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Published 10 May 2021, 15:48 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ESCC SS - Domestic Abuse Refuge Service in East Sussex

Official notice

Authority: East Sussex County Council (ESCC) (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£6,157,543≈ £1.2m / year7.6% below published estimate
Submissions closed 21 Jun 2021awarded 30 Jul 2021
Awarded to Clarion Housing Group
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Oct 2026 · extension options published · starts 1 Nov 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

East Sussex County Council wants to commission a Strategic Partner to provide a safe accommodation service in East Sussex which gives victim/ survivors a strong sense of being in control of their lives, reduces incidents of harm relating to domestic abuse, and which is able to respond flexibly to changing legislation, needs and preferences. The service will support people who are at risk of, or fleeing from, domestic abuse to achieve greater independence, live in good quality, safe, temporary refuge accommodation and provide opportunities to enable their voices to be heard.Victim/ survivors who use Domestic Abuse Refuge Services in East Sussex will be from all over the UK, with priority given to East Sussex referrals (who may also be from out of county) when a vacancy in a refuge arises".Full details can be found in the Tender documents.

  • Recurrence: Retender approximately 18 months prior to the end date.

CPV: Health and social work services · Social work services · Social work services with accommodation

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1East Sussex County Council and Health wants to commission a strategic partner to…AwardedRenewal 5 yrsPublished value£6,157,543

East Sussex County Council and Health wants to commission a strategic partner to provide a safe accommodation service in East Sussex which gives victims/survivors a strong sense of being in control of their lives, reduces incidents of harm relating to domestic abuse, which is able to respond flexibly to change in legislation, needs and preferences. The service will support people, for fleeing from, domestic abuse to achieve greater independence living good quality, safe, temporary refuge accommodation and provide opportunities to enable their voices to be heard. Additional information: 11.1.7 includes the whole value including the extension period. For the initial 5 year contract the value is £3,017,802

Contract period: 1 Nov 2021 – 31 Oct 2026 (5 yrs)
Delivery: South East
Extensions: Retender approximately 18 months prior to end date.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: 85%Price: 15%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 85
  • Price: 15
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    ExperienceCapacityCapability

  • Economic & financial standing

    Regulation 57 of Public Contracts Regulations of 2015 (PCR15)mandatory and discretionary criteria.Economic and Financial Standing Criteria.Relevant Experience criteria

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 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 · Retender approximately 18 months prior to the end date.
First published
10 May 2021, 15:48 BST
Last source update
24 Aug 2021, 11:03 BST
Award evaluation window
21 Jun 2021 – …
Authority reference
ESCC - 032399
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-020784
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesSocial work servicesSocial work services with accommodation
Delivery area
South East (UKJ22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02af16 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: 11.1.7 includes the whole value including the extension period. For the initial 5 year contract the value is £3,017,802.V.2.4 includes the whole value including the extension period. For the initial 5 year contract the value is £3,017,802.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
21 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
21 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

21 Jun 2021 → 1 Nov 2021 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    21 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    21 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    24 Aug 2021, 11:03 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Nov 2021

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    24 Aug 2021, 11:03 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £5,692,6021 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Jul 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Clarion Housing GroupDomestic Abuse Refuge Service in East Sussex——Awarded

Contracts

  • Domestic Abuse Refuge Service in East Sussex · Clarion Housing Group

    Signed
    30 Jul 2021
    Value
    £5,692,602
    Period
    … – 31 Oct 2026
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

East Sussex County Council (ESCC)

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, St Annes Crescent, Lewes, South East, BN7 1UEContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Initial Appeal to the Procurement manager before appeal to Public Procurement Review Service.Review body LondonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria