Published date: 2 November 2023

Last edited date: 20 November 2023

Open opportunity - This means that the contract is currently active, and the buying department is looking for potential suppliers to fulfil the contract.


Closing: 30 March 2027, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Supporting services for the government - 75130000

  • Provision of services to the community - 75200000

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

    • Social work and related services - 85300000

    • Social work services - 85310000

    • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

B4 7WB

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

IT-100-3997-P0915

Published date

2 November 2023

Closing date

30 March 2027

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

31 March 2027

Contract end date

1 April 2027

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

The Council wishes to establish a Flexible Contracting Agreement (FCA) via the Light Touch Regime in accordance with Regulation 34 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) and the Public Procurement (Amendments, Repeals and Revocations) Regulations 2016as set out in Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Annex A) (PCR 2015) in relation to Social, Health and Education services.

The Council wishes to establish a Flexible Contracting Agreement for support and integration services for refugees and sanctuary seekers who arrive and are living in Birmingham via Government initiatives and policies and who are entitled to local authority support.

The services will be split into 5 lots in total as follows:

o P0915A Lot 1: Tenancy & Family Support (follow on service) - to help refugees and sanctuary seekers with maintaining their tenancies, including personal budgeting and providing support with family welfare issues
o P0915A Lot 2: Refugee Participation and Engagement - to link refugees and sanctuary seekers to local support to prevent social isolation, according to their interests and hobbies, as well as to encourage links with local support and communities
o P0915A Lot 3: Employability Service - to assist refugees and sanctuary seekers in becoming work ready, obtaining employment, creating career pathways, providing training opportunities and supporting with recruitment and selection processes
o P0915A Lot 4: Wellbeing & Mental Health - to raise awareness regarding mental health issues amongst refugees and sanctuary seekers and help them access relevant services
o P0915B Lot 5: Support, Orientation & Accommodation: To facilitate the initial settlement period for new refugees and sanctuary seekers in Birmingham including delivery of information, advice & guidance

The Flexible Contracting Agreement (FCA) will last for 4 years (unless terminated under agreement provisions). It will operate in a similar way to a Dynamic Purchasing System and remain open for suppliers to join at any time during the duration of the FCA.

The Flexible Contracting Agreement (FCA) will be awarded to unlimited providers in each lot; providers can apply for multiple lots. Potential Suppliers only need to complete the Selection Questionnaire elements once, even if applying for more than one lot.

The FCA is a two-stage process:

o Stage 1 - Selection Stage - all Potential Suppliers must submit a Request To Participate and pass the criteria to be appointed to the FCA. The selection stage consists of qualification questions to select Organisations. The questionnaire will be based on mandatory and discretionary exclusion criteria as well as quality assessment questions. All successful participants will be admitted to the FCA.
o Stage 2 - Invitation To Tender - following consultation, the Council will develop service requirements based on existing and future needs. A Further Competition wil...

More information

Links

Additional text

If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access Birmingham City Council's tender Portal.

Delivery Notes

Birmingham

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

About the buyer

Contact name

Manjit Samrai

Address

10 Woodcock Street
Birmingham
West Midlands
B4 7WB
United Kingdom

Telephone

0121 464 8000

Email

manjit.samrai@birmingham.gov.uk