Published date: 20 June 2022

This notice was replaced on 1 September 2022

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

Awarded contract (published 1 September 2022)

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.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£446,568 to £685,104

Procurement reference

tender_304569/1080165

Published date

20 June 2022

Closing date

7 July 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 September 2022

Contract end date

31 August 2025

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?

Yes


Description

The City of London are commissioning a provider to deliver a 7 day per week peripatetic support service for those that have experienced rough sleeping in the City and have been supported into temporary accommodation across London. The service provider will work mostly remotely, working from various professional and community settings.

The Mobile Intervention and Support Team (MIST) caseload will comprise of individuals in various forms of accommodation:

I. Individuals placed in unsupported hotel accommodation. This could also include the City's Severe Weather Emergency Protocol accommodation.
II. Individuals placed in temporary accommodation who require, and are not currently receiving, further support from a specialist service
III. Individuals placed in the City's temporary assessment service.
iv. Individuals who have moved into supported or independent accommodation who need

The service will also involve working in close partnership with a range of stakeholders within and outside the City who are able to contribute to the delivery of outputs and objectives and the overall aim of ending rough sleeping.

The full 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 36 months, subject to the right of the City (at its sole discretion) to exercise its right to extend the contract by up to 24 months. The maximum length of the contract is therefore 60 months subject to performance and funding availability.

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

Previous notice about this procurement

Pre-Procurement Market Engagement: Mobile Intervention and Support Team (MIST)

  • Early engagement
  • Published 25 May 2022, last edited 26 May 2022

Links

Additional text

This tendering exercise is being undertaken using the electronic tendering system 'CapitaleSourcing' (url:www.capitalesourcing.com). Suppliers will need to 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 07.07.2022 in order to participate.

Tender submissions cannot be uploaded after the return deadline.

The estimated value given is for the full duration of the contract (including extensions), which is up to £685,104.00

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 Service advertised in this notice fall under the services listed in Annex XIV to Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and the contracting authority is not obliged to follow The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 in full. The procurement process that will apply to the Service is specified in the procurement documents accordingly.

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.

Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via the correspondence area in the Capital eSourcing system.


About the buyer

Contact name

Chris Mulhall, Category Manager, City Procurement

Address

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

Telephone

+442073321420

Email

Chris.mulhall@cityoflondon.gov.uk

Website

https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk