Published date: 22 October 2021

This notice was replaced on 8 April 2022

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 8 April 2022)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£1,496,500 to £2,244,700

Procurement reference

tender_286614/1005350

Published date

22 October 2021

Closing date

3 December 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 March 2022

Contract end date

28 February 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The City of London Corporation (The City) is undertaking a 1 stage procurement process in relation to the provision of a Pan-London Homeless Substance Misuse Programme (the 'Service').

As part of the Government's ambition to end rough sleeping, funding from Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has been provided to the City as part of a Public Health England (PHE)/Greater London Authority (GLA)/Local Authority (LA) partnership-led pan London Substance Misuse Programme for people who sleep rough/in hostel accommodation/risk of return to the street. The grant will better address the increasing complexity of their substance misuse treatment and recovery needs.

The City has agreed to act as the lead commissioner for this Programme using the grant funding obtained - up to £2,244,700 of Central Government grant funding to commission a team to help London residents who need support with their drug and alcohol addiction. The amount of grant provided for this pan-London service is fixed and needs to be spent in full. This grant requirement creates some urgency around the process.

The Service is split into 3 seperate Lots covering Abstinence-based Intermediate Residential Rehabilitation, Stabilisation-based Intermediate Residential Rehabilitation and a Pan-London Homeless Substance Misuse Engagement Team.

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 in 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 is being 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 is invited to submit a tender.

The requirements of the Service are set out in the procurement documents, particularly the Service Specification - available from: https://www.capitalesourcing.com

The duration of the contract is one (1) year, with the option to extend for a further six (6) months. The Contract is intended to commence 1st March 2022 to 31st January 2023.

Organisations should be 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. Organisations should seek independent legal advice on the implications of this prior to submitting their tender, where appropriate.

More information

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Additional text

This procurement process is being undertaken using the electronic tendering system 'Capital eSourcing' (url:www.capitalesourcing.com). Organisations interested in providing the Service under this procurement, project reference: prj_COL_19546 must 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 03.12.2021 in order to participate. Tender submissions cannot be uploaded after the return deadline. 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 requirements of the Service are set out in the procurement documents, particularly the Service Specification - available from: https://www.capitalesourcing.comOrganisations should be 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. Organisations should seek independent legal advice on the implications of this prior to submitting their tender, where appropriate. Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via the correspondence area in the Capital eSourcing system

About the buyer

Address

City of London Corporation, Guildhall, PO Box 270
London
EC2P 2EJ
England

Email

Chris.mulhall@cityoflondon.gov.uk