Award

Supported Accommodation for young people including care leavers, young parents and young families

  • Cornwall Council

UK5: Transparency notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-010386

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

Published 20 March 2025, 12:50pm



Scope

Reference

DN762833

Description

Supported accommodation is one of several housing options that are used by Cornwall Council to accommodate vulnerable young people. The young people accessing this service will have involvement with social care or be at risk of homelessness, with the service designed to prioritise 16 and 17 year olds and care leavers up to the age of 24 years.

The intended outcome for young people in supported accommodation is that they are provided with an environment where they can thrive and receive a safe and supportive transition to adulthood and independent living.


Contract 1. Supported Accommodation for Young People including Care Leavers, Young Parents and Young Familes

Supplier

Contract value

  • £12,582,674 excluding VAT
  • £15,099,209 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Earliest date the contract will be signed

1 April 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 April 2025 to 1 April 2030
  • Possible extension to 1 April 2032
  • 7 years, 1 day

Description of possible extension:

The contract is for a 5 year period with a single opportunity to extend for a further 2 years bringing the total contract length to 7 years.

The values specified on this Transparency Notice are for the full period of 7 years.

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

Contract locations

  • UKK3 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly

Other information

Description of risks to contract performance

Financial difficulty/ bankruptcy

• Ofsted registration revoked

• Unable to safely staff the provision and leadership concerns

• Organisational Safeguarding concerns

• Property use/availability and quality of accommodation- not adhering to quality requirements and regulations

• Health and safety concerns

• Nominations/ referrals rejected for yp meeting agreed eligibility criteria

• Not meeting KPIs

• Mobilisation and delivery of service in line with agreed delivery model

• Inability to achieve commitments laid out in proposal which forms part of contract

• Needs of young people change and service unable to meet their needs

• Voids in service as demand doesn't match supply

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes


Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award

Direct award justification

Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights

The direct award of a contract to the provider in this instance pursuant to Section 41(1)(a) of the Procurement Act 2023 is justified under Schedule 5 paragraph 5 (single suppliers) on the basis that the provider is in possession of certain exclusive rights to the properties through their freehold interest in the properties and therefore has the exclusive right to determine which providers deliver services within those properties. There are no reasonable alternatives available in relation to the delivery of the services.


Supplier

LIVEWEST HOMES LTD

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PCRN-5716-MJRP

1 WELLINGTON WAY, SKYPARK BUSINESS PARK, CLYST HONITON

EXETER, DEVON

EX5 2FZ

United Kingdom

Contact name: Mr Dave Davies

Telephone: 07966 873527

Email: david.davies@dchgroup.com

Region: UKK43 - Devon CC

Contract 1. Supported Accommodation for Young People including Care Leavers, Young Parents and Young Familes


Contracting authority

Cornwall Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PYRH-9827-DWLP

County Hall, Treyew Road

Truro

TR1 3AY

United Kingdom

Contact name: Mrs Christine Stone

Telephone: +44 1872326050

Email: Christine.Stone@cornwall.gov.uk

Website: https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/

Region: UKK30 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government