Contract

Commissioning of a new Worcestershire Housing First Contract

  • Worcester City Council
  • Bromsgrove District Council
  • Malvern Hills District Council
  • Redditch Borough Council
  • Wychavon District Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-005207

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03863f

Published 21 February 2023, 3:34pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Worcester City Council

The Guildhall, High Street

Worcester

WR1 2EY

Email

procurement@worcester.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKG12 - Worcestershire

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.worcester.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

http://www.worcester.gov.uk/

one.1) Name and addresses

Bromsgrove District Council

Parkside, Market Street

Bromsgrove

B61 8DA

Email

procurement@worcester.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKG12 - Worcestershire

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.bromsgrove.gov.uk

one.1) Name and addresses

Malvern Hills District Council

Council House, Avenue Road

Malvern

WR14 3AF

Contact

Caroline Smith

Email

procurement@worcester.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKG12 - Worcestershire

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.malvernhills.gov.uk

one.1) Name and addresses

Redditch Borough Council

Walter Stranz Square

Redditch

B98 8AH

Contact

Caroline Smith

Email

procurement@worcester.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKG12 - Worcestershire

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.redditchbc.gov.uk

one.1) Name and addresses

Wychavon District Council

Civic Centre, Queen Elizabeth Drive

Pershore

WR10 1PT

Contact

Caroline Smith

Email

procurement@worcester.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKG12 - Worcestershire

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.wychavon.gov.uk

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

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

Commissioning of a new Worcestershire Housing First Contract

Reference number

DN642758

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 75310000 - Benefit services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Worcester City Council, Bromsgrove District Council, Malvern Hills District Council, Redditch Borough Council and Wychavon District Council are jointly commissioning a new Worcestershire Housing First contract.

The Procurement is being run under the Light Touch Regime, and the Authorities reserve the right to use the flexibilities permitted by Regulation 76 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) in the conduct of procurements for "light regime" services.

The five Worcestershire Local Authorities would like to invite suitably experienced and skilled providers of Housing First or similar services to submit an expression of interest (EOI).

Housing First model aims to provide chronically homeless person with housing first, as the foundation on which the other needs can be addressed, and the process of recovery can begin. This model is now a popular housing and treatment model that has proven successful with very complex clients who have faced multiple exclusions from traditional hostel and treatment setting.

The contract is for the provision of the support element for 43 Housing First participants with the accommodation being provided through registered social providers.

Please see the Expression of Interest Documents for further information

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Lowest offer: £587,946 / Highest offer: £2,000,000 taken into consideration

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKG12 - Worcestershire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Worcester City Council, Bromsgrove District Council, Malvern Hills District Council, Redditch Borough Council and Wychavon District Council are jointly commissioning a new Worcestershire Housing First contract.

The Procurement is being run under the Light Touch Regime, and the Authorities reserve the right to use the flexibilities permitted by Regulation 76 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) in the conduct of procurements for "light regime" services.

The five Worcestershire Local Authorities would like to invite suitably experienced and skilled providers of Housing First or similar services to submit an expression of interest (EOI).

Housing First model aims to provide chronically homeless person with housing first, as the foundation on which the other needs can be addressed, and the process of recovery can begin. This model is now a popular housing and treatment model that has proven successful with very complex clients who have faced multiple exclusions from traditional hostel and treatment setting.

The contract is for the provision of the support element for 43 Housing First participants with the accommodation being provided through registered social providers.

Please see the Expression of Interest Documents for further information

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 100

Price - Weighting: 0

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

Competitive dialogue

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2022/S 000-032691


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

DN642758

Title

Commissioning of a new Worcestershire Housing First Contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

24 January 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3

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

St Pauls Hostel

Hillborough Tallow Hill

Worcester

WR5 1DB

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKG12 - Worcestershire
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Lowest offer: £587,946 / Highest offer: £2,000,000 taken into consideration


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

The lowest price of £587,946 detailed at V.2.4 is the price for the initial 2 year contract from 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2025. There is an option to extend this contract up to a maximum of 5 years subject to funding.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The High Court

Royal Courts of Justice, Strand

London

WC24 2LL

Country

United Kingdom