Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Tower Hamlets
New Town Hall, 160 Whitechapel Road London
London
E1 1BJ
Contact
Ms Kelly Kerr
kelly.kerr@towerhamlets.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 244778066
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI - London
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk
Buyer's address
http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://www.londontenders.org/procontract/supplier.nsf/frm_home?openForm&Login
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://www.londontenders.org/procontract/supplier.nsf/frm_home?openForm&Login
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
HAC5910 - Tower Hamlets Generic Women’s Refuge
Reference number
DN752449
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Tender for provision of supported emergency accommodation which offers Asian women with their children an immediate safe route out of homes where they have experienced domestic abuse. Provision of the support staff to fulfil this requirement.
Contract is for an initial period of three years, with the option to extend for a further two 12-month periods, at circa £153,000 per year. The estimated value for the five year term is £765,000
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £765,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Tower Hamlets has a proud history of supporting people who are socially excluded through the delivery of personalised, early intervention housing support services.
Tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a key priority for the Council and has developed the Tower Hamlets Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy 2019-24. This strategy sets out our priorities and commitments for tackling all forms of gendered violence. The provision of supported emergency accommodation which offers Asian women with their children an immediate safe route out of homes where they have experienced domestic abuse is key to meeting this commitment.
Further to this the new Domestic Abuse Act 2021 places a duty on local authorities in England to provide support to victims of domestic abuse and their children in refuges or other safe accommodation.
Tower Hamlets Council delivers our refuge provision within a pan-London strategic response to domestic violence working closely with the Greater London Authority (GLA) and specifically the Mayors Office for Policing & Crime (MOPAC). London’s draft strategy for consultation was published on 5th November 2021, informed by a London needs assessment. The final Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation Strategy was published in December 2021
The service will deliver as a minimum:
• 5 hours per week, per person of direct support
• It should include as a minimum a first point of contact for service users during the operating hours.
Full information can be found in the tender documents
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents / Weighting: 0
Price
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £765,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
60
This contract is subject to renewal
No
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 three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
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
Originally published as:
Date
23 December 2024
Local time
12:00pm
Changed to:
Date
3 January 2025
Local time
12:00pm
See the change notice.
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
23 December 2024
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
Tower Hamlets reserve the right not to award any contract pursuant to this procurement exercise and/or to abandon this procurement exercise at any time and/or to award a contract for part of the services at it's sole discretion.
The Authority shall have no liability whatsoever to any applicant or tenderer as a result of its exercise of that discretion. For the avoidance of doubt, all costs incurred by any applicant and/or tenderer before signature of any contract with the Authority shall be incurred entirely at that applicant's/tenderer's risk.
The Authority anticipates that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 does apply to this Contract
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
London
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The Contracting Authority will observe a 10-day stand still period following the aware of the contract and conduct itself in respect of any appeals in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended)