Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Herefordshire Council
Council Offices, Plough Lane
Hereford
HR4 0LE
UK
Contact person: Mrs Naomi O'Malley
Telephone: +44 1432383073
E-mail: Naomi.O'Malley@herefordshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG11
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.herefordshire.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
Provision of a household set up service for resettlement properties in Herefordshire
Reference number: DN701527
II.1.2) Main CPV code
39000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Herefordshire Council made a commitment in 2020 to resettle at least 125 refugees by the middle of 2025. A total of 84 Afghan people were resettled through the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) and Afghan Citizens’ Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) during 2022/23. The Council has now made the decision to undertake a second phase of resettlement during Autumn 2023 into Summer 2024.
The service will deliver a property furnishing and set up function to allow for suitable properties to be used to accommodate Afghan Refugees and Ukrainians across up to 50 properties. Accommodation will consist of a mix of houses and flats of varying sizes and will include a mix of 1, 2, 3 and 4 bedroom properties.
The purpose of the contract is to co-ordinate and deliver the redecoration, carpeting / flooring, furnishing and set up of up to 50 properties.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
370 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG11
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Herefordshire Council made a commitment in 2020 to resettle at least 125 refugees by the middle of 2025. A total of 84 Afghan people were resettled through the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) and Afghan Citizens’ Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) during 2022/23. The Council has now made the decision to undertake a second phase of resettlement during Autumn 2023 into Summer 2024.
The service will deliver a property furnishing and set up function to allow for suitable properties to be used to accommodate Afghan Refugees and Ukrainians across up to 50 properties. Accommodation will consist of a mix of houses and flats of varying sizes and will include a mix of 1, 2, 3 and 4 bedroom properties.
The purpose of the contract is to co-ordinate and deliver the redecoration, carpeting / flooring, furnishing and set up of up to 50 properties.
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
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
This award is based on regulation 32, 2, a and c. No suitable tenders were received, the requirement has not been substantially altered. The initial refugee families are arriving on a fixed date so the properties must be in acceptable condition for their arrival. The deadline being 1/12/2023.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-031862
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
16/11/2023
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
Daniel Wharton trading as Dan Wharton General Building
Lephare, Hamlen Close
Huntley
GL19 3DR
UK
NUTS: UKG11
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 370 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Herefordshire Council
Hereford
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/11/2023