Contract

YMCA - Frontline Accommodation - The Walk and The Ambassador

  • Cardiff Council

F23: Social and other specific services – concessions (concession award notice)

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-019311

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03df6d

Published 6 July 2023, 2:40pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Cardiff Council

County Hall, Atlantic Wharf

Cardiff

CF10 4UW

Email

socialcare.Procurement@cardiff.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 2920873732

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKL22 - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.cardiff.gov.uk/ENG/Pages/default.aspx

Buyer's address

https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0422

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

Housing and community amenities


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

YMCA - Frontline Accommodation - The Walk and The Ambassador

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 70333000 - Housing services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

YMCA has historically been funded by the Housing Support Grant (HSG) to provide supported accommodation-based services.

This hostel provides 119 units of support via the Walk and the Ambassador. This is a direct access support to people who are homeless or potentially homeless and in need of support. The Provider will provide a range of emergency accommodation single people or couples who are over 18 with a low need.

The Housing Support Grant funds the support element of both services only. The provider has their own management arrangements with landlords and claim rents which are not covered in the contract.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This concession is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £1,574,445.60

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 70333000 - Housing services
  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKL22 - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

YMCA has historically been funded by the Housing Support Grant (HSG) to provide supported accommodation-based services.

This hostel provides 119 units of support via the Walk and the Ambassador. This is a direct access support to people who are homeless or potentially homeless and in need of support. The Provider will provide a range of emergency accommodation single people or couples who are over 18 with a low need.

The Housing Support Grant funds the support element of both services only. The provider has their own management arrangements with landlords and claim rents which are not covered in the contract.

two.2.7) Duration of the concession

Duration in months

24

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 four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Form of procedure

Award procedure without prior publication of a concession notice in the cases listed below

  • The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
    • absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation:

Due to exclusive arrangement between landlord

and provider, there is the potential that if

tendering happened within this period, we

could lose the accommodation and put

vulnerable people at risk.


Section five. Award of concession

A concession/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of concession

five.2.1) Date of concession award decision

21 April 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

five.2.3) Name and address of the concessionaire

Cardiff YMCA Housing Association

The Walk, Roath

Cardiff

CF243AG

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKL22 - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan

five.2.4) Information on value of concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)

Total value of the concession/lot: £1,574,445.60


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

(WA Ref:133004)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court

Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Telephone

+44 2079477501

Country

United Kingdom