Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
The Castle
WINCHESTER
SO238UJ
Contact
Kerry Blake
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKJ3 - Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.intendhost.co.uk/hampshire
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://www.intendhost.co.uk/hampshire
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://www.intendhost.co.uk/hampshire
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
Social protection
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Hampshire Resettlement and Support Service
Reference number
AS16350
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This Contract opportunity is to provide and co-ordinate resettlement and integration support for individuals and families relocating to Hampshire, primarily under the Government's UK Resettlement program (UKRS) but also those who enter or have already entered the UK under other schemes. Such Schemes among others may include the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP), Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS), Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme (SVPRS) and The Vulnerable Children's Relocation Scheme (VCRS). It may also include individuals and families who originally resettled under Community Sponsorship, or transfer into the county.
Support will be delivered by the Service Provider in partnership with community groups who wish to be actively involved in the resettlement of refugees into their area. As such, it is a requirement that the Service Provider is an expert in the field of resettlement resettlement covering both refugees and beneficiaries of the schemes listed above. The Service Provider will offer training and advice to community groups and the voluntary sector, supporting the Council to safeguard vulnerable individuals, cultivate cultural awareness and develop the understanding of the befriender role.
The Service Provider will offer training and advice to community groups and the voluntary sector, supporting the Council to safeguard vulnerable individuals, cultivate cultural awareness and develop the understanding of the befriender role.
The Service Provider will provide the above support across all resettlement years of each arrival's stay in the UK, depending on individual need and available funding. This can range from 3 to 5 years depending on the scheme.
The Service Provider will provide flexible staffing appropriate to caseload. Maintain ability to operate at full capacity supporting the Council in delivering services for up to 45 cases, at times where the global climate requires this.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,530,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ3 - Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Main site or place of performance
Hampshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This Contract opportunity is to provide and co-ordinate resettlement and integration support for individuals and families relocating to Hampshire, primarily under the Government's UK Resettlement program (UKRS) but also those who enter or have already entered the UK under other schemes. Such Schemes among others may include the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP), Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS), Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme (SVPRS) and The Vulnerable Children's Relocation Scheme (VCRS). It may also include individuals and families who originally resettled under Community Sponsorship, or transfer into the county.
Support will be delivered by the Service Provider in partnership with community groups who wish to be actively involved in the resettlement in their area. As such, it is a requirement that the Service Provider is an expert in the field of resettlement covering both refugees and beneficiaries of the schemes listed above. The Service Provider will offer training and advice to community groups and the voluntary sector, supporting the Council to safeguard vulnerable individuals, cultivate cultural awareness and develop the understanding of the befriender role.
The Service Provider will offer training and advice to community groups and the voluntary sector, supporting the Council to safeguard vulnerable individuals, cultivate cultural awareness and develop the understanding of the befriender role.
The Service Provider will provide the above support across all resettlement years of each arrival's stay in the UK, depending on individual need and available funding. This can range from 3 to 5 years depending on the scheme.
The Service Provider will provide flexible staffing appropriate to caseload. Maintain ability to operate at full capacity supporting the Council in delivering services for up to 45 cases, at times where the global climate requires this.
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: £1,530,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
36
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.14) Additional information
Please note the initial term of this contract is two years + one year extension.
To apply, please register at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire/
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Logging into In-Tend (once registered)
- To view this opportunity please click on 'Tenders' then 'Current' and then scroll down to the project - 'Hampshire Resettlement Support Services' or search via the project reference 'AS16350'
- Selecting 'View Details' on the relevant opportunity
- Clicking the 'Express Interest' tab
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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
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.2) Contract performance conditions
In accordance with Articles 57 - 62 of Directive 2014/24/EC and Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, and set out in the 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
5 August 2022
Local time
2:00pm
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
6 August 2022
Local time
2:00pm
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.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales London
London
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The Contracting Authority will incorporate a minimum ten (10) calendar days standstill period at the point that information on the conclusion of the Contract is communicated to all tenderers. This period allows any unsuccessful tenderer(s) to seek further debriefing information from the Contracting Authority before the conclusion of the Contract. Such additional information should be requested from the address at I.1 of this notice. If an appeal regarding the conclusion of the Contract has not been successfully resolved, then the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102) 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 started within thirty (30) days beginning with the date when the aggrieved party first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting such proceedings had arisen. The Court may extend the time-limit for starting proceedings where the Court considers that there is good reason for doing so, but not so as to permit proceedings to be started more than three (3) months after that date. Where the Contract has not been concluded, the Court may set aside the decision to award the Contract or order the Contracting Authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the Contract has been concluded, the Court may only award damages, or where the award procedures have not been followed correctly, declare the Contract to be ineffective.