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Published 13 Jan 2025, 13:54 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision for a Mental Health Support Service

Official notice

Authority: Torfaen County Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£5,760,000≈ £1.2m / year
Submissions closed 12 Feb 2025
Contract term 5 yrsends 30 Sept 2030 · extension options published · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Housing Support Grant Programme in Torfaen provides sorely needed assistance to the most vulnerable people in our communities. Funded through the Welsh Government’s Housing Support Grant and managed by Torfaen County Borough Council the programme funds a range of Housing Related Support services to meet the needs of our communities.

We are seeking to commission the following Housing Related Support Service

Mental Health Support Service

Providers are invited to tender a price through the completion of a detailed proforma.

CPV: Accommodation management services · Civic betterment and community facility support services · Guidance and counselling services · Health and social work services · Housing services · Social work services with accommodation

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Torfaen County Borough Council are inviting tenders for the provision of housing…Renewal 5 yrs

Torfaen County Borough Council are inviting tenders for the provision of housing related support services, funded through the Housing Support Grant Programme, to meet the needs vulnerable people in Torfaen, in accordance with the tender documents enclosed.

Torfaen County Borough Council are seeking bids from experienced providers of housing related support services to deliver innovative support solutions for the below service

Mental Health Support Service

Providers are invited to tender a price through the completion of a detailed proforma.

The costings will be scrutinised to assess reasonableness. The Local Authority reserves the right to exclude tenders where the costs are deemed excessively high or excessively low. The Local Authority will consider the price tendered within the constraints of the Housing Support Grant budget and also alongside benchmarks of similar projects.

The length of contract will be 5 years with an opportunity to extend for up to 36 months to be agreed at 12 monthly intervals.

Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2030 (5 yrs)
Delivery: Wales · Torfaen
Extensions: There is an option to extend the contract for a further period of up to 36 months to be agreed at 12 monthly intervals.Variant bids: not allowed

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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
13 Jan 2025, 13:54 GMT
Last source update
13 Jan 2025, 13:54 GMT
Award evaluation window
12 Feb 2025 – …
Authority reference
T.4585
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-001025
Classification (CPV)
Accommodation management servicesCivic betterment and community facility support servicesGuidance and counselling servicesHealth and social work servicesHousing servicesSocial work services with accommodation
Delivery area
Wales (UKL16)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04cf87 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

As stated in the procurement documents

Publisher note: The tender and all supporting documentation are only available from the Proactis Supplier Portal, which can be directly accessed following registration. NB: Tender information and any questions and answers relating to the tender will only be available directly from the portal and will not be communicated by any other means. Tender submissions will only be accepted via the portal and not by any other means unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Council. E-Tender access information: — Go to https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login You can access the opportunity by completing the following steps: If you have not already signed-up to the Proactis Supplier Portal, click "Signup", complete the required information and then click "Register". — Registration should only be performed once for each Organisation. — If you think that someone in your Organisation may have already registered on this Portal then you must not register again. — Please contact the Primary Contact in order to arrange access to the Portal. An activation email will be sent to the email address of your primary contact. Click on the link contained within the email to activate your account. Sign into the Proactis Supplier Portal by entering your Login Name that you previously provided. Enter the temporary password that was provided in the activation e-mail. Complete the Self Registration/Organisation Details. Click the < and > arrows to move from page to page; on page 8, create a new password. Click "Complete Registration" Click on the Red Box marked "Opportunities", type Torfaen in the box at the top of the page called "Search by customer reference, title or customer name..." and click "Search" Identify the Opportunity with the title of “T.4585- Provision for a Mental Health Support Service” and click the White Arrow in a Blue Circle on the right-hand side of the line. Click "Register Interest" Then click the Telescope button on the left-hand side of the page, then enter "Torfaen" in the box at the top of the page called "Search by customer reference, title or customer name... and click "Search". You will now see that the “T.4585- Provision for a Mental Health Support Service “Opportunity has now changed to Private. Click the White Arrow in a Blue Circle. It is recommended that you read the information provided in the documents that can be found if you click the line marked "Request Documents" before attempting to answer any of the questions. (WA Ref:147275)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
12 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en, cy
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
12 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

13 Jan 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    13 Jan 2025, 13:54 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    12 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    12 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts389 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Torfaen County Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityHousing and community amenities Civic Centre, Pontypool, Wales, NP4 6YBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria