Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Herefordshire Council
Council Offices, Plough Lane
Hereford
HR4 0LE
UK
Contact person: Mr Mark Cage
Telephone: +44 1432383605
E-mail: mark.cage@herefordshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG11
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.herefordshire.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
Accommodation Based Support Service for Care Leavers
Reference number: DN439651
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Herefordshire council is committed to offering a range of high quality placement opportunities for care
Leavers. The accommodation based support for care leavers service will provide a new service option for care leavers with complex needs and a light touch support option for those closer to independent living. The service will provide affordable accommodation through property owned by the council and leased to the successful provider. It will deliver enhanced housing management to enable the young people to manage and sustain their tenancy.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 893 462.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG11
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Herefordshire council is committed to offering a range of high quality placement opportunities for care leavers. The accommodation based support for care leavers service will provide a new service option for care leavers with complex needs and a light touch support option for those closer to independent living. The service will provide affordable accommodation through property owned by the council and will deliver enhanced housing management to enable the young people to manage and sustain their tenancy.
This service will be delivered across 2 sites within approximately 200 m of one another, both owned by the council:
1) Property A comprises of 4 self contained flats, an assessment unit, communal and staff areas for those with complex needs (category 4);
2) Property B comprises of 3 flats for those with light touch support needs (category 1).
The provider will lease both properties from Herefordshire Council in a coterminous lease strictly for the purpose of accommodating this vulnerable user group. The provider will in turn lease the properties to the care leavers. The tenancy will include a requirement that the rent charged must be capped at the appropriate local housing allowance rate to ensure affordability of rent and alignment with benefit entitlements.
This tender is let under the ‘Light Touch Arrangements’ of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 75
Price
/ Weighting:
25
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2019/S 193-469063
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30/12/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 8
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: 8
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Caring for Communities and People
Cheltenham
UK
NUTS: UKG11
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 893 462.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Herefordshire Council
Hereford
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/01/2020