Published date: 24 May 2019

Last edited date: 24 May 2019

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 24 June 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Social work services without accommodation - 85312000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£8,000,000

Procurement reference

HRS - FLOATING SUPPORT SERVICES

Published date

24 May 2019

Closing date

24 June 2019

Contract start date

1 January 2020

Contract end date

31 December 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

Haringey Council (\"the Council\") invites tenders from suitably experienced and qualified providers to deliver the provision of Housing Related Floating Support Services to Haringey residents.

The service will be procured in two lots:

• Lot 1 - Floating Support for Families at Risk of Homelessness
• Lot 2 - Floating Support for Adults at Risk of Homelessness

Tenderers' may tender for more than one lot.

Please note that the Tenderers applying for these contracts must have minimum of 3 years proven experience of delivering homelessness prevention and/or housing related support services.

The maximum annual budget available for these Contracts is £390,000 for Lot 1 and £780,000 for Lot 2, excluding VAT. Any bids above these annual figures and/or below the minimum support hour stated in Service Specifications for each Lot will not be considered.

The contract will be awarded to the Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT) in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. MEAT for this contract is quality 70% and Price 30%. Tender submissions will be subject to minimum quality thresholds.


More information

Additional text

The contract period for all Lots will be for three (3) years with an option to extend for further period/periods of up to a total of four (4) years in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract. For avoidance of doubt, the maximum length of the contracts, if extended, will not exceed seven (7) years subject to satisfactory performance. Anticipated contract start date will be 1st January 2020.

Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 as amended ("TUPE"):
Tenderers must be aware that TUPE will apply to these services, subject to the right of employees to object to transferring, and subject to the possibility of the existing providers reassigning employees to other services prior to the transfer. Further details will be available in the invitation to tender.

All costs must be incorporated within the pricing schedule provided. The pricing schedule will be evaluated as further described in the Tender documents. The Council does not accept any liability for additional costs associated with TUPE not included within the price submitted.


How to apply:

The Council will be using the Open Tender Procedure. Invitation to Tender documentation for this opportunity will be available on Haringey Procurement and Contract System (HPCS) e-sourcing portal, which can be accessed using the below link:
https://s2c.waxdigital.co.uk/ProcurementLBHaringey/

Click on 'Open Opportunities' and follow the instructions on screen.

The Portal is free of charge - to register please click on 'Register Here' and complete the account registration form. Once registered, log in and select 'Join Opportunity'. If already registered, Tenderers do not need to register again and may simply use their existing usernames and passwords.

Tenderers wishing to be considered for this tendering opportunity must complete the tender documents and return them electronically via the Council`s e-tendering portal. Please note, tenders submitted any other means than HPCS portal will not be accepted.

Please note: the closing date for submission of tenders is 13:00 GMT, Monday, 24th June 2019.

The council considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs) and/or Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises (VCSEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.


About the buyer

Contact name

Strategic Procurement

Address

River Park House
225 High Road
Londox
N22 8HQ
England

Telephone

+44 2084890000

Email

cputenders@haringey.gov.uk

Website

www.haringey.gov.uk