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Published 11 Jan 2024, 15:41 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

BHCC EB Refugee Resettlement Casework Support

Official notice

Authority: Brighton and Hove City Council (Local council)

ServicesRestricted procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£3,084,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 9 Feb 2024awarded 30 Jul 2024
Awarded to Voices in Exile

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Brighton and Hove City Council (the Council) is seeking a Supplier to deliver Casework Support as part of its Refugee Resettlement Scheme. The primary aim of the services being procured is to fulfil the requirements set out by government in the funding instructions for the following resettlement schemes: The UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS) , The Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) and the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP).The Council is seeking to procure holistic casework support, including ESOL and employment support, for households arriving on government funded resettlement programmes. The support is to be provided for 24 months following arrival into the city. The casework provision can be extended, exceptionally, to 30 or 36 months for the most complex cases. The successful Supplier will be required to have capacity to scale up or down at pace in response to varying rates of arrivals and unexpected world events and changes to government schemes.

CPV: Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The successful Supplier will be required to have capacity to scale up or down at pace…AwardedRenewal

The successful Supplier will be required to have capacity to scale up or down at pace in response to varying rates of arrivals and unexpected world events and changes to government schemes/funding arrangements, with an anticipated maximum arrival per annum of 70 individuals. The Council is conducting a two-stage procedure under the Light touch regime in order to appoint a suitable Supplier, in accordance with Regulation 76 of the Regulations.An overview of the service required is provided in the attached document ‘Schedule 1 – Service Overview’The Council intends to develop further detail regarding the service specification as part of Stage Two of this tender. Further details are given within the guidance document. The value noted in the notice is based on the maximum five year term and based on supporting the anticipated maximum amount of individuals arriving per annum (70). This figure also includes taking on support for existing caseloads at the commencement of the contract and all figures are based on currently understood funding levels and schemes. As noted in the Service Overview, the full scope of the services cannot be confirmed at the time of writing and the Council intends to provide further information as part of Stage Two, including consideration of arrangements in relation to individuals currently being supported through the existing contract

Delivery: South East
Extensions: Initial three year period with a potential extension of up to two years.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 100
  • Price: 0
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As detailed in the Stage One documents.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
11 Jan 2024, 15:41 GMT
Last source update
9 Aug 2024, 10:07 BST
Authority reference
BHCC - 037315
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-025165
Classification (CPV)
Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions
Delivery area
South East (UKJ21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-042c74 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
9 Feb 2024, 11:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en

Timeline

9 Feb 2024 → 9 Aug 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    9 Feb 2024, 11:00 GMT
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    11 Mar 2024
  3. Notice published
    9 Aug 2024, 10:07 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    9 Aug 2024, 10:07 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £3,084,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Jul 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Voices in ExileSME£3,084,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • BHCC EB Refugee Resettlement Casework Support · Voices in ExileSME

    Signed
    30 Jul 2024
    Value
    £3,084,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Brighton and Hove City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Hove Town Hall, Norton Road, Hove , South East, BN3 3BQContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • NoneReview body None

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria