Opportunity

Hampshire Resettlement and Support Service

  • HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

F02: Contract notice

Notice reference: 2022/S 000-017832

Published 30 June 2022, 7:55am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

The Castle

WINCHESTER

SO238UJ

Contact

Kerry Blake

Email

Kerry.blake@hants.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKJ3 - Hampshire and Isle of Wight

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.hants.gov.uk/

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/

We recommend that you refer to the e-tendering guidance for suppliers which can be found by clicking on

'Information for Suppliers' at the top of the In-Tend home page.

If your organisation is not registered on the Hampshire In-tend portal, please go to the website stated above and

click on the 'Register' tab - registration is free.

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

- Following the on-screen instructions

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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.