Contract

Temporary Accommodation & Associated Services Flexible Purchasing System - Category 4

  • The City of Edinburgh Council

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

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-008216

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-028fbf

Published 14 March 2024, 3:04pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

The City of Edinburgh Council

Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street

Edinburgh

EH8 8BG

Email

john.youngs@edinburgh.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1314693922

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00290

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

Temporary Accommodation & Associated Services Flexible Purchasing System - Category 4

Reference number

CT0627

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85300000 - Social work and related services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The City of Edinburgh Council established a flexible purchasing system for temporary accommodation in March 2022. This was a long-term opportunity with the aim to increase Edinburgh’s capacity for temporary accommodation.

The Council require accommodation and associated services which are tailored to resident’s needs, can adapt by flexing capacity whilst having a focus on value for money and allows continued change and improvement.

The Council are re-opening applications to the flexible purchasing system for Category 4 - Temporary Accommodation Support Services for new bidders.

This is ahead of mini-competitions to re-tender replacement contracts for the following services which will be run via the flexible purchasing system:

Housing First and Complex Needs Visiting Housing Support

Street Based Outreach and Support Hub

Locality Visiting Housing Support and Preventative Support

Young Person Visiting Housing Support, Young Person Groupwork and Youth Emergency Support

The Council will be using the PCS-Tender online portal to run and manage the opportunity, and as such strongly encourage interested potential providers to attend training on the operation of the purchasing system and PCS-T.

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: £1

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85310000 - Social work services
  • 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Council are re-opening applications to the flexible purchasing system for Category 4, Temporary Accommodation Associated Services.

following re-opening, a mini competition will be run to all those successful on the framework for the provision of Support Services for those who have found themselves homeless. All Service Providers shall work with people who are at risk of becoming homeless, who are homeless or have recently experienced homelessness.

The scope of the contract is to provide support to people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness to get or keep a home and who meet the eligibility criteria set out in the individual services as indicated in the attached draft specification.

Preventing homelessness in the first place

Supporting people to access settled accommodation as quickly as possible

Reducing the number of people sleeping rough

The contract will compromise 4 Lots, which combine or replace a number of existing services delivered by the City of Edinburgh Council:

Housing First and Complex Needs Visiting Housing Support;

Street Based Outreach and Support Hub;

Locality Visiting Housing Support and Preventative Support;

Young Person Visiting Housing Support, Young Person Groupwork and Youth Emergency Support.

Draft Specifications for potential future mini-competitions run through category 4 are attached to this Contract Notice.

Please see individual specifications for more information.

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.2.14) Additional information

Please see Bidder Guidance Document for more information on the operation of the Purchasing System and how to apply.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Form of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.10) Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure

Information about national procedures is available at: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/contents/made

four.1.11) Main features of the award procedure

Category 2 - 40% quality, 60% cost

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2023/S 000-001414


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

5 October 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 12

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 10

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 12

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 12

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Cyrenians

Norton Park , 57 Albion Road

Edinburgh

EH75QY

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKM - Scotland
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Four Square (Scotland)

67a Logie Green Road

Edinburgh

EH7 4HF

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

LinkLiving Ltd

2c New Mart Road

Edinburgh

EH14 1RL

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Beam Up Ltd

Senna Building, Gorsuch Place

London

E2 8JF

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Blue Triangle (Glasgow) Housing Association

3rd Floor , 100 Berkeley Street

Glasgow

G3 7HU

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKM - Scotland
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Move On

52 St Enoch Square

Glasgow

G14AA

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKM - Scotland
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Tanshe Limited

1 Wester Shawfair, Shawfair Park

Edinburgh

EH22 1FD

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKM73 - East Lothian and Midlothian
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Turning Point Scotland

54 Govan Road

Glasgow

g51 1jl

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

With You Limited

Unit 4 Hay Business Centre, Hay Avenue

Edinburgh

EH16 4AQ

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Change Grow Live (CGL)

3rd Floor, Tower Point

Brighton

BN1 1YR

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ21 - Brighton and Hove

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Right There

Right There Building, 15 Dava Street

Glasgow

G51 2JA

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

Yes

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £1


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

In October 2023 - 11 organisations were awarded a place on Category 4 of the City of Edinburgh Council's Temporary Accommodation Flexible Procurement System CT0627.

Category 4 covers 'Temporary Accommodation Associated Services', covering services including Homeless Support Services.

Contract is being operated as a Flexible Purchasing System under the Light Touch Regime and therefore will have a term of 10 years. The Framework commenced on March 2022. Please note; the establishment of a Flexible Purchasing System will act as platform for the future procurement of temporary accommodation and as such is not a guarantee of any work or financial commitment.

Please see Award notice Reference No: MAR444682 on Public Contracts Scotland for more information on CT0627.

It is a mandatory requirement of this Contract/Framework Agreement that a prompt payment clause is present in all Contracts used in the delivery of the requirements. This ensures payment of sub-contractors at all stages of the supply chain within 30 days and includes an obligation to provide a point of contact for sub-contractors to refer to in the case of payment difficulties. This will require active monitoring of payment performance as well as the provision of evidence and reports to the Council on request or as contractually scheduled.

(SC Ref:759436)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Sheriff Court

Sheriff Court House, 27 Chambers Street

Edinburgh

EH1 1LB

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

An economic operator that suffers or risks suffering loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session. A claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 30 days of the Contract Award Notice being published in the Find a Tender Service or within 30 days of the date those who expressed an interest in or otherwise bid for the contract were informed of the conclusion of the contract or in any other case within 6 months from the date on which the contract was entered into.