Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Norfolk County Council
Floor 3, County Hall, Martineau Lane,
Norwich
NR1 2DH
UK
Contact person: Annie Southgate
E-mail: sourcingteam@norfolk.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH15
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.norfolk.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home
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
Lot 3: Semi Independent Accommodation and Support
Reference number: NCC41320b.1
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Lot 3 — This lot is for providers who are able to offer flats or rooms within shared housing, with support staff available on-site. The support element is aimed at providing service users with the life skills required to seek their own accommodation and sustain long-term independent 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:
2 000 000.00
EUR
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85300000
85311000
85311300
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH15
UKH17
UKH16
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Norfolk County Council reopened Lot 3 of the the existing multi supplier framework agreement for the provision of accommodation based support. This lot is for young people aged16+.
Lot 3 — This lot is for providers who are able to offer flats or rooms within shared housing, with support staff available on-site. The support element is aimed at providing service users with the life skills required to seek their own accommodation and sustain long-term independent tenancy.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 100
Price
/ Weighting:
0
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
II.2.14) Additional information
These Light Touch Regime Framework Agreements are being let under Regulation 74 to 77 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 under which the Council has flexibility as to the process or procedure to be used to be used when purchasing.
The value at II.1.7) is an estimate of the total value of services that may be awarded under this framework. There is no guarantee of work.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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:
2018/S 085-191691
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: NCCT41320b
Title: Lot 3: Semi Independent Accommodation and Support
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12/07/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
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:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Home Group
Newcastle
UK
NUTS: UKC2
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Flying Spur Limited
Norfolk
Filby
UK
NUTS: UKH15
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Cascade Limited
Norwich
UK
NUTS: UKH15
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
MidCo Care Ltd
Norwich
UK
NUTS: UKH15
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 2 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This Framework Agreement differs from those let under the non-light touch regime in that the Council, exercising its flexibility, may let the Framework Agreements for longer than 4 years and may keep the framework open for new applicants and / or new lots. The Council let this Light Touch Regime Framework Agreements under Regulations 74 to 77 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (Light Touch Regime), under which the Council has flexibility as to the process or procedure to be used when purchasing certain services, of which this is one.
Norfolk County Council incorporated a standstill period at the point information on the proposed award of the contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which ran for 10 calendar days, provided time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Norfolk County Council
Norwich
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Norfolk County Council
Norwich
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court. Proceedings must be brought within 30 days from the date of knowledge (the date on which the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen) unless the Court considers that there is good reason for extending the period within which proceedings may be brought, in which case the Court may extend that period up to a maximum of 3 months from the date of knowledge.
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Norfolk County Council
Norwich
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/07/2018