Official UK procurement notice
Provision of a Housing Information and Advice Service
Authority: Inverclyde Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe service is aimed at providing easily accessible, independent housing advice and assistance to those who are homeless or threatened with homelessness.
Independent advice should be targeted at those who are either homeless or potentially homeless and who have already sought or received advice and assistance from the mainstream housing agencies. Queries relating to the prevention of homelessness should also be afforded priority by the service.
- Recurrence: This tender will be due for retender in 2026.
CPV: Administrative healthcare services · Administrative housing services · Health and safety services · Housing services · Property management services of real estate on a fee or contract basis
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Inverclyde Council operates a Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) together with…AwardedRenewalPublished value£55,000
Inverclyde Council operates a Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) together with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. The Housing Scotland Act 2001 confers the duty on local authorities to provide a comprehensive housing advice and assistance service which may assist a homeless person or assist in the prevention of homelessness, free of charge for any person in the authority’s area. Therefore, Inverclyde Council is seeking a Provider to provide a Housing Information and Advice Service.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 40
- Price: 60
- Economic & financial standing
Inverclyde Council will check the financial status of applicants by means of a Dun and Bradstreet assessment. In order to be considered applicants must achieve one of the following:
(a) Where the tenderers Dun & Bradstreet risk indicator is 3 or less, the annual contract value should also be less than 50% of the tenderers average turnover over the preceding 2 years.
OR
(b) Where the tenderers Dun & Bradstreet risk indicator is 2 or less, the annual contract value should also be less than 75% of the tenderers
average turnover over the preceding 2 years.
PLEASE NOTE THE IMPORTANT GUIDANCE TO BIDDERS BELOW:
APPLICANTS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO SATISFY THEMSELVES THAT THEY MEET THESE CRITERIA AS FAILURE OF THE FINANCIAL CHECK WILL MEAN THAT THEIR APPLICATION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FURTHER. APPLICANTS SHOULD ALSO SATISFY THEMSELVES THAT THEIR DUN AND BRADSTREET RATINGS ARE CORRECT AND IT IS THE APPLICANT’S RESPONSIBILITY TO RAISE ANY QUERIES WITH DUN AND BRADSTREET IF THEY FEEL A CORRECTION IS REQUIRED. THE COUNCIL WILL RELY ON THE RISK RATING IT OBTAINS AT THE TIME IT PERFORMS THE D&B FINANCIAL CHECK.
You must provide your average yearly turnover for the last 2 years.
Turnover must be provided from your audited accounts. Turnover from unaudited accounts or part year turnover will not be accepted.
If you are unable to provide the turnover information required due to being exempt from submission of full audited accounts, please provide an explanation on why you are exempt in response…
Minimum: The bidder confirms they already have or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated below: Employer's (Compulsory) Liability: Limit of 5 million GBP Public Liability: Limit of 5 million GBP
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · This tender will be due for retender in 2026.
- First published
- 13 Sept 2021, 11:24 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Feb 2022, 14:31 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 15 Oct 2021 – …
- Authority reference
CP0410/HSCP- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-005432- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02dfd0Find a Tender
Publisher note: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. ** SPD 4C – QUALIFICATIONS Bidders will be required to confirm that they and/or the service provider have the following relevant educational and professional qualifications - Practising Certificate for the qualified solicitor ** SPD 4C – SUBCONTRACTING Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract. ** SPD 4D - QUALITY MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES If the bidder does not hold UKAs (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent) then the bidder must hold the information contained in the buyer attachment area in PCS-T (file name "Contract Notice Additional Information") HEALTH AND SAFETY If the bidder does not hold a UKAS (or equivalent), accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS OHSAS 18001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum, then the bidder must hold the information contained in the buyer attachment area in PCS-T (file name "Contract Notice Additional Information") ** SPD 4D - ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES If the bidder does not hold UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance with BS EN ISO 14001 (or equivalent) or a valid EMAS (or equivalent) certificate then the bidder must hold the information contained in the buyer attachment area in PCS-T (file name "Contract Notice Additional Information") (SC Ref:685015)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 15 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
Timeline
15 Oct 2021 → 28 Feb 2022 · 4 dates- Submission deadline15 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened15 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts11 Dec 2021
- Notice published28 Feb 2022, 14:31 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete28 Feb 2022, 14:31 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal Services Agency LtdSME | £55,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 005432-2022-1 · Legal Services Agency LtdSME
- Signed
- 4 Nov 2021
- Value
- £55,000
- Period
- … – 10 Dec 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Greenock Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Legal Services Agency LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.