The Provision of Housing Support Services for Single People and Childless Couples who are Homeless and may have Complex Needs

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        "description": "The Service to be provided by the Provider is the provision of a Housing Support Service, primarily for single people or childless couples who are homeless and may have complex needs, residing in supported, interim accommodation.\nThe Provider will also provide or make partnering arrangements with another organisation to provide a Housing Management Service for the accommodation at specific Premises and where applicable will enter into such associated lease arrangements with the owner landlord of the Premises as may be necessary for this purpose.\nThe Housing Management Service does not form part of this Contract but is required to be delivered in conjunction with the Service.\nTenderers can determine whether they will provide this service, or whether they will contract with another organisation to provide this service. How this related Housing Management Service is provided will directly impact upon Council budgets for the provision of homeless services and the amount of government funding available to support these services.\nThe Council looks to maximise the monies available to better assist more Service Users. The specific Premises to support the Housing Support Service must be Specified Accommodation as defined by Law.\nThe manner in which the Provider makes formal arrangements for the lease of the Premises will directly impact upon the Council and may result in higher costs to the Council. In respect of any subsidy shortfall however, while the Council cannot mandate how a Provider arranges their commercial business, the Council seeks to maximise the funds available to it to provide appropriate services and to allow\nmaximum recovery, by the Council from the UK Government, of Housing Benefit paid for Service Users assessed as needing Housing Support Services. To assist the Council to maximise recovery of funds Tenderers would require to arrange that they are either (1) a Housing Association, a relevant body in accordance with Regulation 75H of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006 as amended and enter into the occupancy arrangement (lease between themselves and the Service Users) or alternatively (2) contract with a third party who is a\nHousing Association and they would enter into lease arrangements with the Service Users and make separate contractual arrangements directly with the Tenderer. Tenderers should be aware that Charities are also relevant bodies for the purpose of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006, however arrangements made with a Charity would require to be referred to the Rent Officer who would set the amount\nrecoverable, whereas Housing Association arrangements are not subject to this form of review which allows for greater recovery by the Council.\nMore detailed information in respect of the affected Pricing for the contract is contained in the Tender Documents including the Invitation to Tender and Service Specification. Additional information: As there is a current service provider, TUPE may apply.\nThe Contract will be for a period of 2 years with the option to extend by up to two further years subject to satisfactory operation and performance.\nFurther information is provided in the Tender Documents including the Service Specification for this contract.",
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    "description": "The Service to be provided by the Provider is the provision of a Housing Support Service, primarily for single people or childless\ncouples who are homeless and may have complex needs, residing in supported, interim accommodation.\nThe Provider will also provide or make partnering arrangements with another organisation to provide a Housing Management Service for\nthe accommodation at specific Premises and where applicable will enter into such associated lease arrangements with the owner landlord of\nthe Premises as may be necessary for this purpose.\nThe Housing Management Service does not form part of this Contract but is required to be delivered in conjunction with the Service.\nTenderers can determine whether they will provide this service, or whether they will contract with another organisation to provide this\nservice. How this related Housing Management Service is provided will directly impact upon Council budgets for the provision of\nhomeless services and the amount of government funding available to support these services.\nThe Council looks to maximise the monies available to better assist more Service Users. The specific Premises to support the Housing\nSupport Service must be Specified Accommodation as defined by Law.\nThe manner in which the Provider makes formal arrangements for the lease of the Premises will directly impact upon the Council and may\nresult in higher costs to the Council. In respect of any subsidy shortfall however, while the Council cannot mandate how a Provider\narranges their commercial business, the Council seeks to maximise the funds available to it to provide appropriate services and to allow\nmaximum recovery, by the Council from the UK Government, of Housing Benefit paid for Service Users assessed as needing Housing\nSupport Services. To assist the Council to maximise recovery of funds Tenderers would require to arrange that they are either (1) a\nHousing Association, a relevant body in accordance with Regulation 75H of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006 as amended and enter\ninto the occupancy arrangement (lease between themselves and the Service Users) or alternatively (2) contract with a third party who is a\nHousing Association and they would enter into lease arrangements with the Service Users and make separate contractual arrangements\ndirectly with the Tenderer. Tenderers should be aware that Charities are also relevant bodies for the purpose of the Housing Benefit\nRegulations 2006, however arrangements made with a Charity would require to be referred to the Rent Officer who would set the amount\nrecoverable, whereas Housing Association arrangements are not subject to this form of review which allows for greater recovery by the\nCouncil.",
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  "description": "Full details of the exclusion and assessment criteria are detailed within the SPD and Invitation to Tender.\nTenderers are required to:\nComplete the SPD to be concluded for the Contract.\nComplete a SPD by sub-contractors to be concluded for the Contract.\nTenderers must provide its (\"general\") yearly turnover for the last 2 financial years.\nThe Council will use Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) to assist in its determination of the organisation’s financial status and risk. The Council would expect Tenderers to have a minimum D&B Failure Score of 20, however failure to meet this Failure Score would not necessarily\nmerit a ‘FAIL’ as the D&B Failure Score is only one factor used by the Council in assessing the acceptability or otherwise of a Tenderer’s\nfinancial status.\nThe Council will take into account the Tenderer’s response to the SPD Part 1V Question 4B.1.1. Further information is contained within\nthe Tender Documents.\nComply with the Service Specification;\nComply with the General Conditions of Contract and Special Conditions of Contract;\nConfirm if managerial staff and those delivering the service are registered with the SSSC;\nConfirm staff have been PVG checked.\nThe contract may be modified in accordance with Regulation 72 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.\nThe manner in which the Provider makes formal arrangements for the lease of the Premises will directly impact upon the Council and may\nresult in higher costs to the Council. In respect of any subsidy shortfall however, while the Council cannot mandate how a Provider\narranges their commercial business, the Council seeks to maximise the funds available to it to provide appropriate services and to allow\nmaximum recovery, by the Council from the UK Government, of Housing Benefit paid for Service Users assessed as needing Housing\nSupport Services.\nTo assist the Council to maximise recovery of funds Tenderers would require to arrange that they are either (1) a Housing Association, a\nrelevant body in accordance with Regulation 75H of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006 as amended and enter into the occupancy\narrangement (lease between themselves and the Service Users) or alternatively (2) contract with a third party who is a Housing Association and they would enter into lease arrangements with the Service Users and make separate contractual arrangements directly with the Tenderer. Tenderers should be aware, that Charities are also relevant bodies for the purpose of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006, however arrangements made with a Charity would require to be referred to the Rent Officer who would set the amount recoverable,\nwhereas Housing Association arrangements are not subject to this form of review which allows for greater recovery by the Council.\nWhere the Tenderer chooses an alternative delivery model, which would reduce the subsidy recoverable by the Council in respect of the\nHousing Benefit paid in support of the Service Users, then the Council will add these additional costs to the Tenderer price submitted to\nreflect the full cost to the Council.\nThe buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 32558. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343\nCommunity benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/\nA summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:\nThe Council is committed to maximising Community Benefits from its procurement activities in order to build economic, social or environmental conditions into the delivery of Council contracts.\nThe Council’s expectation is that 50 Community Benefit Points (CBP) or more will be delivered under this Contract. Tenderers should refer to the Invitation to Tender for further information.\n(SC Ref:838429)",
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