Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Islington Council
Islington Town Hall, Upper Street
London
N1 2UD
Contact
Islington Council
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI - London
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
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
2324-0360 Specialist Medical Advice for Housing Applications
Reference number
DN722918
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Practitioner required with specialist knowledge of health conditions (physical and mental health conditions), housing legislation, and the council’s Housing Allocation Scheme to provide assessments / advice in relation to council housing applications.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £480,000 / Highest offer: £480,000 taken into consideration
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The council has a statutory duty under the Housing Act 1996, the Homelessness Act 2002, and the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 to provide services to residents of Islington based on housing need.
An accurate assessment of circumstances ensures that the council fulfils its statutory obligations in assessing housing need, prevents legal challenges, enables the council to direct resources to those households where the council has a statutory duty to re-house them and ensures that limited resources are directed at those households with the greatest need.
Applicants applying to the council’s Housing Register, or to the council as homeless, may have medical circumstances that give a household greater priority for re-housing, or create a statutory duty to re-house a family under homelessness legislation. Therefore, part of the housing needs assessment includes an assessment of any medical circumstances and the relevance to the applicants’ housing needs.
Assessments/advice are made by an appropriately qualified provider with an in-depth knowledge of the Housing Act 1996 and related legislation and the council’s Housing Allocation Scheme. This requires a practitioner with specialist knowledge of health conditions (physical and mental health conditions), housing legislation, and the council’s Housing Allocation Scheme.
The duration will be thirty-six (36) months from an estimated start date of 8 July 2024 with an option to extend for up to a further twelve (12) months (maximum contract period forty-eight (48) months).
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Proposed approach to workforce management / Weighting: 25%
Quality criterion - Name: Proposed approach to Social Value / Weighting: 20%
Quality criterion - Name: Proposed approach to assessments / Weighting: 15%
Quality criterion - Name: Proposed approach to Data Protection / Weighting: 15%
Quality criterion - Name: Proposed approach to management information / Weighting: 5%
Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 20%
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2024/S 000-014630
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
2324-0360
Title
2324-0360 Specialist Medical Advice for Housing Applications
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17 July 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
NowMedical Ltd
London
W4 5LH
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £480,000 / Highest offer: £480,000 taken into consideration
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Islington Council
London
Country
United Kingdom