Provision of Supported Accommodation for Rough Sleepers and Single Homeless People at Risk of Rough Sleeping (Clare House)

Concepts

• health and social work
• huddersfield
• kirklees council
• clare house
• risk of rough sleeping
• rough sleepers
• single homeless people
• housing management functions
• accommodation
• rough sleeping

Location

The Council Borough of Kirklees

Description

Kirklees Council would like to procure a service to provide short term supported accommodation to include safety, security and life skills to males and females aged 21 years and over (the 'Service User') who are single, 2 / 7 homeless, rough sleeping or at risk of rough sleeping and encourage them to develop the skills they require to successfully live independently in the future.

Total Quantity or Scope

Kirklees Council would like to procure a service to provide short term supported accommodation to include safety, security and life skills to males and females aged 21 years and over (the 'Service User') who are single, homeless, rough sleeping or at risk of rough sleeping and encourage them to develop the skills they require to successfully live independently in the future. The successful tenderer (the 'Service Provider') will be expected to enter into a management agreement with the landlord of the residence to carry out housing management functions, such as completing tenancy agreements, collection of rent and making day to day repairs. This agreement will also include the service provider's license to operate within the residence. The service provider will receive a predetermined fee from the landlord for carrying out this function.

Renewal Options

It is anticipated that the contract will initially run for a period of 3 years with the successful service provider, with the provision to extend the contract by up to a maximum of 2 further 12-month periods. The anticipated commencement date of the contract is 1.11.2021.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services
• 85300000 - Social work and related services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Renewals are available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Award on basis of price.

Other Information

This exercise is a restricted procedure in accordance with the requirements under Regulation 28 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102) for the purpose of procuring the service described in the 'Service Specification'. This specification is part of the procurement documentation that was published in relation to this notice, and can be found at www.yortender.co.uk Provided that the tender is submitted fully in accordance with the requirements set out within the 'Service Specification' and the remaining sections of the tender documents, the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender based on 30 % price and 70 % quality. The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises ('SMEs'). However, any selection of economic operators will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement, and the contract will be awarded to the most economically advantageous tenderer. Further specifics on the above award criteria can be found in the tender documentation published with this notice. Please note that tenders will only be invited once suitability of economic operators has been assessed in accordance with the SQ, which will be marked on a pass or fail basis. Economic operators who fail to pass the minimum selection criteria within the SQ and/or the housing management specification questionnaire will be excluded from the process and will not be invited to submit a tender submission. The tender documents are available to download at www.yortender.co.uk.