Award

Provision of Temporary Accommodation and Associated Services

  • WORTHING BOROUGH COUNCIL

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-029020

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02f8cb

Published 22 November 2021, 11:47am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

WORTHING BOROUGH COUNCIL

Portland House,44 Richmond Road

WORTHING

BN111HS

Email

procurement@adur-worthing.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKJ27 - West Sussex (South West)

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.adur-worthing.gov.uk/

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

Provision of Temporary Accommodation and Associated Services

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 98341000 - Accommodation services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Provision of temporary accommodation and associated management services to enable the council to fulfil its statutory housing duties.

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: £2,737,500 / Highest offer: £5,475,000 taken into consideration

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ - South East (England)
Main site or place of performance

Worthing, West Sussex

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Worthing Borough Council is entering into a 5 year contract with an option to extend it to a further 5 years for the provision of a temporary accommodation, including accommodation management services for homeless households that are owed a housing duty by the local authority under Sections 188 and 193 of the Housing Act 1996 or any other relevant housing legislation.

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

The intial term of the contract is expected to be 5 years. The option exists to extend the arrangement by further 5 years subject to the Council's authority and budget.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused an unprecedented demand for emergency/ temporary accommodation that has forced the Council to use very expensive bed and breakfast and nightly booked accommodation. This has resulted in a sharp increase in spending that requires a quick response to secure accommodation at lower cost. If the Council is unable to acquire accommodation quickly this could result in the Council coming into financial difficulties.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract/concession

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

22 November 2021

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

SDR Group

Lewes

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ - South East (England)
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Lowest offer: £2,737,500 / Highest offer: £5,475,000 taken into consideration


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Worthing Borough Council

Worthing

Country

United Kingdom