Official UK procurement notice
Ex Offender Housing Service (AfEO)
Authority: Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (Local council)
The LCRCA wishes to appoint a supplier to provide a support service for adults with a history of offending and are not likely to be assessed as priority need under the Homelessness Reduction Act. The service will provide direct support to those individuals with the aim being to create and sustain private rented sector tenancies. The service will need to adapt to the needs of the Service Users and offer a flexible response across seven days to ensure that Service Users have access to on-call support. The provider will need to support Service Users with a range of support needs and risks. The contract might be extended yearly for up to two years subject to funding.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe LCRCA wishes to appoint a supplier to provide a support service for adults with a history of offending and are not likely to be assessed as priority need under the Homelessness Reduction Act. The service will provide direct support to those individuals with the aim being to create and sustain private rented sector tenancies. These tenancies are expected to be either one bedroom, studios, or shared housing if appropriate. The service will need to adapt to the needs of the Service Users and offer a flexible response across seven days to ensure that Service Users have access to on-call support. The provider will need to support Service Users with a range of support needs and risks. The provider will need to deliver support across the following Local Authorities: Liverpool Sefton, St Helens, and Wirral.
Please note: this service is to be commissioned for the period 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2025 with funding from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC). Confirmation of funding is expected to be announced February 2023. If funding is not received, the procurement of this service will not be progressed. The contract might be extended yearly for up to two years subject to funding.
The value of the contract over the initial term of two years is £373,100. The total value of the contract including extensions (£746,200) is only an estimate and we cannot guarantee funding availability to proceed with the extensions.
- Recurrence: Subject to funding, the procurement process would start approximately nine months before the end of the contract.
CPV: Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£746,200
What 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: 70
- Price: 30
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Closed
- 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
Yes · Subject to funding, the procurement process would start approximately nine months before the end of the contract.
- First published
- 14 Dec 2022, 11:59 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Dec 2022, 11:59 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 19 Jan 2023 – …
- Authority reference
DN646182- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-035362- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-038d60Find a Tender
- Review procedure
Review procedures are as set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Proceedings under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 are time limited and any such proceedings must be brought in the High Court of England and Wales.
Publisher note: In case of a group of bidders, the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) may require the group of operators to assume a specific legal form if deemed by the LCRCA as being necessary for the satisfactory performance of the contract.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Jan 2023, 11:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 19 Jan 2023, 11:00 GMT
Timeline
14 Dec 2022 → 19 Jan 2023 · 3 dates- Notice published14 Dec 2022, 11:59 GMT
- Submission deadline19 Jan 2023, 11:00 GMT
- Bids opened19 Jan 2023, 11:00 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of England and WalesReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria