Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
The Highland Council
Glenurquhart Road
Inverness
IV3 5NX
UK
Contact person: Hazel Chisholm (Resettlement Team)
Telephone: +44 7909436821
E-mail: resettlement@highland.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM6
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.highland.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00045
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
AWARDED-HC_Refugee_Resettlement_Support_Service-2024
Reference number: HC/Pl-H&C/RRSS/2024
II.1.2) Main CPV code
70333000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
AWARDED
The services are to provide support for individuals and families who have been resettled in Highland through the Home Office’s Refugee Resettlement Scheme, within the Inner Moray Firth area.
The successful Service Provider will be required to provide a comprehensive package of support. With primary aims of ensuring that refugee families feel safe, secure and able to integrate into community life as smoothly and quickly as possible; are able to access a wide range of services applicable to their needs and can manage and sustain their homes as required under the Home Officer Funding Instructions and Statement of Requirements.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
244 977.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
70333000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM6
Main site or place of performance:
The Highland Council Area
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
AWARDED
The services are to provide support for individuals and families who have been resettled in Highland through the Home Office’s Refugee Resettlement Scheme, within the Inner Moray Firth area.
The successful Service Provider will be required to provide a comprehensive package of support. With primary aims of ensuring that refugee families feel safe, secure and able to integrate into community life as smoothly and quickly as possible; are able to access a wide range of services applicable to their needs and can manage and sustain their homes as required under the Home Officer Funding Instructions and Statement of Requirements.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 90
Price
/ Weighting:
10
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
II.2.14) Additional information
This Contract has been AWARDED
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:
No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to open procedure
Explanation
Only one supplier submitted a bid
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: HC/Pl-H&C/RRSS/2024
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/05/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
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
New Start Highland
9 Carsegate Road North
Inverness
IV3 8DU
UK
Telephone: +44 1463728777
Fax: +44 1463729549
NUTS: UKM
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 244 977.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This Contract has been AWARDED
(SC Ref:798163)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Inverness Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
The Inverness Justice Centre, Longman Road
Inverness
IV1 1AH
UK
Telephone: +44 1463230782
E-mail: inverness@scotcourts.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/inverness-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/05/2025