Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Asylum Accommodation and Support Services Contract (AASC).
II.1.2)Main CPV code98341000 Accommodation services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
This procurement is for the provision of Asylum Accommodation and Support Services for persons claiming asylum, those granted refugee status and others who have failed in their asylum application, who otherwise be destitute. There will be 7 separate lots each with an identical requirement but varying in volumes. Separate contracts will be awarded in each of the named UK Visas and Immigration regions. These services will include the provision of Accommodation, Transport and Service User Support.
Local capacity to support asylum applicants, familiarity with community cohesion and proximity to Local Authorities, and local voluntary and social groups are some of the key considerations.
The Asylum Accommodation and Support Services Contracts are expected to be in place by December 2018 to allow adequate time period for Mobilisation and Transition for full service delivery to commence in September 2019 when the current contracts expire.
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 4 000 000 000.00 GBP
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 7
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
Midlands and East of England
Lot No: 1
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)55250000 Letting services of short-stay furnished accommodation
60100000 Road transport services
85000000 Health and social work services
79900000 Miscellaneous business and business-related services
70300000 Real estate agency services on a fee or contract basis
79993000 Building and facilities management services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: UKF EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
NUTS code: UKG WEST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
NUTS code: UKH EAST OF ENGLAND
Main site or place of performance:
Midlands and East of England.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
This procurement is for the provision of Asylum Accommodation and Support Services for persons claiming asylum, granted refugee status and others who have failed in their asylum application, who would otherwise be destitute.
The basis of having 7 regions was to create contract regions of sufficient scope and scale to enable consistent and efficient service delivery whilst at the same time reflecting the unique particular characteristics and operating environments of the devolved administrations and regions of England.
II.2.5)Award criteriaCriteria below
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50 %
Price - Weighting: 50 %
II.2.6)Estimated valueValue excluding VAT: 800 000 000.00 GBP
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 120
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.10)Information about variantsVariants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)Information about optionsOptions: no
II.2.13)Information about European Union fundsThe procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)Additional information
The Authority is not responsible for any bidding costs incurred by potential suppliers in respect of participating in this procurement. The Authority reserves the right to abandon the competitive process and not award any contract, make any changes it sees as reasonable to the competition, remove and/or amend element(s) from the scope of their requirements and accept or reject any tender.
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
North East, Yorkshire and the Humber
Lot No: 2
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)55250000 Letting services of short-stay furnished accommodation
60100000 Road transport services
85000000 Health and social work services
79900000 Miscellaneous business and business-related services
70300000 Real estate agency services on a fee or contract basis
79993000 Building and facilities management services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: UKC NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)
NUTS code: UKE YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER
Main site or place of performance:
North East, Yorkshire and the Humber.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
This procurement is for the provision of Asylum Accommodation and Support Services for persons claiming asylum, granted refugee status and others who have failed in their asylum application, who would otherwise be destitute.
The basis of having 7 regions was to create contract regions of sufficient scope and scale to enable consistent and efficient service delivery whilst at the same time reflecting the unique particular characteristics and operating environments of the devolved administrations and regions of England.
II.2.5)Award criteriaCriteria below
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50 %
Price - Weighting: 50 %
II.2.6)Estimated valueValue excluding VAT: 600 000 000.00 GBP
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 120
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.10)Information about variantsVariants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)Information about optionsOptions: no
II.2.13)Information about European Union fundsThe procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)Additional information
The Authority is not responsible for any bidding costs incurred by potential suppliers in respect of participating in this procurement. The Authority reserves the right to abandon the competitive process and not award any contract, make any changes it sees as reasonable to the competition, remove and/or amend element(s) from the scope of their requirements and accept or reject any tender.
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)55250000 Letting services of short-stay furnished accommodation
60100000 Road transport services
85000000 Health and social work services
79900000 Miscellaneous business and business-related services
70300000 Real estate agency services on a fee or contract basis
79993000 Building and facilities management services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: UKD NORTH WEST (ENGLAND)
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
This procurement is for the provision of Asylum Accommodation and Support Services for persons claiming asylum, granted refugee status and others who have failed in their asylum application, who would otherwise be destitute.
The basis of having 7 regions was to create contract regions of sufficient scope and scale to enable consistent and efficient service delivery whilst at the same time reflecting the unique particular characteristics and operating environments of the devolved administrations and regions of England.
II.2.5)Award criteriaCriteria below
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50 %
Price - Weighting: 50 %
II.2.6)Estimated valueValue excluding VAT: 900 000 000.00 GBP
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 120
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.10)Information about variantsVariants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)Information about optionsOptions: no
II.2.13)Information about European Union fundsThe procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)Additional information
The Authority is not responsible for any bidding costs incurred by potential suppliers in respect of participating in this procurement. The Authority reserves the right to abandon the competitive process and not award any contract, make any changes it sees as reasonable to the competition, remove and/or amend element(s) from the scope of their requirements and accept or reject any tender.
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)55250000 Letting services of short-stay furnished accommodation
60100000 Road transport services
85000000 Health and social work services
70300000 Real estate agency services on a fee or contract basis
79993000 Building and facilities management services
79900000 Miscellaneous business and business-related services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: UKN NORTHERN IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:
All regions in Northern Ireland.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
This procurement is for the provision of Asylum Accommodation and Support Services for persons claiming asylum, granted refugee status and others who have failed in their asylum application, who would otherwise be destitute.
The basis of having 7 regions was to create contract regions of sufficient scope and scale to enable consistent and efficient service delivery whilst at the same time reflecting the unique particular characteristics and operating environments of the devolved administrations and regions of England.
II.2.5)Award criteriaCriteria below
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50 %
Price - Weighting: 50 %
II.2.6)Estimated valueValue excluding VAT: 50 000 000.00 GBP
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 120
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.10)Information about variantsVariants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)Information about optionsOptions: no
II.2.13)Information about European Union fundsThe procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)Additional information
The Authority is not responsible for any bidding costs incurred by potential suppliers in respect of participating in this procurement. The Authority reserves the right to abandon the competitive process and not award any contract, make any changes it sees as reasonable to the competition, remove and/or amend element(s) from the scope of their requirements and accept or reject any tender.
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)55250000 Letting services of short-stay furnished accommodation
60100000 Road transport services
85000000 Health and social work services
79900000 Miscellaneous business and business-related services
70300000 Real estate agency services on a fee or contract basis
79993000 Building and facilities management services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: UKM SCOTLAND
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
This procurement is for the provision of Asylum Accommodation and Support Services for persons claiming asylum, granted refugee status and others who have failed in their asylum application, who would otherwise be destitute.
The basis of having 7 regions was to create contract regions of sufficient scope and scale to enable consistent and efficient service delivery whilst at the same time reflecting the unique particular characteristics and operating environments of the devolved administrations and regions of England.
II.2.5)Award criteriaCriteria below
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50 %
Price - Weighting: 50 %
II.2.6)Estimated valueValue excluding VAT: 500 000 000.00 GBP
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 120
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.10)Information about variantsVariants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)Information about optionsOptions: no
II.2.13)Information about European Union fundsThe procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)Additional information
The Authority is not responsible for any bidding costs incurred by potential suppliers in respect of participating in this procurement. The Authority reserves the right to abandon the competitive process and not award any contract, make any changes it sees as reasonable to the competition, remove and/or amend element(s) from the scope of their requirements and accept or reject any tender.
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)55250000 Letting services of short-stay furnished accommodation
60100000 Road transport services
85000000 Health and social work services
79900000 Miscellaneous business and business-related services
70300000 Real estate agency services on a fee or contract basis
79993000 Building and facilities management services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: UKI LONDON
NUTS code: UKJ SOUTH EAST (ENGLAND)
NUTS code: UKK SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
This procurement is for the provision of Asylum Accommodation and Support Services for persons claiming asylum, granted refugee status and others who have failed in their asylum application, who would otherwise be destitute.
The basis of having 7 regions was to create contract regions of sufficient scope and scale to enable consistent and efficient service delivery whilst at the same time reflecting the unique particular characteristics and operating environments of the devolved administrations and regions of England.
II.2.5)Award criteriaCriteria below
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50 %
Price - Weighting: 50 %
II.2.6)Estimated valueValue excluding VAT: 800 000 000.00 GBP
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 120
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.10)Information about variantsVariants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)Information about optionsOptions: no
II.2.13)Information about European Union fundsThe procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)Additional information
The Authority is not responsible for any bidding costs incurred by potential suppliers in respect of participating in this procurement. The Authority reserves the right to abandon the competitive process and not award any contract, make any changes it sees as reasonable to the competition, remove and/or amend element(s) from the scope of their requirements and accept or reject any tender.
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)55250000 Letting services of short-stay furnished accommodation
60100000 Road transport services
85000000 Health and social work services
79900000 Miscellaneous business and business-related services
70300000 Real estate agency services on a fee or contract basis
79993000 Building and facilities management services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: UKL WALES
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
This procurement is for the provision of Asylum Accommodation and Support Services for persons claiming asylum, granted refugee status and others who have failed in their asylum application, who would otherwise be destitute.
The basis of having 7 regions was to create contract regions of sufficient scope and scale to enable consistent and efficient service delivery whilst at the same time reflecting the unique particular characteristics and operating environments of the devolved administrations and regions of England.
II.2.5)Award criteriaCriteria below
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50 %
Price - Weighting: 50 %
II.2.6)Estimated valueValue excluding VAT: 300 000 000.00 GBP
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 120
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.10)Information about variantsVariants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)Information about optionsOptions: no
II.2.13)Information about European Union fundsThe procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)Additional information
The Authority is not responsible for any bidding costs incurred by potential suppliers in respect of participating in this procurement. The Authority reserves the right to abandon the competitive process and not award any contract, make any changes it sees as reasonable to the competition, remove and/or amend element(s) from the scope of their requirements and accept or reject any tender.