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Published 9 Apr 2021, 12:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CE-26-21 - Delivery of a Homelessness Prevention, Advice & Advocacy Service

Official notice

Authority: South Ayrshire Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£1,296,680exc. VAT
Submissions closed 14 May 2021awarded 25 Jun 2021
Awarded to Ayr Housing Aid Centre SCIO

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The 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 published

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: 80%Price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 80
  • Price: 20
Conditions of participation3
  • 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
What this means for your bid
  • 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)
Administrative housing servicesHealth and social work servicesHousing servicesRenting or leasing services of own propertyResidential property servicesSocial work and related servicesSocial work services with accommodation
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM94)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a438 Find a Tender
Contract terms
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
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
14 May 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
14 May 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

14 May 2021 → 1 Jul 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    14 May 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    14 May 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    1 Jul 2021, 15:25 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    1 Jul 2021, 15:25 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,296,6801 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Jun 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Ayr Housing Aid Centre SCIOSME£1,296,680 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

South Ayrshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Buildings, Wellington Square, Ayr, Scotland, KA7 1DRContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Ayr Sheriff CourtReview body Ayr

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.