Official UK procurement notice
CE-26-21 - Delivery of a Homelessness Prevention, Advice & Advocacy Service
Authority: South Ayrshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe principal objectives of this Homelessness Prevention, Advice and Advocacy contract are to:
- Deliver housing related advice, assistance and information to customers across all tenures that will assist in the prevention of homelessness.
- Maximise levels of tenancy sustainment in South Ayrshire through the provision of pro-active and responsive specialist housing advice and information across all tenures.
- Contribute to tackling poverty and inequality across the local authority area.
- Provide a Housing Advice Service in selected prisons to support homelessness prevention.
- Deliver homelessness and housing education across local secondary schools as a type of universal homelessness prevention.
- Promote the citizenship of the people who access the service.
- Promote digital inclusion and participation by developing digital skills and confidence.
- Work in partnership with South Ayrshire Council to develop new approaches to Homelessness Prevention and remain up-to-date with developments in National Homelessness Prevention Policy.
- Recurrence: February 2025
CPV: Administrative housing services · Health and social work services · Housing services · Renting or leasing services of own property · Residential property services · Social work and related services · Social work services with accommodation
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 80
- Price: 20
- Suitability
It is a requirement of this procurement that Tenderers hold, or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded Contract, the accreditations indicated below:
- Service Providers must be accredited to deliver specialist housing advice and information at Type 3 level of Scotland’s National Standards for Information and Advice.
- Service Providers must be registered with the Care Inspectorate to provide Housing Support Services
- Staff will be registered with The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC)
Evidence for this requirement will be requested at the “Request For Documentation” Stage.
- Economic & financial standing
It is a requirement of this procurement that Tenderers hold, or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded Contract, the insurance and financial requirements indicated below:
Insurances:
Employers Liability Insurance (Compulsory) = 10 million GBP in respect of each claim without limit to the number of claims.
Public Liability Insurance = 5 million GBP in respect of each claim without limit to the number of claims.
Motor Vehicle Insurance = Minimum Third Party Motor Vehicle Liability in respect of any motor vehicle or plated plant used.
Professional Indemnity Insurance = 1 million GBP in aggregate without limit to the number of claims.
Evidence for insurance requirements will be requested at the “Request For Documentation” Stage.
Documentation requested for the above insurances will include the names of insurers, policy numbers, expiry dates, limits of any one incident, annual aggregate caps, excesses and claims handling procedures.
Financial Standing:
The Council will access a Creditsafe report for a Tenderer’s organisation and use the information contained within to assist with the assessment of the Tenderer’s economic and financial standing.
In the event that this analysis is unavailable or unsatisfactory the Council will request the following information below:
A copy of the organisation’s audited accounts or equivalent for the most recent 2 years, along with details of any significant changes since the last year end.
OR
A statement of the…
- Technical & professional ability
Tenderers will be required to provide evidence of having the necessary capacity and capability to deliver the requirements for the Delivery of a Housing Support Service to 16-25yr olds. The below requirements will be requested at the “Request For Documentation” Stage:
Two (2) examples of the provision of similar services may be requested and must be from within the last 3 years for goods and services and within the last 5 years of work contracts.
If Tenderers are unable to provide two (2) examples the tenderer may be required to explain why examples cannot be provided.
Tenderers may also be required to provide:
Technical Skills
A statement of the relevant professional and technical skills available within your organisation; or where applicable, consortium members and/or named sub-contractors in relation to this procurement exercise.
Guidance
The buyer will use the information you provide to evaluate whether your organisation; consortium members and/or named sub-contractors have the relevant professional and technical skills required for this procurement exercise.
Technical Resources
A statement of the relevant technical resources such as the tools, plant, facilities and technical equipment available to your organisation, or where applicable, consortium members and/or named sub-contractors in relation to this procurement exercise.
Guidance
The buyer will use the information you provide to evaluate whether your organisation; consortium members and/or named sub-contractors have…
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · February 2025
- First published
- 9 Apr 2021, 12:05 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Jul 2021, 15:25 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 14 May 2021 – …
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-015097- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a438Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
See PCS Tender documents
Publisher note: See PCS Tender documents (SC Ref:659284)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 May 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 14 May 2021, 12:00 BST
Timeline
14 May 2021 → 1 Jul 2021 · 3 dates- Submission deadline14 May 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened14 May 2021, 12:00 BST
- Notice published1 Jul 2021, 15:25 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete1 Jul 2021, 15:25 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayr Housing Aid Centre SCIOSME | £1,296,680 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 015097-2021-1 · Ayr Housing Aid Centre SCIOSME
- Signed
- 25 Jun 2021
- Value
- £1,296,680
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Ayr Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Ayr Housing Aid Centre SCIOAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.