Official UK procurement notice
Temporary Homeless Accommodation 2022
Authority: The Highland Council (Local council)
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Highland Council’s Housing service have set up a Framework Agreement for temporary accommodation providers and HMOs (House of Multiple Occupation).
CPV: Accommodation and restaurant buildings · Accommodation management services · Accommodation services · Camping sites and other non-hotel accommodation · Hotel accommodation services · Letting services of short-stay furnished accommodation · Social work services with accommodation
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 6 suppliers · 2 bids on the busiest of 2 lots (0.3 per place) · 2 appointed
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1InvernessAwardedRenewal
The Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 amended the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 requiring local authorities to provide temporary accommodation to all homeless applicants whilst their applications are being assessed.
In order to meet these statutory duties, The Highland Council’s Housing service has set up a Framework Agreement of temporary accommodation providers and HMOs (House of Multiple Occupation).
In the first instance, homeless applicants will be temporarily housed within the Council’s own housing stock but where this is not available, accommodation shall be called off of the Framework Agreement.
The Framework will take the form of 2 geographic Lots.
i) Inverness
ii) Ross-shire
The following lots were initially tendered but have not been awarded.
i) Lochaber (Fort William Area)
ii) Nairn
iii) Skye & Lochalsh
Lot #2Ross-shireAwardedRenewal
The Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 amended the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 requiring local authorities to provide temporary accommodation to all homeless applicants whilst their applications are being assessed.
In order to meet these statutory duties, The Highland Council’s Housing service has set up a Framework Agreement of temporary accommodation providers and HMOs (House of Multiple Occupation).
In the first instance, homeless applicants will be temporarily housed within the Council’s own housing stock but where this is not available, accommodation shall be called off of the Framework Agreement.
The Framework will take the form of 2 geographic Lots.
i) Inverness
ii) Ross-shire
The following lots were initially tendered but have not been awarded.
i) Lochaber (Fort William Area)
ii) Nairn
iii) Skye & Lochalsh
Lot #3Lochaber (Fort William Area)Renewal
The Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 amended the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 requiring local authorities to provide temporary accommodation to all homeless applicants whilst their applications are being assessed.
In order to meet these statutory duties, The Highland Council’s Housing service is intending to set up a Framework Agreement of various temporary accommodation providers and HMOs (House of Multiple Occupation).
It is the Council’s intention is that homeless applicants will be temporarily housed within the Council’s own housing stock but where this is not available, accommodation shall be called off of the Framework Agreement.
The Framework will take the form of five (5) separate lots by geographical location. The Lots are identified below:
i) Inverness
ii) Ross-shire
iii) Lochaber (Fort William Area)
iv) Nairn
v) Skye & Lochalsh
The Council cannot guarantee an expected level of expenditure. Please refer to the Statement of Requirements located in the Attachments section of PCS-T for more information.
Lot #4NairnRenewal
The Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 amended the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 requiring local authorities to provide temporary accommodation to all homeless applicants whilst their applications are being assessed.
In order to meet these statutory duties, The Highland Council’s Housing service is intending to set up a Framework Agreement of various temporary accommodation providers and HMOs (House of Multiple Occupation).
It is the Council’s intention is that homeless applicants will be temporarily housed within the Council’s own housing stock but where this is not available, accommodation shall be called off of the Framework Agreement.
The Framework will take the form of five (5) separate lots by geographical location. The Lots are identified below:
i) Inverness
ii) Ross-shire
iii) Lochaber (Fort William Area)
iv) Nairn
v) Skye & Lochalsh
The Council cannot guarantee an expected level of expenditure. Please refer to the Statement of Requirements located in the Attachments section of PCS-T for more information.
Lot #5Skye & LochalshRenewal
The Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 amended the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 requiring local authorities to provide temporary accommodation to all homeless applicants whilst their applications are being assessed.
In order to meet these statutory duties, The Highland Council’s Housing service is intending to set up a Framework Agreement of various temporary accommodation providers and HMOs (House of Multiple Occupation).
It is the Council’s intention is that homeless applicants will be temporarily housed within the Council’s own housing stock but where this is not available, accommodation shall be called off of the Framework Agreement.
The Framework will take the form of five (5) separate lots by geographical location. The Lots are identified below:
i) Inverness
ii) Ross-shire
iii) Lochaber (Fort William Area)
iv) Nairn
v) Skye & Lochalsh
The Council cannot guarantee an expected level of expenditure. Please refer to the Statement of Requirements located in the Attachments section of PCS-T for more information.
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: 30
- Price: 70
- Suitability
Accommodation providers must have Landlord registration
HMO accommodation providers must have an HMO licence
- Economic & financial standing
Tenderers must hold the following Insurance:
Employers Liability of GBP5m
Public Liability Insurance of GBP5m
The Council shall use an independent credit scoring organisation such as CreditSafe, to conduct appropriate financial probity checks.
Minimum: Insurance: Employers Liability of GBP5m Public Liability Insurance of GBP5m If the Credit report of any Tenderer contains a risk rating between Very High Risk – Moderate Risk, they shall be given an opportunity to provide additional information which shall be taken into account d… - Technical & professional ability
Tenderers must provide 2 relevant examples of equivalent or similar services carried out in the past three years
Minimum: 2 relevant examples within 3 years
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Temporary Homeless Accommodation 2022” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 6 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 20 Sept 2022, 09:42 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Jan 2023, 08:50 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 20 Oct 2022 – …
- Authority reference
HC/FTA/THA/2022- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-001773- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036967Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Publisher note: The total value of this Contract has been split evenly between the two Lots. (SC Ref:719622)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 20 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- document
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 20 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
Timeline
20 Oct 2022 → 20 Jan 2023 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown20 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened20 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
- Notice published20 Jan 2023, 08:50 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete20 Jan 2023, 08:50 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £900,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Inverness
- Signed
- 4 Jan 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Ross-shire
- Signed
- 4 Jan 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Inverness | 2bids · 2 electronic | 1 | — | — |
| 2 · Ross-shire | 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Local Sheriff Court in each region relevant to the CouncilReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
2 commercial parties on the notice- Ashington Brooke LtdFramework contractor
- Eildon LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.