Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
London Borough of Camden
London Borough of Camden, 5 Pancras Square
London
N1C 4AG
Contact
Mr Michael Sargeant
michael.sargeant@camden.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 2079746605
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI31 - Camden and City of London
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=86915aa5-9937-ee11-8124-005056b64545
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=86915aa5-9937-ee11-8124-005056b64545
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Grays Inn Road project
Reference number
DN683658
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The London Borough of Camden has been awarded funding by the Department of Levelling Up Housing and Communities and the Greater London Authority via the Single Homelessness Accommodation Programme to deliver a 16-bed property of supported accommodation in Camden. A joint bid was made with the housing association One Housing Group for three years of revenue funding and capital funding to redevelop an existing building on Gray’s Inn Road.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI31 - Camden and City of London
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
‘Gray’s Inn Road’ will provide a trauma and psychologically informed environment away from the streets where individuals are assessed and supported, linked to relevant services, and provided with a move-on offer which meets their needs. The service will work collaboratively with a range of partners including Connect Forward, the Camden Adult Pathway, In Roads (Substance Misuse Service) and Camden Routes off The Streets. The service will support men, women, and transgender individuals.
It is an exciting service that will support Camden in its ambition to make rough sleeping rare, brief, and non-recurrent. With support from the local authority and key partners, Gray’s Inn Road will integrate much of Camden’s Homelessness System Transformation work into its delivery. The Homelessness System Transformation aims to deliver a more integrated response to homelessness in Camden that is strength based, trauma and gender informed in its approach across housing, health, wellbeing, and care.
The project will provide safe off the street accommodation for those who are rough sleeping in the borough. Each person will be provided with a private room, on-site support and a designated support worker and catering. After the initial stay of around 3-6 months, we expect clients to move on to longer term accommodation.
The service will deliver tailored support for service users and drive outcomes in the following areas:
• Detailed assessment and onward referrals- ensuring that all service users are assessed, are allocated a key worker and that action plans are in place which address their immediate needs and risks
• Team Around Me (TAM) approach to support – a person centred approach to keywork where all professionals working with a person come together to set plans. It is the role of the service with support from commissioners to bring together relevant agencies such as mental health teams, legal support, housing, drug and alcohol service. TAM models have a ‘system blockage’ focus. The team can log issues with the commissioner, and this will form part of the service monitoring, creating ethos of continuous improvement
• Accessing treatment for substance addiction - Ensure that service users access treatment options for drug and alcohol addiction.
• Health and wellbeing – supporting service users to register with a GP enabling them to address physical, sexual health and mental health issues. There will be in reach from CAPP and Find and Treat, so needs are met on site as much as possible
• Financial resilience – Supporting service users to ac-cess ID, bank accounts and benefits, where appropriate.
• Move-on – Ensuring that service users engage with viable move on plans ensuring a positive move from the project
• Safeguarding including Modern slavery - Make MASH referrals and ensure quality safeguarding processes are followed. Ensure that service users who are victims of modern slavery are able to access the National Referral Mechanism or the Support For Migrant Victims Scheme
• Safety planning - Ensure that victims of DV or other VAWG issues are made safer through collaborative working with the MARAC, The Metropolitan Police, Camden Safety Net and other appropriate agencies
• Behavioural and trauma support through psychological interventions such as reflective practice sessions for staff, talking therapy for clients.
• Development and use of a ‘Client Passport’ alongside other partner agencies – a key recommendation from the Homelessness System Transformation. Clients will be invited to reflect on their behaviours and identify triggers through their own ‘passport’ that can be shared with other support services
• Provide additional off the street emergency accommodation during Severe Weather Emergency Protocols (SWEP)
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 75
Price - Weighting: 25
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £1,372,787.89
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.2.13) 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) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
6 October 2023
Local time
12:00pm
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 October 2023
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
London Borough of Camden
5 Pancras Square
London
N1C 4AG
Country
United Kingdom