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Caseworker and floating support, meet and greet and intensive orientation support as required for ten refugee households in the Lancaster district.

LANCASTER CITY COUNCIL

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05 Jul 2017 at 11:04

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03 Apr 2017 at 14:44

Summary of the contracting process

The Lancaster City Council is seeking tenders for a project titled "Caseworker and floating support, meet and greet and intensive orientation support as required for ten refugee households in the Lancaster district." This procurement falls within the education and training services sector, as well as health and social work services, and community, social and personal services. The tender period concluded on 28 April 2017, with the contract period expected to commence on 19 June 2017 and last until 29 June 2018. The procurement method is an open procedure, whereby the contract will be awarded based on the Most Economically Advantageous Tender (M.E.A.T), assessing both cost and quality criteria.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) with expertise in providing support services for refugee integration. Businesses that can demonstrate a capacity for casework, cultural orientation, and social assistance will be well-suited to compete for this contract. The anticipated scope of work includes pre-arrival services, on-site assistance during the refugees' arrival, and ongoing support for up to one year, making this a significant opportunity for organisations looking to contribute to community support initiatives while expanding their client base.

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Notice Title

Caseworker and floating support, meet and greet and intensive orientation support as required for ten refugee households in the Lancaster district.

Notice Description

1.1 Tenders are invited from appropriately qualified organisations that are capable of providing caseworker and floating support, meet and greet, and intensive orientation support as required to ten refugee households in the Lancaster district. 1.2 This service will be required to be carried out in line with the practice as detailed in Syrian Refugee Settlement: A guide for Local authorities, which is provided as a supplementary document to this. 1.3 The pre-arrival aspect of this requirements will be provided for one month prior to the arrival of our refugee households. 1.4 The meet and greet and intensive orientation aspects of this requirement will be provided for the arrival of our refugee households and for up to two weeks after arrival in mid July 2017. 1.5 Following the arrival period, the requirement is for ongoing casework and support to be delivered for one year. Part of your tender submission should be an exit strategy for the end of the contract. This should be in your method statement. 1.6 You must comply with these instructions in the preparation and submission of your tender. We will reject a tender that does not comply with these instructions in every material particular. 1.7 We will award the Contract based on the Most Economically Advantageous tender (M.E.A.T) for that area. 1.8 The evaluation will take into account Cost (i.e.: the price quoted) and quality and the contract will be awarded to the tenderer submitting the highest scoring bid, scored on the evaluation criteria set out in these documents. 1.9 You should only submit information that is about you, the tenderer. The tenderer is the organisation which would enter into a formal contract if your tender is successful. If you would form a partnership or consortium to deliver a contract, you must tender in the name of an identified lead organisation, which would take responsibility for the other partner organisations and enter into the formal contract if successful. This Lead organisation should be the tenderer and all information provided should relate to it unless stated otherwise. 1.10 Further details of our requirements under the Contract and other relevant information are provided in the Technical Specification at schedule 1 of this ITT. 1.11 Other than the officer named on page 2, no other person has the authority to give any information or make any representation about this ITT or anything else relating to the Contracts 1.12 We may issue supplementary documentation at any time during the tendering process to clarify any issue or amend any aspect of the ITT. We will do our best to make sure that all tenderers have the supplementary information. Any supplementary documentation would be deemed to form part of the ITT and would supplement and/or supersede the ITT to the extent indicated in it. 1.13 You should not submit additional documentation (including marketing material) unless we have asked for it. If you do submit any additional material that we

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-146da727-d09b-495d-b219-7e5fbe1d7860
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ad1cddfa-7bed-4b0a-93ad-3b22fe2445a2
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

85 - Health and social work services

98 - Other community, social and personal services


CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

85000000 - Health and social work services

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£80,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£71,998 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Jul 20178 years ago
Submission Deadline
28 Apr 2017Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 May 20178 years ago
Contract Period
2 Jun 2017 - 3 Jun 2018 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LANCASTER CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LANCASTER
Postcode
LA1 1PJ
Post Town
Lancaster
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD4 Lancashire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD44 Lancaster and Wyre
Delivery Location
TLD North West (England)

Local Authority
Lancaster
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Lancaster and Wyre

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

GLOBAL LINK

Further Information

Notice Documents

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