Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
City of London Corporation
Guildhall
London
EC2P 2EJ
UK
Telephone: +44 2076063030
E-mail: Mohammad.Mostafa@cityoflondon.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.cityoflondon.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
Pan-London Substance Misuse Programme – Substance Misuse Engagement Team
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85312500
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The City of London Corporation (The City) is intending to award a contract for Homeless Substance Misuse Engagement Team in relation to the Pan-London Substance Misuse Programme referred to in II 2.4 below.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
900 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The City of London (the City) is holding a commissioning role to secure and oversee various pan-London substance misuse treatment services. As part of the Government’s ambition to end rough sleeping, grant funding in the form of a Rough Sleeping Drug and Alcohol Treatment Grant has been provided for a partnership-led pan London Substance Misuse Programme for people who sleep rough/in hostel accommodation/risk of return to the street. The City has agreed to act as the lead commissioner for this Programme using the grant funding obtained to commission a team to help people who are sleeping rough or at risk of sleeping rough who need support with their drug and alcohol addiction. The amount of grant provided for this pan-London service is fixed and needs to be spent in full. This grant requirement creates urgency around the process.
The City requires a provider with relevant qualifications, skills, and experience to deliver a homeless substance misuse engagement team with a focus on individuals who are sleeping rough or at risk of sleeping rough to support people into substance misuse treatment in London. This Service will make a critical contribution to the wider strategic intention to end rough sleeping and reduce harm linked to substance misuse. The Services are to commence from the 1st April 2024 to the 31st March 2026. A 12-month optional extension is included which will be subject to grant funding being received.
It is intended to award the contract in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime Regulations under Direct Award process C where there is an existing provider for the services and that existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contract, and where additionally the services are not changing considerably.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70%
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 30%
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
The existing contract with the contractor named in this Notice is to expire on the 31st March 2024, and the City is proposing a new contract to replace the existing contract at the end of it’s term. The proposed contracting arrangements are not changing considerably from the existing contract. The City is content that the contractor named in this Notice is satisfying the existing contract to a sufficient standard, and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard taking into account the relative importance of the Key criteria referred to in Regulation 5 of the Regulations, and applying the Basic selection criteria in accordance with Schedule 16 of the Regulations. The City is therefore satisfied that the conditions for Direct Award Process C can be, and have been met.
The publication of this notice marks the start of the 8 working day mandatory standstill period. which will be introduced the day after this notice is published. Written representations by providers must be made to decision makers before midnight on the 26th March 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Homeless Substance Misuse Engagement Team
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14/03/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Phoenix House T/A Phoenix Futures
1626869
69 Newington Cause Way
London
SE16DF
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 900 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The Senior Leadership Team of DCCS had made the decision for the award of this contract.
No conflicts of interest have been identified, and this has been recorded in line with the City of London Corporation policy.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court, Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2Ll
UK
Telephone: +44 2079476000
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/03/2024