Published date: 28 October 2022

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 31 March 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Social work services - 85310000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£350,000

Procurement reference

tender_319754/1118575

Published date

28 October 2022

Closing date

31 March 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Single tender action (below threshold)

A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

To support the City Corporation's statutory homelessness responsibilities, and in response to the Government's Covid 19 strategy, the City has engaged a number of providers of short term supported housing and temporary accommodation in the recent past.

A number of those arrangements used a procurement exemption code contained in the City Corporation's Competitive Procurement Exemption Policy for Sheltered Accommodation and Residential Services which does not extend to accommodation and services for homelessness and the contract for one provider expires on 31 March 2022. A procurement exercise must be carried out to source future supported accommodation and temporary housing. This report seeks approval of four non-compliant waivers to direct award contracts to secure the accommodation and support elements to ensure the City Corporation can meet its responsibilities and obligations to this client group whilst that procurement exercise is completed. The waivers will prevent a break in provision and avoid a risk a return to rough sleeping for those currently accommodated and those who may present themselves as homeless in the future whilst the procurement exercise is underway.

Award information

Awarded date

31 March 2022

Contract start date

1 April 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Total value of contract

£350,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Address

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Mitchell Walker

Address

Guildhall
London
EC2P 2EJ
England

Email

Mitchell.Walker@cityoflondon.gov.uk