Contract

Refugee Resettlement Support Services

  • Suffolk County Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-029607

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02f9ac

Published 20 October 2022, 1:53pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Suffolk County Council

Endeavour House, Russell Road

IPSWICH

IP1 2BX

Contact

Michelle Youngs

Email

michelle.youngs@suffolk.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1473265789

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKH14 - Suffolk

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.suffolksourcing.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

Refugee Resettlement Support Services

Reference number

CD1145/2

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Suffolk is already participating in the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) resettlement scheme. A new scheme, the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) is starting this autumn. Both schemes are expected to deliver the same support, the difference is the eligibility criteria for the participants. As schemes to support refugees continue to evolve and emerge to respond to world events, successful providers will be expected to flex their provision to adapt to urgent calls to respond to new and unexpected circumstances. Lot 1: Housing provision – the sourcing and equipping of private sector accommodation Lot 2: Integration support provision – year 1 intensive support – support and assistance with initial integration and developing independence Lot 3: Integration support provision – year 2 onwards transition support

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

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

Value excluding VAT: £875,000

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Housing provision – the sourcing and equipping of private sector accommodation

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services
  • 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH14 - Suffolk
Main site or place of performance

Suffolk

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Housing provision – the sourcing and equipping of private sector accommodation

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 80%

Price - 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

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Integration support provision – year 1 intensive support – support and assistance with initial integration and developing independence

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services
  • 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH14 - Suffolk
Main site or place of performance

Suffolk

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This opportunity is available in the `Current Tenders` area of www.suffolksourcing.uk. Interested parties are invited to express their interest in order to gain full access to the tender documentation

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 80%

Price - 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

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Integration support provision – year 2 onwards transition support – support towards successful integration and independence

Lot No

3

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services
  • 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH14 - Suffolk
Main site or place of performance

Suffolk

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

As stated in the procurement documentation

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 80%

Price - 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.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

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 000-029245


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

CD1145/2

Lot No

1

Title

Housing Support Provision

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

19 October 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2

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: 2

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Anglia Care Trust

Ipswich

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKH14 - Suffolk
The contractor is an SME

Yes

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £200,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £450,000


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

CD1145/2

Lot No

2

Title

Integration support provision – year 1 intensive support

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

19 October 2022

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

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Suffolk Refugee Support

Ipswich

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKH14 - Suffolk
The contractor is an SME

No

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £350,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £600,000


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

CD1145/2

Lot No

3

Title

Integration support provision – year 2 onwards transition support

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

19 October 2022

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

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Suffolk Refugee Support

Ipswich

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKH14 - Suffolk
The contractor is an SME

No

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £325,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £250,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Please note that due to the situation in Ukraine, the Council has increased the estimated total contract value (across all Lots) from £875k to £1.3m. See the breakdown per lot below: Lot 1 – Housing support provision: Estimated value up to £450,000Lot 2 – Intensive integration support year 1: Estimated value up to £600,000Lot 3 – Integration support year 2 onwards: Estimated value up to £250,000

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Suffolk County Council

Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road,

Ipswich

IP1 2BX

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

www.suffolk.gov.uk

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

Suffolk County Council

Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road,

Ipswich

IP1 2BX

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

www.suffolk.

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

Suffolk County Council incorporates a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period from the point at which information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved: The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or at risk of harm by a breach of the rules, to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) Any such action must be brought promptly)