Housing Related Support - Floating Support

Legal and financial capacity conditions of participation

Please be advised that the full conditions of participation for this procurement are defined in Part 3 of the Provider Selection Questionnaire (PSQ). However, in summary terms, bidders must satisfy the following:

1. Insurance requirements

The Bidder must have in place, or commit to obtain prior to award of the contract, the following insurance cover to the values stated below in respect of any one claim or series of claims arising out of one incident:

Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = £5 million

Public Liability Insurance: = £10 million

2. Modern Slavery

Relevant commercial organisations subject to the requirements of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 will need to confirm they are fully compliant with this legislation by Service Commencement Date.

3. Equality and Diversity

Bidders that have been had an investigation of unlawful discrimination upheld by an Employment Tribunal, an Employment Appeal Tribunal, the Equality and Human Rights Commission, or any other court or equivalent body, will need to provide evidence that they have implemented adequate remedial actions to prevent similar unlawful discrimination recurring, to the Authority's satisfaction.

In addition, if the bidder is intending to use sub-contractors to deliver this service, they need to confirm whether they have processes in place to check whether any of the above circumstances apply to these other organisations?

4. Environmental Management

Bidders that have been convicted of breaching environmental legislation, or had any notice served upon it, in the last three years by an environmental regulator or authority, will need to provide evidence that they have implemented adequate remedial actions to prevent similar breaches recurring, to the Authority's satisfaction.

In addition, if the bidder is intending to use sub-contractors to deliver this service, they need to confirm whether they have processes in place to check whether any of the above circumstances apply to these other organisations?

5. Health and Safety

Bidders are required to have a Health and Safety Policy that complies with current legislative requirements and confirm whether they, or any of its Directors or Executive Officers been in receipt of enforcement/remedial orders in relation to the Health and Safety Executive (or equivalent body) in the last 3 years? If the latter applies, the bidder is required to provide details of any remedial actions or resultant procedural changes they have enacted.

In addition, if the bidder is intending to use sub-contractors to deliver this service, they need to confirm whether they have processes in place to check whether any of the above circumstances apply to these other organisations?

6. E- Procurement Electronic Ordering and e-mail invoices/credits

The bidder must confirm that they can comply with the stated requirements for e-procurement electronic ordering and submitting electronic invoices/credit.

7. Information Handling and Security

The bidder must self-certify that they will comply with all the stated requirements within the Data Protection Compliance Questionnaire which will be published as part of the tender documentation.

Please be advised that the full conditions of participation for this procurement are defined in Part 3 of the Provider Selection

Questionnaire (PSQ). However, in summary terms, bidders must satisfy the following:

1. Safeguarding

Bidders must have a named safeguarding manager within their organisation, who has a demonstrable knowledge of safeguarding policy and who is responsible for safeguarding at the highest level.

In addition, bidders must hold a current safeguarding policy which meets the stated minimum standards and is subject to regular reviews by an appropriately trained individual in line with local and national developments.

2. Safer recruitment

The Bidder must have a current safe recruitment policy which includes the specified minimum standards.

3. Safeguarding training

The bidder must hold a safeguarding training programme in place and ensure that this training is accessed by all those who have a role in recruitment staff who will have contact with children/families/vulnerable adults. In addition, this training must be systematically evaluated and reviewed with any impact outcomes used to improve future training programmes.

4. Workforce development

The bidder must confirm that they will complete the four (4) mandatory requirements of the Workforce Strategy, if their tender submission is successful. For ease of reference, the Workforce Strategy can be accessed via:

www.essexproviderhub.org/the-essex-market/str… ↗