Tender

Support and Accommodation for Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Young People (UASC) (16 - 21 years) (C-012548)

  • Newcastle City Council

F21: Social and other specific services – public contracts (contract notice)

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-031659

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-040f57

Published 26 October 2023, 3:42pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Newcastle City Council

Barras Bridge

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE1 8QH

Contact

Becky Polito

Email

becky.polito@newcastle.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKC22 - Tyneside

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.newcastle.gov.uk

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

www.nepo.org

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

www.nepo.org

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

Support and Accommodation for Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Young People (UASC) (16 - 21 years) (C-012548)

Reference number

P-008389 / C-012548

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 Council is looking to purchase support and accommodation services for:

1) Supported Accommodation with assessment services (larger group of up to 10 Young People in one Premises),

2) Dispersed Supported Accommodation with assessment services (smaller group environment of up to 10 Young People with no more than three Young People per Premises), and

3) Dispersed Supported Accommodation with floating support (smaller dispersed Premises for up to 10 Young People with no more than three Young People per Premises).

Although it is anticipated that the majority of Young People to receive services through this Framework Agreement will be UASC, the Council reserves the right to purchase services through this Framework for care experienced Young People, 16/17 year olds presenting as homeless and Care Leavers, where deemed appropriate.

All Providers/Premises/Services must evidence that they are registered with Ofsted or will be registered with Ofsted prior to the commencement of services to be eligible to apply to the Framework Agreement (Contract).

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Supported Accommodation with assessment services (larger group of up to 10 Young People in one Premises)

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC2 - Northumberland and Tyne and Wear
Main site or place of performance

Newcastle upon Tyne

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This procurement solutions is under the Social and Other Specific Services procurement route ('Light Touch Regime'), and will be known as the Framework Agreement (Contract) for the provision of placements for:

1) Supported Accommodation with assessment services (larger group of up to 10 Young People in one Premises) - Lot 1,

2) Dispersed Supported Accommodation with assessment services (smaller group environment of up to 10 Young People with no more than three Young People per Premises) - Lot 2, and

3) Dispersed Supported Accommodation with floating support (smaller dispersed Premises for up to 10 Young People with no more than three Young People per Premises) - Lot 3.

Although it is anticipated that the majority of Young People to receive services through this Framework Agreement will be UASC, the Council reserves the right to purchase services through this Framework for care experienced Young People, 16/17 year olds presenting as homeless and Care Leavers, where deemed appropriate.

All Providers/Premises/Services must evidence that they are registered with Ofsted or will be registered with Ofsted prior to the commencement of services to be eligible to apply to the Framework Agreement (Contract).

two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement

Duration in months

36

two.2.14) Additional information

36 months with 3 x 12-month options to extend

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Dispersed Supported Accommodation with assessment services (smaller group environment of up to 10 Young People with no more than three Young People per Premises)

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC2 - Northumberland and Tyne and Wear
Main site or place of performance

Newcastle upon Tyne

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This procurement solutions is under the Social and Other Specific Services procurement route ('Light Touch Regime'), and will be known as the Framework Agreement (Contract) for the provision of placements for:

1) Supported Accommodation with assessment services (larger group of up to 10 Young People in one Premises) - Lot 1,

2) Dispersed Supported Accommodation with assessment services (smaller group environment of up to 10 Young People with no more than three Young People per Premises) - Lot 2, and

3) Dispersed Supported Accommodation with floating support (smaller dispersed Premises for up to 10 Young People with no more than three Young People per Premises) - Lot 3.

Although it is anticipated that the majority of Young People to receive services through this Framework Agreement will be UASC, the Council reserves the right to purchase services through this Framework for care experienced Young People, 16/17 year olds presenting as homeless and Care Leavers, where deemed appropriate.

All Providers/Premises/Services must evidence that they are registered with Ofsted or will be registered with Ofsted prior to the commencement of services to be eligible to apply to the Framework Agreement (Contract).

two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement

Duration in months

36

two.2.14) Additional information

36 months with 3 x 12-month options to extend

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Dispersed Supported Accommodation with floating support (smaller dispersed Premises for up to 10 Young People with no more than three Young People per Premises)

Lot No

3

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC2 - Northumberland and Tyne and Wear
Main site or place of performance

Newcastle upon Tyne

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This procurement solutions is under the Social and Other Specific Services procurement route ('Light Touch Regime'), and will be known as the Framework Agreement (Contract) for the provision of placements for:

1) Supported Accommodation with assessment services (larger group of up to 10 Young People in one Premises) - Lot 1,

2) Dispersed Supported Accommodation with assessment services (smaller group environment of up to 10 Young People with no more than three Young People per Premises) - Lot 2, and

3) Dispersed Supported Accommodation with floating support (smaller dispersed Premises for up to 10 Young People with no more than three Young People per Premises) - Lot 3.

Although it is anticipated that the majority of Young People to receive services through this Framework Agreement will be UASC, the Council reserves the right to purchase services through this Framework for care experienced Young People, 16/17 year olds presenting as homeless and Care Leavers, where deemed appropriate.

All Providers/Premises/Services must evidence that they are registered with Ofsted or will be registered with Ofsted prior to the commencement of services to be eligible to apply to the Framework Agreement (Contract).

two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement

Duration in months

36

two.2.14) Additional information

36 months with 3 x 12-month options to extend


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Form of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

30 November 2023

Local time

5:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English