFU Scheme. The Executive Office (TEO) is the NICS Department with lead responsibility for implementation of the optional monthly payment to sponsors. The contract is for the implementation of the optional monthly payment to sponsors. It is expected there will be approximately 3,000 Ukrainian arrivals into Northern Ireland under the HFU Scheme. As noted above, there are c.2,000 here now with sponsors, with approximately 650 second home visits undertaken, 600 of whom are, or soon will be, in receipt of monthly payments.
On receipt of a data set from the Department, Bryson Care will contact sponsors to:
(i) verify identity;
(ii) check whether they wish to apply for the optional monthly payment;
(iii) confirm eligibility; and
(iv) collect the information required to arrange payment:
a. guest(s) arrival date in the home;
b. any subsequent departure date;
c. confirmation of contact details for both host and guest; and
d. any other relevant information
Bryson Care will subsequently contact those sponsors who have opted to receive payment, on a monthly basis, to check continuing eligibility and reaffirm bank account details.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Capability and capacity / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: 0
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.14) Additional information
The value at II.1.7 - is the maximum value, it is based on the best estimate available at time of publication.
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 procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
The value of this Direct Award Contract (DAC) is above the UK threshold and therefore the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) apply. There are a number of derogations under the regulations to award a contract to a single supplier where the supplies or services can only be supplied by a particular supplier. In this case, where competition is absent for technical reasons (regulation 32(2)(b)(ii); and in cases of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseen or attributable to the contracting authority, where the time limits for the open, restricted or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be compiled with (regulation 32(2)(c)).
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
1
Title
DAC 153/22 - TEO Homes for Ukraine Scheme - Monthly thank you payments
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11 January 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bryson Care
2 Rivers Edge
Belfast
BT6 8DN
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKN - Northern Ireland
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £198,436.40
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The UK has no such bodies
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom