Social and other specific services – concessions
Concession award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority/entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Cardiff Council
County Hall, Atlantic Wharf
Cardiff
CF10 4UW
UK
Telephone: +44 2920873732
E-mail: socialcare.Procurement@cardiff.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL22
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.cardiff.gov.uk/ENG/Pages/default.aspx
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0422
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
YMCA - Frontline Accommodation - The Walk and The Ambassador
II.1.2) Main CPV code
70333000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
YMCA has historically been funded by the Housing Support Grant (HSG) to provide supported accommodation-based services.
This hostel provides 119 units of support via the Walk and the Ambassador. This is a direct access support to people who are homeless or potentially homeless and in need of support. The Provider will provide a range of emergency accommodation single people or couples who are over 18 with a low need.
The Housing Support Grant funds the support element of both services only. The provider has their own management arrangements with landlords and claim rents which are not covered in the contract.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 574 445.60
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
70333000
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL22
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
YMCA has historically been funded by the Housing Support Grant (HSG) to provide supported accommodation-based services.
This hostel provides 119 units of support via the Walk and the Ambassador. This is a direct access support to people who are homeless or potentially homeless and in need of support. The Provider will provide a range of emergency accommodation single people or couples who are over 18 with a low need.
The Housing Support Grant funds the support element of both services only. The provider has their own management arrangements with landlords and claim rents which are not covered in the contract.
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months: 24
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) Form of procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a concession notice in the cases listed below (please complete Annex D4)
Justification for selected award procedure:
The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
Due to exclusive arrangement between landlord
and provider, there is the potential that if
tendering happened within this period, we
could lose the accommodation and put
vulnerable people at risk.
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
21/04/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
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: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Cardiff YMCA Housing Association
The Walk, Roath
Cardiff
CF243AG
UK
NUTS: UKL22
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)
Total value of the concession/lot:
1 574 445.60
GBP
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:133004)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/07/2023