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Published 14 Jan 2022, 17:14 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Invitation to Tender for Young Persons Supported Accommodation Service

Official notice

Authority: Orkney Islands Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£1,000,000≈ £333k / year
Submissions closed 18 Feb 2022awarded 12 May 2022
Awarded to Right There2 awards
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Apr 2025 · extension options published · starts 1 May 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The provision of a young persons supported accommodation service for homeless young people between the ages of 16 to 25 at two locations within the main towns of Orkney, one in Kirkwall and one in Stromness.

  • Recurrence: January 2027

CPV: Housing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£1,000,000
Contract period: 1 May 2022 – 30 Apr 2025 (3 yrs)
Delivery: Scotland · Within the two main towns of Orkney - Kirkwall and Stromness
Extensions: 2 x 12 month extensions available (subject to the availability of funding)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: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Service Delivery: 45%
  • Contract Management: 15%
  • Contract Implementation: 10%
  • price: 30%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Service Delivery: 45
  • Contract Management: 15
  • Contract Implementation: 10
  • Price: 30
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland module.

  • Economic & financial standing

    The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland module.

  • Technical & professional ability

    The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland module.

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 · 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 · January 2027
First published
14 Jan 2022, 17:14 GMT
Last source update
13 Oct 2025, 14:36 BST
Award evaluation window
18 Feb 2022 – …
Authority reference
OIC/PROC/1276
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-064819
Classification (CPV)
Housing services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM65)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-030b6a Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

Publisher note: Orkney Islands Council reserves the right to cancel the procurement at any stage and not award a Contract. The expenditure, work or effort undertaken by bidders prior to the award of any Contract is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of bidders. Late tenders will not be considered by the Council and all questions are to be submitted via the Questions and Answer section of this contract advertisement on PCS. An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session. Tenderers should complete the SPD (Scotland) contained within the SPD Module attached to this notice. (SC Ref:697940)

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
18 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
18 Feb 2022, 14:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

18 Feb 2022 → 13 Oct 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    18 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    18 Feb 2022, 14:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    1 May 2022, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published377 days ago
    13 Oct 2025, 14:36 BST

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    22 Jun 2022, 16:09 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £705,8531 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 12 May 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Right ThereSME£705,853 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded
Right ThereSME£705,853 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 017091-2022-OIC/PROC/1276-1 · Right ThereSME

    Signed
    12 May 2022
    Value
    £705,853
    Period
    … – 30 Apr 2025
    Status
    active
  • Contract 064819-2025-OIC/PROC/1276-1 · Right ThereSME

    Signed
    12 May 2022
    Value
    £705,853
    Period
    … – 30 Apr 2025
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Orkney Islands Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityHousing and community amenities http://www.orkney.gov.uk https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00369, Kirkwall, Scotland, KW15 1NYContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Sherrifs CourtMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point KirkwallContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • YpeopleAwarded supplier 15 Dava Street, Glasgow, UK, G51 2JAContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.