Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2019-07-11
Buyer: The City of Edinburgh Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85311000
Estimated value: 17564828 GBP

Technical requirements: This is an open framework for homeless accommodation with support. There are 6 Lots with specific requirements to support homeless people detailed in each.
The purpose of this service is to provide suitable accommodation within Edinburgh to enable the Council to provide interim accommodation for adults who are homeless and require housing support. The aim of the service shall be to provide Interim accommodation for people who have been assessed as homeless, aged either 16 plus or 18 plus, with housing support needs, support to develop independent living skills, Housing options advice, Support to move on to suitable settled accommodation.
The purpose of this service is to provide immediate homeless temporary accommodation for single people and couples who are rough sleeping which can be accessed directly by Council designated outreach services.
The aim of the service shall be to provide immediate homeless temporary accommodation for people who are rough sleeping in Edinburgh and aged 18 years or above with support people to access suitable ‘move on’ accommodation.
The purpose of this service is to provide suitable accommodation within Edinburgh to enable the Council to provide interim accommodation for adults with complex needs who are homeless and require housing support.
The purpose of this service is to provide suitable accommodation within Edinburgh to enable the Council to provide interim accommodation for young people aged 16 to 25 who are homeless and require housing support.
Accommodation can be provided for single sex individuals, women only, or mixed sex and/or gender identity
The purpose of this service is to provide suitable accommodation within Edinburgh to enable the Council to provide interim accommodation for veterans of the armed services who are homeless and require housing support.
Veterans are defined as anyone who has served for at least one day in her majesty's armed forces (regular or reserve) or merchant mariners who have seen duty on legally defined military operations. For the purposes of this document, the term ‘veteran’ will be used to represent all former armed forces personnel.
The purpose of this service is to provide suitable accommodation within Edinburgh to enable the Council to provide interim accommodation for single adults or couples who are homeless, have been accommodated in rapid access accommodation and need further support to live independently. Services can be sex specific, such as female only or be provided for mixed sexes or gender identities.
The aim of the award evaluation is to select the tenders which represent the best overall value for money. The split allocated is 70 % quality and 30 % cost. The quality analysis will be based on the answers provided in response to the weighted award criteria questions (as detailed in tenderer’s submission) as per the scoring matrix. Cost analysis will be based on the information supplied by the bidders in the pricing schedule. All further information is contained within the invitation to tender.
Appeals procedure: a tenderer that suffers loss as a result of a breach of duty under the Public Contracts(Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the sheriff court or the court of session. The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) will have a minimum standstill period of 10 days before awarding the contract. The communication of the award decision notice will be sent by fax or e-mail to all tenderers with the standstill period commencing on the next working day. If proceedings are started in the sheriff court or the court of session against the Council in respect of the decision to award the contract within the standstill period then the Council is prevented from awarding the contract. Post contract award the sheriff court or the court of session may:
1) Award damages provided proceedings are brought within 3 months from the date when the grounds for the bringing of the proceedings first arose;
2) Be entitled to issue an ineffectiveness order or impose a financial penalty on the Council. A claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 30 days of the contract award notice being published in the OJEU or within 30 days of the date those who expressed an interest in or otherwise bid for the contract were informed of the conclusion of the contract or in any other case within 6 months from the date on which the contract was entered into.


Winner: The Salvation Army
Award value: 17564828
Number of bids: 4