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Published 13 Sept 2024, 13:51 BST

Official UK procurement notice

WCC - Warwickshire Resettlement Scheme - Furnishing and preparation of properties.

Official notice

Authority: Warwickshire County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£640,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 14 Oct 2024awarded 5 Dec 2024
Awarded to Titus Development Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Warwickshire County Council is responsible for administering the UK Resettlement Scheme and the Afghan Resettlement Schemes in Warwickshire. Through these schemes, refugees and those fleeing persecution are resettled in Warwickshire in a managed way. As part of this, WCC is responsible for ensuring that accommodation provided to families arriving through the schemes is offered in a good condition and is fully furnished.

During the course of the contract period the range and scope of these services may be subject to modification and variation to meet the changing needs and requirements of the Council, potential changes in legislation and the changing demands placed on the Council by its customers

Warwickshire County Council (the Council) is seeking a single provider to deliver houses that are fully furnished and well-presented ahead of the family's arrival to an agreed standard.

The contractor will:

  1. Carry out property improvements-including carpeting/ repairs/decoration/curtains where this is required and where this is not the responsibility of the landlord or housing association
  2. Fully furnish each property in line with the standard property furnishing requirements
  3. This needs to be done in a timely manner, often with a turnaround time of under 3 weeks. Furnishing requirements and improvements to be agreed in the first instance with the WCC Housing Officer as well as completion date.

CPV: Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products · Other community, social and personal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Warwickshire County Council (the Council) is seeking a single provider to deliver…Awarded

Warwickshire County Council (the Council) is seeking a single provider to deliver houses that are fully furnished and well-presented ahead of the family's arrival to an agreed standard.

The contractor will:

  1. Carry out property improvements-including carpeting/ repairs/decoration/curtains where this is required and where this is not the responsibility of the landlord or housing association
  2. Fully furnish each property in line with the standard property furnishing requirements.
  3. This needs to be done in a timely manner, often with a turnaround time of under 3 weeks. Furnishing requirements and improvements to be agreed in the first instance with the WCC Housing Officer as well as completion date.
Delivery: West Midlands
Extensions: The initial contract term will be 2 years however the Council reserves the right to extend the contract by further periods not exceeding 24 months [24 being the maximum available extension period] at the discretion of the Council based on the satisfactory contract performance of the successful applicant and funding availability.Variant 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: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 80%
  • Cost: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 80
  • Cost: 20
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As stated in the tender documentation.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
13 Sept 2024, 13:51 BST
Last source update
5 Dec 2024, 15:11 GMT
Award evaluation window
14 Oct 2024 – …
Authority reference
WCC - 20168
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-039271
Classification (CPV)
Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning productsOther community, social and personal services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049ac7 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

As stated in the tender documentation

Publisher note: The tender required bidders to price for a Furnishing and preparation of properties service. The evaluation model comprised 70% non-price, 20% price and 10% Social Value. No declared or potential conflicts of interest were identified during the process. The chosen providers were selected due to achieving the highest scores across the key criteria used. The providers have been assessed and passed against the relevant key criteria and basic criteria.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
14 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
14 Oct 2024, 12:05 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

14 Oct 2024 → 5 Dec 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    14 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    14 Oct 2024, 12:05 BST
  3. Notice published
    5 Dec 2024, 15:11 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    5 Dec 2024, 15:11 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £640,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 7
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Dec 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Titus Development Limited£640,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7bids · 7 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Warwickshire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Shire Hall,Market Square, WARWICK, West Midlands, CV344RLContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court for England and WalesReview body London
  • High Court for England and Wales LondonReview body United Kingdom

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

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