Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
West Sussex County Council
County Hall, West Street
Chichester
PO19 1RQ
UK
Contact person: Sophie Thomas
E-mail: sophie.thomas1@westsussex.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ27
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/default.aspx
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/default.aspx
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://atamis-7669.my.site.com/ProSpend__CustomCommunitiesLogin?startURL=%2Fhome%2Fhome.jsp
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://atamis-7669.my.site.com/ProSpend__CustomCommunitiesLogin?startURL=%2Fhome%2Fhome.jsp
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
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
Provision of Accommodation Management Service
Reference number: C17358
II.1.2) Main CPV code
70311000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Since November 2021, West Sussex County Council (the “Council”) has been responsible for providing support for Afghan Refugees and family groups at two bridging hotels in the county for people arriving from Afghanistan under the British government resettlement scheme. The bridging hotels were served closure notices by the Home Office, in accordance with government requirements. The hotels closed on 31 August 2023.<br/><br/>The Council has an opportunity to enter into a lease to secure a block of flats providing multiple units of accommodation for a cohort of Afghan Refugees.<br/><br/>This will alleviate the demand for the use of more expensive temporary accommodation and provide longer-term housing, for couples, small family groups and individuals, who are already living and working in the area.<br/><br/>The Council wishes to enter a five-year sub lease or alternative arrangement with a Service, so that the Service Provider manages this property on behalf of the Council (for duration of the five-year lease). It is proposed that the provider will enter a full insuring and repairing sub lease with the Council.<br/><br/>The Council will provide full access to all surveys and reports, carried out as part of the Council’s due diligence, prior to entering the main lease.<br/><br/>For full details of the services, please see Document 2: Service Specification.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 250 000.00
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:
UKJ27
UKJ28
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Contracting Authority is conducting this procurement as an urgent process conducted under Regulation 27(5) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 in accordance with the requirements of the Council’s Contract Standing Orders. Please note the reduced timescales as laid out in Section 11 which reflect the state of urgency necessary for this procurement.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
1 250 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: No
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
n/a
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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
21/11/2023
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
21/11/2023
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
West Sussex County Council
County Hall, West Street
Chichester
PO19 1RQ
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/default.aspx
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/11/2023