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Published 20 Jun 2022, 11:58 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Provision of a Mobile Intervention and Support Team (MIST)

Official notice

Authority: The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£685,104exc. VAT0.4% below published estimate
Submissions closed 7 Jul 2022awarded 22 Jul 2022
Awarded to Thames Reach Charity

What is being bought

Published requirement description

**PLEASE NOTE** This is an Award Notice and the opportunity is now closed

The City of London Corporation (The City) is undertook a 1 stage procurement process in relation to the provision of a Mobile Intervention and Support Team (MIST) (the 'Service').

Further information for this opportunity can be found in II.2.4) Description of the procurement field (of this notice).

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1**PLEASE NOTE** This is an Award Notice and the opportunity is now closedAwardedRenewal

**PLEASE NOTE** This is an Award Notice and the opportunity is now closed

The Service to be procured from the proposed contract is classified under Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as “Provision of services to the community”. Therefore, the Service advertised i.e. this contract notice, fall among those listed in Annex XIV to Directive 2014/24/EU and the full obligations set out in that directive do not apply. For the avoidance of doubt, the contract is to be procured in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Regulations 74 to 78, more commonly known as the Light Touch Regime. The precise procurement process to be used is as described in the procurement documents.

The procurement was run as a one stage process, resembling the open procedure and its main features - which includes the core elements of the standard Selection Questionnaire (SQ). Any organisation that considers itself able to meet the requirements of the selection criteria within the Qualification Envelope was invited to submit a tender.

The City of London are commissioning a provider to deliver a 7 day per week peripatetic support service for those that have experienced rough sleeping in the City and have been supported into temporary accommodation across London. The service provider will work mostly remotely, working from various professional and community settings.

The Mobile Intervention and Support Team (MIST) caseload will comprise of individuals in various forms of accommodation:

I. Individuals placed in unsupported hotel accommodation. This could also include the City’s Severe Weather Emergency Protocol accommodation.

II. Individuals placed in temporary accommodation who require, and are not currently receiving, further support from a specialist service

III. Individuals placed in the City’s temporary assessment service.

iv. Individuals who have moved into supported or independent accommodation who need

The service will also involve working in close partnership with a range of stakeholders within and outside the City who are able to contribute to the delivery of outputs and objectives and the overall aim of ending rough sleeping.

The duration of the contract is 36 months, subject to the right of the City (at its sole discretion) to exercise its right to extend the contract by up to 24 months. The maximum length of the contract is therefore 60 months subject to performance and funding availability.

Organisations were made aware that due to the contract value (of the Service), any contract formed as a result of this procurement process shall be executed as a deed.

Delivery: London
Extensions: This will be upon expiry of the contract, subject to funding and internal approvalsVariant 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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 60%
  • Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 60%
  • Price: 40%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
20 Jun 2022, 11:58 BST
Last source update
1 Sept 2022, 11:24 BST
Award evaluation window
7 Jul 2022 – …
Authority reference
prj_COL_19708
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-024408
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-034834 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The contracting authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar days (when using electronic means) standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the decision to award a contract before a contract is executed. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ('Regulations') provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly and within the time limits as defined in the above regulations. Where a contract has not been entered into the court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the contracting authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the court has the options to award damages and/or to shorten or order the contract ineffective.

Publisher note: This tendering exercise is being undertaken using the electronic tendering system 'CapitaleSourcing' (url:www.capitalesourcing.com). Suppliers will need to register an interest on the system in order to participate and registration is free. This is a one stage procurement process; therefore, suppliers will need to register an interest on the system and submit a tender submission no later than 12.00 on 07.07.2022 in order to participate. Tender submissions cannot be uploaded after the return deadline. The estimated value given at II.2.6) is for the full duration of the contract, which is up to 60 months in total. The contracting authority reserves the right at any time to vary the timescales in this notice, cease the procurement process and not award the contract or to award only part of the opportunity described in this notice. If the contracting authority takes up any of these rights then it will not be responsible for, or pay the expenses or losses, which may be incurred by any candidate or tenderer as a result. Economic operators are solely responsible for their costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation of their tender submissions and all stages throughout the procurement. Under no circumstances will the contracting authority be liable for costs or expense borne by the economic operators. The Service advertised in this notice fall under the services listed in Annex XIV to Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and the contracting authority is not obliged to follow The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 in full. The procurement process that will apply to the Service is specified in the procurement documents accordingly. Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via the correspondence area in the Capital eSourcing system.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
7 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
7 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

7 Jul 2022 → 1 Sept 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    7 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    7 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    1 Sept 2022, 11:24 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    1 Sept 2022, 11:24 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £682,5211 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Jul 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Thames Reach CharitySME£682,521 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • The Provision of a Mobile Intervention and Support Team (MIST) · Thames Reach CharitySME

    Signed
    22 Jul 2022
    Value
    £682,521
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services City of London Corporation, Guildhall, PO Box 270, London, London, EC2P 2EJContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court, Royal Courts of JusticeMediation bodyReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Thames Reach Charity Awarded supplier10098652 The Employment Academy , 29 Peckham Road, London, London, SE5 8UA

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