Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Procurement for Housing
2 Olympic Way, Woolston Grange Avenue
Yes
WA2 0YL
Contact
jane brighouse
Telephone
+44 07971266217
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.procurementforhousing.co.uk
Buyer's address
https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA26067
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
PfH Temporary Accommodation and Decant Services
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 98341100 - Accommodation management services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Established in 2004, Procurement for Housing (PfH) is a national procurement consortium dedicated to the social housing sector and supported by the National Housing Federation (NHF), Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) and HouseMark. Collectively our Members manage more than 75% of UK’ social housing stock, with PfH helping them to achieve efficiency savings using a wide range of services including framework agreements, spend analyses, strategy reviews, consolidated billing and comprehensive reporting. PfH is a contracting authority under Regulation 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (“PCR 2015”) and a central purchasing body under regulation 37 PCR 2015.
Please refer to www.pfh.co.uk for additional information.
PfH is administered by Inprova Limited and is headquartered in the North West of England with over 20 years of expertise and experience offering a complete procurement solutions package across outsourcing, technology and consultancy. By integrating procurement services and technology, Inprova operates as a delivery partner, supporting business performance improvement for the public sector.
PfH is seeking suitably experienced suppliers to be appointed to a framework to manage our members' Temporary Accommodation and Decant requirements.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £25,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 98341000 - Accommodation services
- 55250000 - Letting services of short-stay furnished accommodation
- 55110000 - Hotel accommodation services
- 39150000 - Miscellaneous furniture and equipment
- 39220000 - Kitchen equipment, household and domestic items and catering supplies
- 39300000 - Miscellaneous equipment
- 39310000 - Catering equipment
- 39312000 - Food-preparation equipment
- 44410000 - Articles for the bathroom and kitchen
- 39144000 - Bathroom furniture
- 39140000 - Domestic furniture
- 39143000 - Bedroom, dining room and living-room furniture
- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- 60120000 - Taxi services
- 60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
- 79920000 - Packaging and related services
- 30199770 - Luncheon vouchers
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Procurement for Housing (PfH) is seeking to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of Accommodation and Decant Managed solutions.
PfH wish to appoint a panel of experienced suppliers to a single lot to carry out services to PfH Members in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland and the wider public sector (“Contracting Authorities”) permitted to use the framework.
The successful suppliers will be required to provide a full range of inclusive Accommodation and Decant services. This will include the core provision of a 24 hours a day 365 days a year accommodation vetting, search and booking service, in addition to the hire and or purchase of relevant associated provisions.
The successful suppliers will be required to demonstrate previous experience in dealing with temporary accommodation needs of housing organisations, local authorities and similar bodies, including dealing with emergency situations.
The framework will be for an initial period of three years with an option to extend for a further 12 months.
PfH expects to appoint three suppliers to the framework but reserves the right to award a greater of fewer number of organisations, depending on the bids received.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical and Professional Ability / Weighting: 60
Price - Weighting: 40
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £25,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The framework will be for an initial period of three years with an option to extend for a further 12 months.
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.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 3
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
5 June 2023
Local time
5:00pm
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
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
5 June 2023
Local time
5:00pm
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
This Framework may be used by any contracting authority listed in or referred to in the FTS Notice. This includes: All current members of PfH at the time of the FTS notice for this procurement; Any registered provider of social housing (or Welsh registered social landlord ,or Scottish registered social registered social landlord) that becomes a member of PfH during the period of the Framework Agreement; Any public authority (as defined in the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for public authorities in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and UK-wide public authorities based in Scotland, or as defined in the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 for Scottish public authorities) that becomes a member of PfH at any time during the period of the Framework Agreement; Any local authority (as defined in the Local Government Act 1972 for public authorities in England and Wales or as defined in the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 for Scottish local authorities or as defined in the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 for local authorities in Northern Ireland) that becomes a member of PfH at any time during the period of the Framework Agreement; Any housing Arm's Length Management Organisation (ALMO) that becomes a member of PfH during the period of the Framework Agreement; Any wholly owned subsidiaries of any of the above Organisations; educational establishments and any other contracting authority listed on the following page of the PfH website :
http://procurementforhousing.co.uk/permissible-users/ at the time of the FTS notice for this procurement.
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(MT Ref:229304)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
Cabinet Office
London
publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 3450103503
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit