Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
The City of Edinburgh Council
Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street
Edinburgh
EH8 8BG
UK
Contact person: Jennifer Dillon
Telephone: +44 1314693323
E-mail: jennifer.dillon@edinburgh.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM75
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00290
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Homelessness Prevention — Visiting Support Service for Young People
Reference number: CT 2196
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85300000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of a young people's visiting support service for homelessness prevention in the City of Edinburgh Council local authority area. The Service Provider will work with young people aged between 16 to 25 years of age who are at risk of becoming homeless, who are homeless or who have recently experienced homelessness to enable them to move to or keep settled accommodation, gain independent living skills and engage with employability services.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 343 440.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85300000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM75
Main site or place of performance:
City of Edinburgh Council local authority area.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Procurement of homelessness prevention, visiting support services for young people in the City of Edinburgh Council local authority area.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.10) Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure:
Information about national procedures is available at: (URL)
http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Government/Procurement
IV.1.11) Main features of the award procedure:
Proposals were evaluated with a weighting of 60 % Quality and 40 % Price for contract award based on Most economically advantageous tender (MEAT).
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2017/S 169-347558
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: CT2196
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22/03/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
LinkLiving Ltd
2c New Mart Road
Edinburgh
EH14 1RL
UK
NUTS: UKM75
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 2 343 440.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Appeals procedure.
A tenderer that suffers loss as a result of a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session. The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) will have a minimum standstill period of 10 days before awarding the contract. The communication of the award decision notice will be sent by fax or e-mail to all tenderers with the standstill period commencing on the next day. If proceedings are started in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session against the Council in respect of the decision to award the contract within the standstill period then the Council is prevented from awarding the contract. Post contract award the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session may (1) award damages provided proceedings are brought within 3 months from the date when the grounds for the bringing of the proceedings first arose (2) be entitled to issue an ineffectiveness order or impose a financial penalty on the Council. A claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 30 days of the Contract Award Notice being published in the OJEU or within 30 days of the date those who expressed an interest in or otherwise bid for the contract were informed of the conclusion of the contract or in any other case within 6 months from the date on which the contract was entered into.
(SC Ref:539990).
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The City of Edinburgh Council
Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street
Edinburgh
EH8 8BG
UK
Telephone: +44 1314693323
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/04/2018