Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
GMCA Offices, 1st Floor, Churchgate House, 56 Oxford Street
Manchester
M1 6EU
UK
Contact person: Ms Drita Bamkallari
Telephone: +44 1234
E-mail: Drita.Bamkallari@greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.manchesterfire.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.manchesterfire.gov.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.the-chest.org.uk/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.the-chest.org.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
GMCA 1386 - Greater Manchester Housing First and Rough Sleepers Accommodation Programme
Reference number: DN757186
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
In 2019 the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) commissioned programme of three pilots with Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Liverpool City Region and West Midlands Combined to pilot the large-scale delivery of Housing First in England.
The service is for people who have multiple and complex needs who have experienced long term recurrent periods of homelessness and exclusion from services leading to them having difficulties in finding and sustaining suitable accommodation.
The pilot has now been delivered for 6 years supporting 568 people to date across the 10 Greater Manchester Local Authorities. GMCA were successful in competitive bidding processes to secure Rough Sleeper Accommodation Programme (RSAP) properties across Greater Manchester, there will be a maximum of 58 properties in this contract.
This tender is to procure a Housing First and RSAP services for a further 12 months (with option to extend for 3x12 months period) to continue to support those individuals on the programmes including housing those that are yet to secure a permanent offer of accommodation.
*Further details and instructions on how to bid can be found in the tender pack uploaded on The Chest.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
12 806 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
In 2019 the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) commissioned programme of three pilots with Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Liverpool City Region and West Midlands Combined to pilot the large-scale delivery of Housing First in England.
The service is for people who have multiple and complex needs who have experienced long term recurrent periods of homelessness and exclusion from services leading to them having difficulties in finding and sustaining suitable accommodation.
The pilot has now been delivered for 6 years supporting 568 people to date across the 10 Greater Manchester Local Authorities. GMCA were successful in competitive bidding processes to secure Rough Sleeper Accommodation Programme (RSAP) properties across Greater Manchester, there will be a maximum of 58 properties in this contract.
This tender is to procure a Housing First and RSAP services for a further 12 months (with option to extend for 3x12 months period) to continue to support those individuals on the programmes including housing those that are yet to secure a permanent offer of accommodation.
*Further details and instructions on how to bid can be found in the tender pack uploaded on The Chest.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Qualitative
/ Weighting: 90%
Price
/ Weighting:
10%
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
12 806 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 49
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Based upon funding and GMCA approvals
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
28/03/2025
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
28/03/2025
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Court Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/02/2025