Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Kent County Council
Sessions House
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
UK
Contact person: Mr Matt Wellard
Telephone: +44 3000413221
E-mail: Matthew.Wellard@kent.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ4
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.kent.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.kent.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Residential Recovery Service
Reference number: DN671670
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Recovery Housing Service intends to deliver supervised, short-term housing to
individuals who are abstinent from drugs and alcohol to aid their recovery journey into
permanent housing. The objective for the Recovery Housing Service is to provide support to
the most vulnerable people in Kent who are recovering from drug and alcohol misuse and do
not have secure accommodation. The main aim is to support continued recovery and enable
individuals to lead and fulfilling life in independent accommodation.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 640 166.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ4
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Recovery Housing Service intends to deliver supervised, short-term housing to
individuals who are abstinent from drugs and alcohol to aid their recovery journey into
permanent housing. The objective for the Recovery Housing Service is to provide support to
the most vulnerable people in Kent who are recovering from drug and alcohol misuse and do
not have secure accommodation. The main aim is to support continued recovery and enable
individuals to lead and fulfilling life in independent accommodation.
The Service will provide time-limited recovery support for those who are at risk of
homelessness, or people who are homeless and are transitioning between drug and alcohol
services and independent living. Specifically, the service will provide:
• Continued drug and alcohol recovery support Temporary accommodation/housing related
support to secure treatment journey progress
• Extended recovery support e.g. Life skills to be better placed to sustain recovery outcome
and stable housing in the end of treatment.
Service Users at risk of homelessness will be provided with private temporary
accommodation for an average stay of 6-12 months and a maximum of 18 months. Residents
will receive psychologically and trauma informed recovery support and advice around their
former drug and alcohol use.
The Service is to be made available to people in drug and alcohol recovery resident in Kent
who are over 18 and have an identified housing related support need. Service users must be
already engaged with recovery and have a commitment to remaining abstinent (i.e.
individuals must not engage in alcohol or illicit drug use at all, either indefinitely or for a short
period of time).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-014816
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: SC230143
Title: Residential Recovery Service
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/11/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Change Grow Live Services Ltd
3rd Floor, Tower Point 44 North Road
Brighton
BN1 1YR
UK
NUTS: UKJ4
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 628 444.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Kent County Council
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/11/2023