Contract

Provision of an Integrated Housing Support Service

  • Carmarthenshire County Council

F20: Modification notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-007011

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02a2d4

Published 6 April 2021, 3:08pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Carmarthenshire County Council

County Hall

Carmarthen

SA31 1JP

Email

sgriffiths@carmarthensire.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1267234567

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKL14 - South West Wales

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0281


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Provision of an Integrated Housing Support Service

Reference number

eTenderWales Project Reference - project_42945

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85300000 - Social work and related services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

LOT 2 - Provision of an Integrated Housing Support Service using the Principles of Housing First

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 70333000 - Housing services
  • 85000000 - Health and social work services
  • 85300000 - Social work and related services
  • 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation
  • 85320000 - Social services
  • 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKL14 - South West Wales
Main site or place of performance

Carmarthenshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:

1.1 Model - To provide an integrated housing support service for people aged 18 and over who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and in need of intensive, housing support.

1.2 Access - Referrals are to be made via Carmarthenshire County Council Housing Options team.

1.3 Accommodation - Support is not tied to any particular accommodation. Therefore, this service is a non-accommodation based service.

1.4 Location - The service will be provided across Carmarthenshire.

1.5 Client Group - People who are leaving prison with co-existing needs; People who are, or at risk of being homeless and have a history of offending, mental health or substance misuse issues.

1.6 Length of Support - There is no time limit to this service. The length of support will be determined by the needs of the person being supported as detailed in their plan of support.

1.7 Number of Hours - 172 hours of support expected to be delivered over 12 units.

This service will provide an intensive package of floating support to people who are aged 18 and over and who are homeless, at risk of homelessness and who have multiple, co-occurring needs. The floating support will include supporting the person find suitable accommodation.

The client group to be supported includes prison leavers who are at risk of homelessness. Supporting the Welsh Government’s prisoner pathway, this service will work with people leaving prison to source and secure permanent accommodation and support them to re-establish themselves in the community.

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession

Duration in months

48

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.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract

Notice number: 2019/S 241-593142


Section five. Award of contract/concession

Contract No

test

Lot No

2

Title

LOT 2 - Provision of an Integrated Housing Support Service using the Principles of Housing First

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:

5 June 2020

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Hafan Cymru

Stephens Way, Pensarn

Carmarthen

SA147EW

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKL1 - West Wales and the Valleys
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)

Total value of the procurement: £1,000,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

ETENDERWALES PORTAL - This procurement exercise was conducted via the eTenderWales portal. To assist you in locating these opportunities on the eTenderWales portal, the project code is: project_42945. This tender is comprised of one main Invitation to Tender (ITT) under this project, itt_77771, in addition to lot-specific ITTs. TO CONSTITUTE A VALID TENDER, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ONE COMPLETED ITT (77771) AND A LOT-SPECIFIC INVITATION TO TENDER (ITT) (CONTAINING A TECHNICAL AND COMMERCIAL ENVELOPE) FOR EACH LOT YOU ARE TENDERING FOR. All tender documents are all contained within itt_77771 and the Lot-specific ITTs. Please also ensure you check the attachments area for any documents / information which may assist you with your submission or you are required to upload as part of your submission as per information contained within the tender pack. To access the tender documents, please register your company on the eTenderWales portal at: www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk.

(WA Ref:104692)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court

Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

London

Country

United Kingdom


Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession

seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications

seven.1.1) Main CPV code

  • 85300000 - Social work and related services

seven.1.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 70333000 - Housing services
  • 85000000 - Health and social work services
  • 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation
  • 85320000 - Social services

seven.1.3) Place of performance

NUTS code
  • UKL14 - South West Wales
Main site or place of performance

Carmarthenshire

seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:

As detailed in the tender documents.

seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession

Duration in months

48

seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession:

£747,888

seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Hafan Cymru

Stephens Way, Pensarn

Carmarthen

SA312BG

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKL14 - South West Wales
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

seven.2) Information about modifications

seven.2.1) Description of the modifications

Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):

Regulation 72 1(c)

seven.2.2) Reasons for modification

Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee.

Description of the circumstances which rendered the modification necessary and explanation of the unforeseen nature of these circumstances:

The outbreak and subsequent impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has meant that the models of housing support have needed to change to better meet the needs of the citizens of Carmarthenshire. Carmarthenshire County Council has therefore made the decision to expand this existing service. The funding for the expansion of the services will come initially from Welsh Government Phase 2 transitional funding. This will last until 31st March 2021 where it will be replaced by Housing Support Grant funding. Welsh Government has made monies available for this purpose for 2020/21 and it is anticipated that the services will be absorbed into the Housing Support Grant thereafter.

seven.2.3) Increase in price

Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)

Value excluding VAT: £747,888

Total contract value after the modifications

Value excluding VAT: £1,041,119