Tender

COV - Sex Workers Support Service (2023)

  • Coventry City council

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-016590

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03d581

Published 12 June 2023, 2:44pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Coventry City council

The Council House, Earl Street

Coventry

CV1 5RR

Contact

Procurement Services

Email

procurement.services@coventry.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKG33 - Coventry

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.coventry.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/csw-jets

one.3) Communication

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

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/csw-jets

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/csw-jets

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

COV - Sex Workers Support Service (2023)

Reference number

COV - 16396

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Coventry City Council would like to re-commission a service which supports:•on street sex workers (residing and or working in CV1 to CV6) to access the services they need to obtain and retain stable housing, access drug services and access and retain drug substitution prescriptions, access health care at an early rather than acute stage thereby enabling them to exit the sex work industry•a reduction in the number of children born to this cohort and where the individual becomes pregnant to support them to either access a termination, engage with social care to keep their child or through the child removal process•the prevention and control of outbreaks of infectious disease such as Tuberculosis and Sexually Transmitted Infections.•sex workers to recognise that they are victims of modern slavery and enabling them to provide police intelligence to identify modern slavery rings and provide court evidence where relevant

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £880,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKG33 - Coventry

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Coventry City Council would like to re-commission a service which supports:•on street sex workers (residing and or working in CV1 to CV6) to access the services they need to obtain and retain stable housing, access drug services and access and retain drug substitution prescriptions, access health care at an early rather than acute stage thereby enabling them to exit the sex work industry•a reduction in the number of children born to this cohort and where the individual becomes pregnant to support them to either access a termination, engage with social care to keep their child or through the child removal process•the prevention and control of outbreaks of infectious disease such as Tuberculosis and Sexually Transmitted Infections.•sex workers to recognise that they are victims of modern slavery and enabling them to provide police intelligence to identify modern slavery rings and provide court evidence where relevant

two.2.5) Award criteria

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

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

Start date

1 April 2024

End date

31 March 2034

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

This new contract shall commence on the 1st April 2024. Initial term of the new Contract will be for a period of 5 years from commencement but may be extended, by mutual agreement by two increments of three years and two years to an expiry date no later than 31st March 2034.

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

List and brief description of conditions

See tender documentation

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

List and brief description of selection criteria

See tender documentation

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required

See tender documentation

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

List and brief description of selection criteria

See tender documentation

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required

See tender documentation

three.2) Conditions related to the contract

three.2.2) Contract performance conditions

See tender documentation


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

28 July 2023

Local time

4:00pm

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

English

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

28 July 2023

Local time

4:30pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: Yes

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Coventry City Council

The Council House, Earl Street

Coventry

CV1 5RR

Country

United Kingdom