Tender

Outreach Housing Support for Anyone Experiencing Domestic and/or Coercive Control

  • Dumfries and Galloway Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-008126

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04e9f4 (view related notices)

Published 6 March 2025, 9:01am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Dumfries and Galloway Council

Procurement Team, Carruthers House

Dumfries

DG1 2HP

Email

Procurement.PeopleandProjects@dumgal.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 3033333000

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM92 - Dumfries & Galloway

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.dumgal.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00219

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html

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

Outreach Housing Support for Anyone Experiencing Domestic and/or Coercive Control

Reference number

DGCSC-0024

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Dumfries and Galloway Council has a duty under Section 32B of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 as amended, to conduct a housing support assessment for applicants who are unintentionally homeless or threatened with homelessness and that they have ‘reason to believe’ need the housing support services prescribed in regulations. The ‘regulations’ are the Housing Support Services (Homelessness) (Scotland) Regulations 2012. This opportunity is for the provision of high-quality outreach housing support within the Dumfries and Galloway region for anyone who has been subject to domestic abuse and/or coercive control. This includes those who have been assessed as homeless or threatened with homelessness.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Outreach Housing Support for Anyone Experiencing Domestic Abuse and/or Coercive Control - Annandale & Eskdale

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM92 - Dumfries & Galloway
Main site or place of performance

Annandale & Eskdale area of Dumfries and Galloway region

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Dumfries and Galloway Council are seeking organisations to deliver outreach housing support to anyone who is experiencing or have experienced domestic abuse and/or coercive control.

Housing support services including outreach housing support include:

- Counselling

- Advocacy

- Home visits

- Access to out of hours emergency contact and advice service

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 80

Price - Weighting: 20

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

Start date

1 October 2025

End date

31 March 2028

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Two 12 month extension periods will be at the sole discretion of Dumfries and Galloway Council

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

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

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Outreach Housing Support for Anyone Experiencing Domestic Abuse and/or Coercive Control - Nithsdale

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM92 - Dumfries & Galloway
Main site or place of performance

Nithsdale area of Dumfries and Galloway

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Dumfries and Galloway Council are seeking organisations to deliver outreach housing support to anyone who is experiencing or have experienced domestic abuse and/or coercive control.

Housing support services including outreach housing support include:

- Counselling

- Advocacy

- Home visits

- Access to out of hours emergency contact and advice service

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 80

Price - Weighting: 20

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

Start date

1 October 2025

End date

31 March 2028

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

subject to two 12 month extension periods at the sole discretion of Dumfries and Galloway Council

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

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

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Outreach Housing Support for Anyone Experiencing Domestic Abuse or Coercive Control - Stewartry

Lot No

3

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM92 - Dumfries & Galloway
Main site or place of performance

Stewartry area of Dumfries and Galloway

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Dumfries and Galloway Council are seeking organisations to deliver outreach housing support to anyone who is experiencing or have experienced domestic abuse and/or coercive control.

Housing support services including outreach housing support include:

- Counselling

- Advocacy

- Home visits

- Access to out of hours emergency contact and advice service

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 80

Price - Weighting: 20

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

Start date

1 October 2025

End date

31 March 2028

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Option to extend for two 12 month periods at the sole discretion of Dumfries and Galloway Council

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

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

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot 4: Outreach Housing Support for Anyone Experiencing Domestic Abuse or Coercive Control - Wigtownshire

Lot No

4

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM92 - Dumfries & Galloway
Main site or place of performance

Wigtownshire area of Dumfries and Galloway

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Dumfries and Galloway Council are seeking organisations to deliver outreach housing support to anyone who is experiencing or have experienced domestic abuse and/or coercive control.

Housing support services including outreach housing support include:

- Counselling

- Advocacy

- Home visits

- Access to out of hours emergency contact and advice service

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 80

Price - Weighting: 20

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

Start date

1 October 2025

End date

31 March 2028

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Two 12 month extension periods at the sole discretion of Dumfries and Galloway Council

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

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 three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

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

Date

16 April 2025

Local time

12:00pm

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

English

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Tender must be valid until: 14 August 2025

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

16 April 2025

Local time

12:00pm

Place

Dumfries and Galloway

Information about authorised persons and opening procedure

Two members of the corporate procurement team will open the tenders and record.


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

six.3) Additional information

The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 28701. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343

Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/

A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:

Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:

Tenderers will be asked to submit commitments to community benefits in relation to the Dumfries and Galloway Council's Community Benefits Menu / Wish List.

(SC Ref:791282)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Dumfries Sheriff Court

Dumfries

Country

United Kingdom