Opportunity

Emergency Bed & Breakfast Accommodation

  • Derby City Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-011925

Published 28 May 2021, 8:49am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Derby City Council

Corporation Street

Derby

DE12FS

Contact

Paul Hallsworth

Email

procurement@derby.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1332640768

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKF11 - Derby

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.eastmidstenders.org

one.3) Communication

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

www.eastmidstenders.org

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

www.eastmidstenders.org

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

Emergency Bed & Breakfast Accommodation

Reference number

TD1583

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 55270000 - Services provided by bed and breakfast establishments

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Tenders are invited for inclusion on the framework for provision of Emergency Bed & Breakfast Accommodation. The successful Service Providers awarded a position on the framework will be responsible for providing the service, liaising closely with the Derby City Council Housing Options Team, and occasionally other officers of the City Council.

This is a statutory service that will be delivered to persons placed appropriate to their need as assessed by the Council and administered by its arm's length management organisation Derby Homes. Occasionally, social work teams from across the Council may approach service providers directly to agree a placement - though this may be in emergency situations, these must be done on the same basis as set out in this specification and the associated terms and conditions. Service Users could take the form of a single person, a couple or a family type. The service will be delivered in the form of a provision of a room / bed and breakfast for the period of time agreed between the Council and Service Provider.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH - East of England

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Tenders are invited for inclusion on the framework for provision of Emergency Bed & Breakfast Accommodation. The successful Service Providers awarded a position on the framework will be responsible for providing the service, liaising closely with the Derby City Council Housing Options Team, and occasionally other officers of the City Council.

This is a statutory service that will be delivered to persons placed appropriate to their need as assessed by the Council and administered by its arm's length management organisation Derby Homes. Occasionally, social work teams from across the Council may approach service providers directly to agree a placement - though this may be in emergency situations, these must be done on the same basis as set out in this specification and the associated terms and conditions. Service Users could take the form of a single person, a couple or a family type. The service will be delivered in the form of a provision of a room / bed and breakfast for the period of time agreed between the Council and Service Provider.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £3,400,000

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

Duration in months

36

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

There may be one extension of up to twelve months, making the overall contract period up to four years. Potential date for advertising renewal if option is not taken is June 2024 2024.

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

There may be one extension of up to twelve months, making the overall contract period up to four years. Potential date for advertising renewal if option is not taken is June 2024.

two.2.14) Additional information

Conditions relating to environmental and social requirements of the contracting authority may be included in this contract.

Please note suppliers wishing to express interest and obtain the documentation must do so by 23.00 on 30th June 2021. It is recommended that you express interest and obtain the documentation well before this time to allow sufficient time to prepare and submit a bid.

The deadline for returns is 10.00 on Thursday 1st July 2021.

Documents are available at www.eastmidstenders.org

Please search for TD1583.

Please note: we will only accept expressions of interest through the e-tendering system.


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:

Any supplier may be disqualified who:

(a) is bankrupt or is being wound up, where his affairs are being administered by the court, where he has entered into an arrangement with creditors, where he has suspended business activities or is in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations;

(b) is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order compulsory winding up the administration by the court or of an arrangement with creditors or of any other similar proceedings under national laws and regulations;

(c) has been convicted by a judgment which has the force of res judicata in accordance with the legal provisions of the country of any offence concerning his professional conduct;

(d) has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which the contract authorities can demonstrate;

(e) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the

country of the contracting authority;

(f) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting

authority;

(g) is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required under this Section or has not supplied such information;

(h) has been the subject of a conviction for participation in a criminal organization, as defined in Article 2(1) of Council Joint Action 98/733/JHA;

(i) has been the subject of a conviction for corruption, as defined in Article 3 of the Council Act of 26 May 1972 and Article 3(1) of Council Joint Action 98/742/JHA3 respectively;

(j)has been the subject of a conviction for fraud within the meaning of Article 1 of the Convention relating to the protection of the financial interests of the European Communities;

(k) has been the subject of a conviction for money laundering, as defined in Article 1 of Council Directive 91/308/EEC of 10 June 1991 on prevention of the use of the financial system for the

purpose of money laundering.

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.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

Framework agreement with several operators

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

1 July 2021

Local time

10:00am

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

Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

1 July 2021

Local time

10:01am


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: Yes

Estimated timing for further notices to be published: There is the option for one extension of up to twelve months, making the overall contract period up to 4 years. The potential date for advertising renewal if option is not taken is June 2024.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Derby City Council

The Council House, Corporation Street

Derby

DE1 2FS

Email

procurement@derby.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1332640768

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

Derby City Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar days standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into.

Applicants have 2 working days from the notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be required from the contact details provided in section 1.1 of this notice.

If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Si 2015 No 102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court(England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months).

Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may only award damages. [The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the contract is entered into].