Published date: 16 May 2024

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


Closing: 29 April 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

RG121JD

Value of contract

£630,000

Procurement reference

BRACKN001-DN604482-18514220

Published date

16 May 2024

Closing date

29 April 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 September 2022

Contract end date

31 August 2029

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

This requirement is for the provision of a Refuge and Outreach service. Refuge offers safe accommodation and intensive support which is tied to that accommodation in Bracknell. Victims, including their children, must be refuge residents to access specialist emotional and practical support. The refuge accommodation should ideally be located across one or two properties (in a maximum of three properties) in a safe, secure, and confidential location to ensure that women and children staying in refuge can access peer support. A local area risk assessment needs to take place to establish that the location is discreet and appropriate for vulnerable women and their children (e.g., careful consideration to be given to other unsuitable properties in the vicinity of the refuge such as HMOs for single men). There are currently two refuges run by Berkshire Women's Aid (BWA) operating in Bracknell. These refuges are part of a BWA lease and do not form any part of this procurement process. Any new Service Provider will have to source their own property to operate the refuge service in Bracknell.\r
The Outreach service is available to women and men aged 16+ living in Bracknell Forest, and who are suffering from, or are threatened by, domestic abuse.\r
The contract duration will be for a maximum of 7 years, covering an initial period of 3 years plus 2 optional extensions, each of 2 years (3 + 2 + 2)\r
This procurement process is being completed under the "Light Touch Regime" as an Extended Request for Quotation \r
Organisations must register their interest on the South East Business Portal https://sebp.due-north.com in order to receive any changes or notifications issued by the Council during this tender process. The Council will not be held responsible for lack of communication to any organisation which does not register their interest. Clarification questions must be sent via messaging on this South East Business Portal site. The Council reserves the right not to award the contract in whole or in part, to cancel or amend the tender process and does not bind itself to accept any tender. The Council shall not be liable under any circumstances for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by any bidder or prospective bidder in responding to this notice or in taking part in this procurement process. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.\r
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More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Domestic Abuse and Outreach Service

  • Opportunity
  • Published 28 March 2022

Award information

Awarded date

13 July 2022

Contract start date

1 September 2022

Contract end date

31 August 2025

Total value of contract

£675,213

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Berkshire Women's Aid

Address

RG1 8XL

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Contract for Domestic abuse refuge and outreach services in Bracknell.

The reason for not providing a FTS notice was that the estimated value at the time of going out to tender was below the light touch threshold of £663,540 i.e £650,000 spend was estimated excluding VAT.

The contract was varied

About the buyer

Contact name

Kevin Ayers

Address

Time Square
Market Street
Bracknell
RG12 1JD
United Kingdom

Email

Procurement.Team@Bracknell-Forest.gov.uk

Website

http://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk