Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
North Lanarkshire Council
Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street
Motherwell
ML1 1AB
UK
Contact person: Julie Smith
E-mail: smithjv@northlan.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM84
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00010
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.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
Floating Housing Support and Supported Accommodation Services
Reference number: NLC-CPT-24-103
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85311000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
North Lanarkshire Council (the "Council") propose to establish contracts for Floating Housing Support and Supported Accommodation Services in North Lanarkshire.
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The approach to this procurement is in accordance with Regulation 74 (Social and Other Specific Services).
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
4 160 426.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Supported Accommodation and Floating Housing Support
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85311000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM84
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This Contract is to secure a single Contractor who will support the Council to fulfill its statutory obligations for Supported Accommodation and Floating Housing Support Services.
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Duration:
01/08/2025 until 31/01/2027 with additional 14 month option until 31/03/2027 (18 months plus 14 months extension option)
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Budget:
Annual budget of 1251240 GBP. This figure includes current SLW payments and 25/26 projections.
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Further to this overview, the complete 'Details of Requirements' forms part of the Invitation to Tender ("ITT") pack; please refer to the PCS-Tender project referenced in this Notice.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Supported Accommodation Service
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85311000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM84
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This Contract is to secure a single Contractor who will support the Council to fulfill its statutory obligations for Supported Accommodation Services.
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Duration:
01/08/2025 until 31/01/2027 with additional 14 month option until 31/03/2028 (18 months plus 14 months extension option)
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Budget:
Annual budget of 211775 GBP. This figure includes current SLW payments and 25/26 projections.
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Further to this overview, the complete 'Details of Requirements' forms part of the Invitation to Tender ("ITT") pack; please refer to the PCS-Tender project referenced in this Notice.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
Full details of the objective rules and criteria for participation are contained within the associated project on the PCS-Tender portal.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
Contractor staff, assigned to work with Service Users must be registered under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) prior to commencement of any potential contract.
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All Contractors must be registered with Care Inspectorate to deliver support in North Lanarkshire.
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All Contractor staff, assigned to work within North Lanarkshire services must be SSSC registered and appropriately qualified.
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)
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/part/2/chapter/3/crossheading/social-and-other-specific-services
IV.1.11) Main features of the award procedure:
FOR EACH LOT:
Single-stage procedure.
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Tender Application must be submitted via PCS-Tender only.
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Tenderers must complete:
Qualification Envelope - comprising an SPD.
Technical Envelope - comprising scored and non-scored questions related to service delivery
Commercial Envelope - price element
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
21/02/2025
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
TENDERERS PLEASE NOTE: Police Scotland identified a number of business areas which have a high risk of infiltration by Serious and Organised Crime groups; this Contract area belongs to one such area and as such the Authority reserves the right to include enhanced probity checks prior to any contract award, including sharing tenderer information with Police Scotland.
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 28481. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363
Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/
A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:
Bidders should refer to the requirements stated within PCS-Tender.
(SC Ref:788973)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Scottish Courts
Edinburgh
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
31/01/2025