Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
The City of Edinburgh Council
Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street
Edinburgh
EH8 8BG
UK
Telephone: +44 1314693922
E-mail: john.youngs@edinburgh.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM75
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00290
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
Temporary Accommodation & Associated Services Flexible Purchasing System - Category 4
Reference number: CT0627
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85300000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The City of Edinburgh Council established a flexible purchasing system for temporary accommodation in March 2022. This was a long-term opportunity with the aim to increase Edinburgh’s capacity for temporary accommodation.
The Council require accommodation and associated services which are tailored to resident’s needs, can adapt by flexing capacity whilst having a focus on value for money and allows continued change and improvement.
The Council are re-opening applications to the flexible purchasing system for Category 4 - Temporary Accommodation Support Services for new bidders.
This is ahead of mini-competitions to re-tender replacement contracts for the following services which will be run via the flexible purchasing system:
Housing First and Complex Needs Visiting Housing Support
Street Based Outreach and Support Hub
Locality Visiting Housing Support and Preventative Support
Young Person Visiting Housing Support, Young Person Groupwork and Youth Emergency Support
The Council will be using the PCS-Tender online portal to run and manage the opportunity, and as such strongly encourage interested potential providers to attend training on the operation of the purchasing system and PCS-T.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85310000
85311000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM75
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Council are re-opening applications to the flexible purchasing system for Category 4, Temporary Accommodation Associated Services.
following re-opening, a mini competition will be run to all those successful on the framework for the provision of Support Services for those who have found themselves homeless. All Service Providers shall work with people who are at risk of becoming homeless, who are homeless or have recently experienced homelessness.
The scope of the contract is to provide support to people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness to get or keep a home and who meet the eligibility criteria set out in the individual services as indicated in the attached draft specification.
Preventing homelessness in the first place
Supporting people to access settled accommodation as quickly as possible
Reducing the number of people sleeping rough
The contract will compromise 4 Lots, which combine or replace a number of existing services delivered by the City of Edinburgh Council:
Housing First and Complex Needs Visiting Housing Support;
Street Based Outreach and Support Hub;
Locality Visiting Housing Support and Preventative Support;
Young Person Visiting Housing Support, Young Person Groupwork and Youth Emergency Support.
Draft Specifications for potential future mini-competitions run through category 4 are attached to this Contract Notice.
Please see individual specifications for more information.
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
Please see Bidder Guidance Document for more information on the operation of the Purchasing System and how to apply.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.10) Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure:
Information about national procedures is available at: (URL)
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/contents/made
IV.1.11) Main features of the award procedure:
Category 2 - 40% quality, 60% cost
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-001414
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
05/10/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 12
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 10
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 12
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 12
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Cyrenians
Norton Park , 57 Albion Road
Edinburgh
EH75QY
UK
NUTS: UKM
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Four Square (Scotland)
67a Logie Green Road
Edinburgh
EH7 4HF
UK
NUTS: UKM75
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
LinkLiving Ltd
2c New Mart Road
Edinburgh
EH14 1RL
UK
NUTS: UKM75
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Beam Up Ltd
Senna Building, Gorsuch Place
London
E2 8JF
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Blue Triangle (Glasgow) Housing Association
3rd Floor , 100 Berkeley Street
Glasgow
G3 7HU
UK
NUTS: UKM
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Move On
52 St Enoch Square
Glasgow
G14AA
UK
NUTS: UKM
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Tanshe Limited
1 Wester Shawfair, Shawfair Park
Edinburgh
EH22 1FD
UK
NUTS: UKM73
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Turning Point Scotland
54 Govan Road
Glasgow
g51 1jl
UK
NUTS: UKM75
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
With You Limited
Unit 4 Hay Business Centre, Hay Avenue
Edinburgh
EH16 4AQ
UK
NUTS: UKM75
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Change Grow Live (CGL)
3rd Floor, Tower Point
Brighton
BN1 1YR
UK
NUTS: UKJ21
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Right There
Right There Building, 15 Dava Street
Glasgow
G51 2JA
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
In October 2023 - 11 organisations were awarded a place on Category 4 of the City of Edinburgh Council's Temporary Accommodation Flexible Procurement System CT0627.
Category 4 covers 'Temporary Accommodation Associated Services', covering services including Homeless Support Services.
Contract is being operated as a Flexible Purchasing System under the Light Touch Regime and therefore will have a term of 10 years. The Framework commenced on March 2022. Please note; the establishment of a Flexible Purchasing System will act as platform for the future procurement of temporary accommodation and as such is not a guarantee of any work or financial commitment.
Please see Award notice Reference No: MAR444682 on Public Contracts Scotland for more information on CT0627.
It is a mandatory requirement of this Contract/Framework Agreement that a prompt payment clause is present in all Contracts used in the delivery of the requirements. This ensures payment of sub-contractors at all stages of the supply chain within 30 days and includes an obligation to provide a point of contact for sub-contractors to refer to in the case of payment difficulties. This will require active monitoring of payment performance as well as the provision of evidence and reports to the Council on request or as contractually scheduled.
(SC Ref:759436)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Sheriff Court
Sheriff Court House, 27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LB
UK
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 a breach of duty under Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session. A claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 30 days of the Contract Award Notice being published in the Find a Tender Service or within 30 days of the date those who expressed an interest in or otherwise bid for the contract were informed of the conclusion of the contract or in any other case within 6 months from the date on which the contract was entered into.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/03/2024