Watford Borough Council: Refugee Resettlement Programme - Framework Agreement

UK-Watford: Social services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Watford Borough Council
       Town Hall, Watford, WD17 3EX, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1923278370, Email: derek.hatcher@watford.gov.uk
       Contact: Corporate Procurement Manager
       Main Address: http://www.watford.gov.uk, Address of the buyer profile: http://www.watford.gov.uk
       NUTS Code: UKH23

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: Yes          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Regional or local authority

   I.5) Main activity:
      General public services

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: Refugee Resettlement Programme - Framework Agreement            
      Reference number: Not Provided

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         85320000 - Social services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: A Framework Agreement to provide services for the ten district and borough councils in Hertfordshire when taking part in any Refugee Resettlement Scheme.

Watford BC wishes to establish a Framework Agreement for use by the following UK public sector bodies (and any future successors to these organisations) being the ten District and Borough Councils in Hertfordshire:

Broxbourne Borough Council
Dacorum Borough Council
East Herts District Council
Hertsmere Borough Council
North Hertfordshire District Council
St Albans City and District Council
Stevenage Borough Council
Three Rivers District Council
Watford Borough Council
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 2,500,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            98133100 - Civic betterment and community facility support services.
            85320000 - Social services.
            80000000 - Education and training services.
            85000000 - Health and social work services.
            85140000 - Miscellaneous health services.
            85323000 - Community health services.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKH23 - Hertfordshire
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Hertfordshire
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: To provide support to Beneficiaries of any Resettlement Scheme as shown in the specification.
Watford BC wishes to establish a Framework Agreement for use by the following UK public sector bodies (and any future successors to these organisations) being the ten District and Borough Councils in Hertfordshire:

Broxbourne Borough Council
Dacorum Borough Council
East Herts District Council
Hertsmere Borough Council
North Hertfordshire District Council
St Albans City and District Council
Stevenage Borough Council
Three Rivers District Council
Watford Borough Council
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council
Hertfordshire County Council

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Approach / Weighting: 35
      Quality criterion - Name: Staffing and Staffing Ratio / Weighting: 15
      Quality criterion - Name: Service Resiliance / Weighting: 10
      Quality criterion - Name: Reporting Services / Weighting: 15
      Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 5
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Priced Evaluation / Weighting: 20
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: The Framework Agreement is intended for use by the ten District and Borough Councils in Hertfordshire (and any future successors to these organisations):

Broxbourne BC
Dacorum BC
East Herts DC
Hertsmere BC
North Hertfordshire DC
St Albans City and DC
Stevenage BC
Three Rivers DC
Watford BC
Welwyn Hatfield BC
Hertfordshire CC


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: Yes       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2024/S 000-011769
      
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: Not Provided    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 01/09/2024

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 3
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0 (SME - as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Migrant Help, 04172880
             Charlton House, First Floor, Dover, CT16 1AT, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKJ44
            The contractor is an SME: No
         
         Contractor (No.2)
             British Refugee, 02727514
             134 -138 the Grove, London, E15 1NS, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKI4
            The contractor is an SME: No

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 2,500,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 2,500,000
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=891242783

   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Watford Borough Council
          Town Hall, Watford, WD17 3EX, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1923278370, Email: liz.smale@watford.gov.uk
          Internet address: http://www.watford.gov.uk

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 24/09/2024

ANNEX A

   I) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing   
   1: Contracting Authority
       Three Rivers District Council
       Three Rivers House, Northway, Rickmansworth, WD3 1RL, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1923278370, Email: derek.hatcher@watford.gov.uk
       Contact: Derek Hatcher
       Main Address: https://www.threerivers.gov.uk
       NUTS Code: UKH23