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Published 24 May 2021, 12:44 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ITESS contract for the Vale of Glamorgan Council

Official notice

Authority: Vale of Glamorgan Council (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£2,490,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 25 Jun 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Vale of Glamorgan Council’s Supporting People Team is tendering for the Independence & Tenancy Support Service (ITESS) generic floating support service to provide housing related support to people at risk of homelessness and/or people who require support to maintain their tenancies living in the Vale of Glamorgan.

  • Recurrence: 5 years

CPV: Social work and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The TESS and Independence services are two of the of the Vale’s longest running…RenewalPublished value£2,490,000

The TESS and Independence services are two of the of the Vale’s longest running housing related support services and are a key component of floating support in the Vale. The current TESS 3 and Independence contracts have both been in place since 2016.

The Vale of Glamorgan Council’s aim is to reconfigure the existing TESS 3 and Independence services into single combined service and have a new contract in place to commence from the 1st August 2021.

The new contract will run for 3 years and include the option for an additional two 12-month extensions, making 5 years the maximum possible duration of this contract.

The new contract will be called the Independence & Tenancy Support Service (ITESS Additional information: It is the view of the Council that TUPE applies to this contract. To that end TUPE information for both previous contracts has been included with the tender documents.

Delivery: Wales · The Vale of Glamorgan
Extensions: The new contract will run for three years with the option to extend for an additional two 12 month extensions.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
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    See attached tender documents

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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · 5 years
First published
24 May 2021, 12:44 BST
Last source update
24 May 2021, 12:44 BST
Award evaluation window
25 Jun 2021 – …
Authority reference
VOG/SP(21/05)/21
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-011481
Classification (CPV)
Social work and related services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b44b Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

Please see attached tender documents

Publisher note: Please be aware that a 20 minute presentation has been provisionally scheduled for Weds 30th June 2021. Full details are provided in the tender documents. Please ensure all queries and return submissions are forwarded through the Sell2Wales portal. The Council can not accept any correspondence regarding this tender outside of the portal. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=110855. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. (WA Ref:110855)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Sell2Wales · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Wales registration; eTenderWales runs on Jaggaer
Submission deadline
25 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
25 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

24 May 2021 → 25 Jun 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    24 May 2021, 12:44 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    25 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    25 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Vale of Glamorgan Council

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Offices, Holton Road, BARRY, Wales, CF63 4RUContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

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