Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
South Tyneside Council
Town Hall,Westoe Road
SOUTH SHIELDS
NE332RL
UK
Contact person: Karen Dixon
Telephone: +44 1914244052
E-mail: karen.dixon@southtyneside.gov.uk
NUTS: UKC22
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.southtyneside.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
Safer Accommodation for Victims and Families of Domestic Abuse
Reference number: S8248
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85300000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The service to be provided is safer accommodation and support to victims and families of domestic abuse within a refuge setting and within dispersed properties within the borough of South Tyneside.
The contract is for 5 years, commencing 1 July 2024, with the option to extend by a period of up to 24 months.
The annual contract value is fixed at £400k for the first year of the contract.
Suppliers will be required to express interest in this opportunity on the NEPO ProContract system. If not already registered on ProContract please register at the following link: https://procontract.due-north.com. Suppliers will then be granted access to the tender documentation - Project Number DN698402. Please note that registering on ProContract and expressing interest does not mean that you have bid for the tender - once the above steps are complete you will be required to complete and submit the tender documentation.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 800 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
70333000
85311000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC22
Main site or place of performance:
South Tyneside
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The service will not be a conventional static refuge comprising of one shared accommodation building but will incorporate a number of dispersed properties around the borough. The recommended levels of accommodation for domestic abuse victims, compared to the population size is 1 for every 10,000 people. Based on this recommendation South Tyneside should have at least 15 units of accommodation. However as South Tyneside has significant rates of domestic abuse we could benefit from additional units. Therefore, we are looking to a 6-8 bedded refuge unit and 8-10 dispersed properties. We will work with the provider to phase the properties across the contract in the first 2 years, should this be required.
The Service will provide fluidity to support the recovery and re-empowerment of service users. It will utilise the social capital that each person has, and support options will be bespoke. The Service will tap into the existing community and voluntary organisations that are available and a focus on wider health outcomes will be a key factor.
The service will deliver a whole family, whole system response that facilitates engagement between services and clients and can flex to fit with both local provision and clients' needs. This direct support model will be delivered by a specialist team of experts. The service will link with partner agencies to ensure effective joint working with clients to build on their personal strengths to improve safety and wellbeing. The workers will be key members of the integrated domestic abuse hub to benefit from the use of the facilities, expertise and shared learning and information.
To complement the new way of working, the Service will have a trauma-informed approach. Trauma affects individuals, families, and wider communities by disrupting healthy growth and development, affecting relationships at all levels, and contributes to negative social, health and economic factors such as poor mental health, substance misuse, child abuse and bereavement, economic stress, and higher levels of people not in education, employment, or training. Individuals who have been traumatised need support and understanding from those around them, particularly when they may be presenting as hyper, or hypo aroused. Therefore, the service will adopt interventions and support which will be based on prioritising an individual's physical safety, emotional safety, and psychological safety.
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
The duration period includes the 24 extension option.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.11) Main features of the award procedure:
The Price for year 1 of the contract is fixed, therefore the award evaluation will be based solely on Quality. The Quality criteria is as stated in the procurement documents.
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-034708
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
26/03/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Cyrenians Ltd
995799
H26 The Avenues, Eleventh Avenue North, Team Valley
Gateshead
NE11 0NJ
UK
NUTS: UKC
The contractor is an SME:
No
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:
: 2 800 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/03/2024