The Renfrewshire Council

Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street

Paisley

PA1 1WB

UK

Contact person: Sarah Walker

E-mail: sarah.walker@renfrewshire.gov.uk

NUTS: UKM83

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00400

II.1.1) Title

Reference number: RC-CPU-20-381

II.1.2) Main CPV code

70333000

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

The Service to be provided by the successful tenderer is the provision of a Housing Support Service, primarily for single homeless people or childless couples who may have complex needs, residing in supported, interim accommodation at Abercorn Street in Paisley.

Housing Management Services do not form part of this Contract but are required to be delivered by the Provider in conjunction with the Service to ensure its long-term sustainability, and will directly impact upon Council budgets for the provision of homeless services and the amount of government funding available to support the service. The Council looks to maximise the monies available to better assist more Service Users.

The way any Provider makes formal arrangements for the lease of the Premises will directly impact upon the Council and may result in higher costs to the Council. In respect of any subsidy shortfall however, while the Council cannot mandate how a Provider arranges their commercial business, the Council seeks to maximise the funds available to it to provide appropriate services and to allow maximum recovery, by the Council from the UK Government, of Housing Benefit paid for Service Users assessed as needing Housing Support Services. Tenderers would require to arrange that they are either a Registered Social Landlord (“RSL”) and enter into the occupancy arrangement (lease between themselves and the Service Users) or alternatively contract with a third party who is a RSL and that third party RSL would enter into lease arrangements with the Service Users and make separate contractual arrangements directly with the Tenderer.

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 800 000.00  GBP

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation

It is a requirement of this Contract that the successful Tenderer holds, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of and duration of the Contract of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:

Employers Liability - statutory minimum 5m GBP, each and every claim;

Public Liability - minimum 5m GBP, each and every claim;

Professional Indemnity - 100k in the aggregate;

There will be a requirement for statutory third party motor vehicle insurance to be evidenced if vehicles are used to deliver the service. This can either be by way of a valid MV certificate in the company name, OR, where there is no company fleet and employees use their own vehicles instead, a letter signed by a person of appropriate authority confirming that the Provider has ongoing arrangements in place to ensure that employees' vehicles are appropriately insured and maintained for business purposes.

III.2.1) Information about a particular profession

Participation is reserved to a particular profession: Yes

Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:

The Provider must be appropriately registered with the Care Inspectorate to deliver the Service and maintain registration throughout the duration of the Contract.

Throughout the duration of the Contract the Provider shall work to maintain and exceed Care Inspectorate Grades of three or above for all key questions in the Care Inspectorate quality indicator framework.

Bidders will be required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services as described. A minimum of two examples will be required.

III.2.2) Contract performance conditions

The Contract will be subject to the Council's Contract Monitoring procedures. Please refer to the Tender Documents.

III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.11) Main features of the award procedure:

Award Criteria:

Quality criterion: Quality / Weighting: 70%

Cost criterion: Cost / Weighting: 30%

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S:

2021/S 000-013583

IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 23/08/2021

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

EN

VI.4.1) Review body

VI.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

An economic operator that suffers or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/446, as amended) may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session in accordance with Regulation 88 of the 2015 Regulations.

VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained