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Published 6 Feb 2023, 17:04 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Homes England - FRAEW Financial Hardship Cases and FRAEW Audit

Official notice

Authority: Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency) (Public body)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitableMax 2 lots to bid
Published estimate£5,500,000total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 8 Mar 2023awarded 1 May 2023
Awarded to Airey Miller +3 more4 awards

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The scope of services is split into two sections. Lot 1 outlines the scope of work required of the FRAEW Hardship Cases Supplier(s) and Lot 2 outlines the scope of work required of the FRAEW Audit Supplier(s). There will be sperate contracts for the services required under each Lot.

Lot 1 - The Supplier shall be required to deliver FRAEWs for Hardship Cases across England. Within this tender Homes England is looking to appoint two suppliers that will be apportioned Hardship Cases via a Taxi Rank Mechanism. These two suppliers will be the highest overall scoring submissions.

Lot 2 - The Supplier shall be required to deliver Audits of In-Depth Technical Assessments and Basic Assessments. Within this tender Homes England is looking to appoint three suppliers that will be apportioned Hardship Cases via a Taxi Rank Mechanism.

The duration of the Contract will be for 2 years initial term, with an option to extend yearly for a maximum of 2 further years (2+1+1).

Please note the overall contract value over both lots had been estimated at approximately £5.5 million and depends on the volumes of work over the contract period therefor individual values below may not be accurate.

CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · a supplier may bid for at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1FRAEW Financial Hardship CasesAwarded

Lot 1 - The Supplier shall be required to deliver FRAEWs for Hardship Cases across England. Within this tender Homes England is looking to appoint two suppliers that will be apportioned Hardship Cases via a Taxi Rank Mechanism. These two suppliers will be the highest overall scoring submissions.

Extensions: The duration of the Contract will be for 2 years initial term, with an option to extend yearly for a maximum of 2 further years (2+1+1).Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2FRAEW AuditAwarded

Lot 2 - The Supplier shall be required to deliver Audits of In-Depth Technical Assessments and Basic Assessments. Within this tender Homes England is looking to appoint three suppliers that will be apportioned Hardship Cases via a Taxi Rank Mechanism.

Extensions: The duration of the Contract will be for 2 years initial term, with an option to extend yearly for a maximum of 2 further years (2+1+1).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 · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • 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
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
6 Feb 2023, 17:04 GMT
Last source update
14 Jun 2023, 13:12 BST
Award evaluation window
8 Mar 2023 – …
Authority reference
DN654956
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-016859
Classification (CPV)
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
Delivery area
UKNorth East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)
+2 moreSouth East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03a34c Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
8 Mar 2023, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
8 Mar 2023, 17:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

8 Mar 2023 → 14 Jun 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    8 Mar 2023, 17:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    8 Mar 2023, 17:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    14 Jun 2023, 13:12 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    14 Jun 2023, 13:12 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 4
Awarded value Not summedeach provider’s award repeats the list or panel total
Bids received 66 from SMEs
Contracts signed 4latest 1 May 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · FRAEW Financial Hardship Cases1 award
Bailey PartnershipSME£1 †—Awarded
Lot 2 · FRAEW Audit2 awards
Keegans LtdSME£1 †—Awarded
PRP ARCHITECTURE LLPSME£1 †—Awarded
Not linked to a lot1 award
Airey MillerSME£1 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 016859-2023-1 · Airey MillerSME

    Signed
    1 May 2023
    Value
    £1
    Status
    active
  • Contract 016859-2023-2 · Bailey PartnershipSME

    Signed
    1 May 2023
    Value
    £1
    Status
    active
  • Contract 016859-2023-3 · Keegans LtdSME

    Signed
    1 May 2023
    Value
    £1
    Status
    active
  • Contract 016859-2023-4 · PRP ARCHITECTURE LLPSME

    Signed
    1 May 2023
    Value
    £1
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · FRAEW Financial Hardship Cases6bids———
2 · FRAEW Audit6bids6——
Whole notice6bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency)

Contracting authorityPublic bodyNational or federal agency/officeHousing and community amenities The Lumen, St James Boulevard, Newcastle Helix, Newcastle upon Tyne, North East, NE4 5BZContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Court of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

4 commercial parties 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