Opportunity

SCH - Flexible Contracting Arrangement for Hotel and Nightly Paid Temporary Accommodation

  • Solihull Community Housing (SCH)
  • Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice reference: 2023/S 000-032944

Published 7 November 2023, 3:07pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Solihull Community Housing (SCH)

Endeavour House, Meriden Drive

Birmingham

B37 6BX

Contact

Corporate Procurement Service

Email

procteam@solihull.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKG32 - Solihull

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.solihullcommunityhousing.org.uk

Buyer's address

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/csw-jets

one.1) Name and addresses

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

Manor Square

Solihull

B91 3QB

Email

procteam@solihull.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKG32 - Solihull

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.solihull.gov.uk

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

one.3) Communication

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

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/csw-jets

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/csw-jets

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned 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

SCH - Flexible Contracting Arrangement for Hotel and Nightly Paid Temporary Accommodation

Reference number

SCH - 17767

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

SCH and SMBC intends to create a Flexible Contracting Arrangement (FCA) with the aim of reducing spot purchasing for temporary accommodation. Providers in the market will be able to apply to join the FCA and will be awarded a contract, with either SCH or SMBC separately, under the FCA only if their application meets the minimum requirements and assurance checks are satisfactory. New applicants can apply to join the FCA at any point during the period of validity. The CSW-Jets (SMBC’s e-tendering portal) will be used to submit applications to join the FCA and be considered for provision of temporary accommodation. This FCA would be used to procure temporary accommodation for all families and single people.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £1,309,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKG32 - Solihull

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

SCH and SMBC intends to create a Flexible Contracting Arrangement (FCA) with the aim of reducing spot purchasing for temporary accommodation. Providers in the market will be able to apply to join the FCA and will be awarded a contract, with either SCH or SMBC separately, under the FCA only if their application meets the minimum requirements and assurance checks are satisfactory. New applicants can apply to join the FCA at any point during the period of validity. The CSW-Jets (SMBC’s e-tendering portal) will be used to submit applications to join the FCA and be considered for provision of temporary accommodation. This FCA would be used to procure temporary accommodation for all families and single people.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

1 April 2024

End date

31 March 2028

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

3 x 1 year

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

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

Date

31 March 2028

Local time

12:00pm

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

English

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

31 March 2028

Local time

12:00pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Royal Courts of Justice

Strand

London

Country

United Kingdom