Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Warwickshire County Council
Shire Hall,Market Square
WARWICK
CV344RL
UK
Contact person: Emily Mousa
E-mail: emilymousa@warwickshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG13
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk
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
WCC - Warwickshire Resettlement Scheme - Furnishing and preparation of properties.
Reference number: WCC - 20168
II.1.2) Main CPV code
98000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Warwickshire County Council is responsible for administering the UK Resettlement Scheme and the Afghan Resettlement Schemes in Warwickshire. Through these schemes, refugees and those fleeing persecution are resettled in Warwickshire in a managed way. As part of this, WCC is responsible for ensuring that accommodation provided to families arriving through the schemes is offered in a good condition and is fully furnished.
During the course of the contract period the range and scope of these services may be subject to modification and variation to meet the changing needs and requirements of the Council, potential changes in legislation and the changing demands placed on the Council by its customers
Warwickshire County Council (the Council) is seeking a single provider to deliver houses that are fully furnished and well-presented ahead of the family's arrival to an agreed standard.
The contractor will:
1. Carry out property improvements-including carpeting/ repairs/decoration/curtains where this is required and where this is not the responsibility of the landlord or housing association
2. Fully furnish each property in line with the standard property furnishing requirements
3. This needs to be done in a timely manner, often with a turnaround time of under 3 weeks. Furnishing requirements and improvements to be agreed in the first instance with the WCC Housing Officer as well as completion date.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
640 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
39000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Warwickshire County Council (the Council) is seeking a single provider to deliver houses that are fully furnished and well-presented ahead of the family's arrival to an agreed standard.
The contractor will:
1. Carry out property improvements-including carpeting/ repairs/decoration/curtains where this is required and where this is not the responsibility of the landlord or housing association
2. Fully furnish each property in line with the standard property furnishing requirements.
3. This needs to be done in a timely manner, often with a turnaround time of under 3 weeks. Furnishing requirements and improvements to be agreed in the first instance with the WCC Housing Officer as well as completion date.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 80
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 20
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The initial contract term will be 2 years however the Council reserves the right to extend the contract by further periods not exceeding 24 months [24 being the maximum available extension period] at the discretion of the Council based on the satisfactory contract performance of the successful applicant and funding availability.
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.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-029410
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
05/12/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Titus Development Limited
06617297
Lichfield
UK
NUTS: UKG
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 640 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The tender required bidders to price for a Furnishing and preparation of properties service. The evaluation model comprised 70% non-price, 20% price and 10% Social Value.
No declared or potential conflicts of interest were identified during the process.
The chosen providers were selected due to achieving the highest scores across the key criteria used. The providers have been assessed and passed against the relevant key criteria and basic criteria.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court for England and Wales
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/12/2024