Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Oxfordshire County Council
County Hall
Oxford
OX1 1ND
Contact
Mr Matthew Clothier
matt.clothier@oxfordshire.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 7922844205
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
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
Oxfordshire's Homelessness Alliance
Reference number
DN544512
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85310000 - Social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Oxfordshire is a large county made up of four district council areas and the City of Oxford. 750,000 people live in the county, concentrated in Oxford and large market towns; significant areas of the county are rural.
Homelessness is a key issue within the county, exacerbated by relatively high house prices, particularly in the south of the county. Most people who sleep rough do so in the City and this is where most of the supported accommodation and support services are concentrated. Although the City of Oxford has the highest levels of homelessness, we know that tackling homelessness needs to be a collective and county wide effort, with many of the housing solutions lying outside the City.
A strong and emerging partnership of statutory and voluntary community sector partners have been working over the long term to prevent and resolve homelessness. There is also a high level of commitment to ending homelessness and to finding better solutions which are centred around people’s needs and aspirations.
Strategic context: The vision and priorities for ending homelessness are set out in the County
Wide Strategy as follows:
Vision: To prevent and resolve homelessness, so that no one sleeps rough in Oxfordshire.
Principles:
We treat people in need of our services with respect
We acknowledge people as individuals and work with their strengths
We work in a ‘psychologically informed way’, understanding how past trauma and adverse childhood experiences affect people who experience homelessness
We actively involve people affected by homelessness in identifying solutions and offer choice wherever possible
We focus on the health, wellbeing and quality of life of people who experience homeless, addressing the whole person, not just housing needs
We co-operate to deliver a co-ordinated and consistent service across the county
Priorities:
Proactively prevent homelessness
Rapid response to rough sleeping
Focus on the person, not the problem
Timely move on
The right home in the right place
We are commissioning for outcomes and inviting Alliances, made up of a minimum of four providers, to tell us how they will organise themselves to collectively deliver on these outcomes. Separate but identical contracts will be held with each member of the alliance.
As statutory organisations, we will work with the successful Alliance to design a system that will enable the vision - To prevent and resolve homelessness, so that no one sleeps rough in Oxfordshire - to become a reality. This is a shift away from our historical commissioning approach where service volumes rather than outcomes were specified and fixed.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £32,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Oxfordshire is a large county made up of four district council areas and the City of Oxford. 750,000 people live in the county, concentrated in Oxford and large market towns; significant areas of the county are rural.
Homelessness is a key issue within the county, exacerbated by relatively high house prices, particularly in the south of the county. Most people who sleep rough do so in the City and this is where most of the supported accommodation and support services are concentrated. Although the City of Oxford has the highest levels of homelessness, we know that tackling homelessness needs to be a collective and county wide effort, with many of the housing solutions lying outside the City.
A strong and emerging partnership of statutory and voluntary community sector partners have been working over the long term to prevent and resolve homelessness. There is also a high level of commitment to ending homelessness and to finding better solutions which are centred around people’s needs and aspirations.
Strategic context: The vision and priorities for ending homelessness are set out in the County
Wide Strategy as follows:
Vision: To prevent and resolve homelessness, so that no one sleeps rough in Oxfordshire.
Principles:
We treat people in need of our services with respect
We acknowledge people as individuals and work with their strengths
We work in a ‘psychologically informed way’, understanding how past trauma and adverse childhood experiences affect people who experience homelessness
We actively involve people affected by homelessness in identifying solutions and offer choice wherever possible
We focus on the health, wellbeing and quality of life of people who experience homeless, addressing the whole person, not just housing needs
We co-operate to deliver a co-ordinated and consistent service across the county
Priorities:
Proactively prevent homelessness
Rapid response to rough sleeping
Focus on the person, not the problem
Timely move on
The right home in the right place
We are commissioning for outcomes and inviting Alliances, made up of a minimum of four providers, to tell us how they will organise themselves to collectively deliver on these outcomes. Separate but identical contracts will be held with each member of the alliance.
As statutory organisations, we will work with the successful Alliance to design a system that will enable the vision - To prevent and resolve homelessness, so that no one sleeps rough in Oxfordshire - to become a reality. This is a shift away from our historical commissioning approach where service volumes rather than outcomes were specified and fixed.
The estimated overall value is based on the maximum potential over the initial 5 year term and option to extend for up to 3 further years and allows for the potential for funding to increase but this is not guaranteed. The estimated budget for the first year is circa GBP 3.8m
The subject matter of this procurement process relates to the delivery of services which are listed to in Schedule 3 to the regulations. As such the full regime set out in the regulations will not apply to the award of the framework contracts. Consequently, the procurement process adopted by the Commissioners has been developed in accordance with Regulation 76 of the regulations and in particular in accordance with the fundamental public procurement principles of transparency and equal treatment. For the avoidance of doubt this means that the Commissioners have not adopted the open procedure (as such term is defined in the regulations) for the undertaking of this procurement process. The fact that in this Contract Notice at SectionIV.1) the field/box relating to type of procedure may default to the term ‘Open’ does not mean that this procedure is being followed by the Commissioners.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 100%
Price - Weighting: 0%
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: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-011011
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 October 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Connection Oxford
213 Barns Road
Cowley
OX4 3UT
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
St Mungo Community Housing Association
5th Floor, 3 Thomas More Square, Tower Hill
London
E1W 1YW
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Homeless Oxfordshire
1 Luther Street
Oxford
OX1 1UL
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Aspire Oxfordshire Community Enterprise Limited
St Thomas School, Osney Lane
Oxford
OX1 1NJ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Elmore Community Services
213 Barns Road, Cowley
Oxford
OX4 3UT
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
A2Dominion Housing Group Ltd
The Point, 7th Floor, 37 North Wharf Road
London
W2 1BD
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £32,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
Royal Courts of Justice
London
WC1A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom