Award

Oxfordshire's Homelessness Alliance

OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

14 Oct 2021 at 16:14

Tender

18 May 2021 at 17:14

Summary of the contracting process

Oxfordshire County Council has initiated a public procurement process titled "Oxfordshire's Homelessness Alliance" within the social work services category, aimed at addressing homelessness in the county. The procurement is currently active and follows an open procedure. The tender period concluded on 28 June 2021, with a contract value estimated at £32 million over an initial five-year term, with the possibility of a three-year extension. The county, which boasts a population of approximately 750,000, is strategically focused on preventing homelessness and providing rapid responses to rough sleeping, with a strong partnership of statutory and voluntary organisations engaged in this endeavour.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses that specialise in social services, particularly those offering innovative solutions in homelessness prevention and support. Firms that exhibit a strong understanding of community needs and can demonstrate a collaborative approach as part of an alliance comprising at least four providers will be well-positioned to compete for this contract. Companies involved in housing services, social work, or community support are particularly encouraged to participate, aligning their capabilities with the county's vision to prevent and resolve homelessness, ensuring no one sleeps rough in Oxfordshire.

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Notice Title

Oxfordshire's Homelessness Alliance

Notice Description

Oxfordshire is a large county made up of four district council areas and the City of Oxford. 750,000 people live in the county, concentrated in Oxford and large market towns; significant areas of the county are rural. Homelessness is a key issue within the county, exacerbated by relatively high house prices, particularly in the south of the county. Most people who sleep rough do so in the City and this is where most of the supported accommodation and support services are concentrated. Although the City of Oxford has the highest levels of homelessness, we know that tackling homelessness needs to be a collective and county wide effort, with many of the housing solutions lying outside the City. A strong and emerging partnership of statutory and voluntary community sector partners have been working over the long term to prevent and resolve homelessness. There is also a high level of commitment to ending homelessness and to finding better solutions which are centred around people's needs and aspirations. Strategic context: The vision and priorities for ending homelessness are set out in the County Wide Strategy as follows: Vision: To prevent and resolve homelessness, so that no one sleeps rough in Oxfordshire. Principles: We treat people in need of our services with respect We acknowledge people as individuals and work with their strengths We work in a 'psychologically informed way', understanding how past trauma and adverse childhood experiences affect people who experience homelessness We actively involve people affected by homelessness in identifying solutions and offer choice wherever possible We focus on the health, wellbeing and quality of life of people who experience homeless, addressing the whole person, not just housing needs We co-operate to deliver a co-ordinated and consistent service across the county Priorities: Proactively prevent homelessness Rapid response to rough sleeping Focus on the person, not the problem Timely move on The right home in the right place We are commissioning for outcomes and inviting Alliances, made up of a minimum of four providers, to tell us how they will organise themselves to collectively deliver on these outcomes. Separate but identical contracts will be held with each member of the alliance. As statutory organisations, we will work with the successful Alliance to design a system that will enable the vision - To prevent and resolve homelessness, so that no one sleeps rough in Oxfordshire - to become a reality. This is a shift away from our historical commissioning approach where service volumes rather than outcomes were specified and fixed.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Oxfordshire is a large county made up of four district council areas and the City of Oxford. 750,000 people live in the county, concentrated in Oxford and large market towns; significant areas of the county are rural. Homelessness is a key issue within the county, exacerbated by relatively high house prices, particularly in the south of the county. Most people who sleep rough do so in the City and this is where most of the supported accommodation and support services are concentrated. Although the City of Oxford has the highest levels of homelessness, we know that tackling homelessness needs to be a collective and county wide effort, with many of the housing solutions lying outside the City. A strong and emerging partnership of statutory and voluntary community sector partners have been working over the long term to prevent and resolve homelessness. There is also a high level of commitment to ending homelessness and to finding better solutions which are centred around people's needs and aspirations. Strategic context: The vision and priorities for ending homelessness are set out in the County Wide Strategy as follows: Vision: To prevent and resolve homelessness, so that no one sleeps rough in Oxfordshire. Principles: We treat people in need of our services with respect We acknowledge people as individuals and work with their strengths We work in a 'psychologically informed way', understanding how past trauma and adverse childhood experiences affect people who experience homelessness We actively involve people affected by homelessness in identifying solutions and offer choice wherever possible We focus on the health, wellbeing and quality of life of people who experience homeless, addressing the whole person, not just housing needs We co-operate to deliver a co-ordinated and consistent service across the county Priorities: Proactively prevent homelessness Rapid response to rough sleeping Focus on the person, not the problem Timely move on The right home in the right place We are commissioning for outcomes and inviting Alliances, made up of a minimum of four providers, to tell us how they will organise themselves to collectively deliver on these outcomes. Separate but identical contracts will be held with each member of the alliance. As statutory organisations, we will work with the successful Alliance to design a system that will enable the vision - To prevent and resolve homelessness, so that no one sleeps rough in Oxfordshire - to become a reality. This is a shift away from our historical commissioning approach where service volumes rather than outcomes were specified and fixed. The estimated overall value is based on the maximum potential over the initial 5 year term and option to extend for up to 3 further years and allows for the potential for funding to increase but this is not guaranteed. The estimated budget for the first year is circa GBP 3.8m The subject matter of this procurement process relates to the delivery of services which are listed to in Schedule 3 to the regulations. As such the full regime set out in the regulations will not apply to the award of the framework contracts. Consequently, the procurement process adopted by the Commissioners has been developed in accordance with Regulation 76 of the regulations and in particular in accordance with the fundamental public procurement principles of transparency and equal treatment. For the avoidance of doubt this means that the Commissioners have not adopted the open procedure (as such term is defined in the regulations) for the undertaking of this procurement process. The fact that in this Contract Notice at SectionIV.1) the field/box relating to type of procedure may default to the term 'Open' does not mean that this procedure is being followed by the Commissioners.

Renewal: There is an option to extend for up to 36 months

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b274
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025761-2021
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85310000 - Social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£32,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£32,000,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Oct 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
28 Jun 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Sep 20214 years ago
Contract Period
31 Mar 2022 - 31 Mar 2027 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Mr Matthew Clothier, Mr Simon Walkden
Contact Email
matt.clothier@oxfordshire.gov.uk, simon.walkden@oxfordshire.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 7748921109, +44 7922844205

Buyer Location

Locality
OXFORD
Postcode
OX1 1ND
Post Town
Oxford
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
Delivery Location
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC

Local Authority
Oxford
Electoral Ward
Osney & St Thomas
Westminster Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
6
Supplier Names

A2DOMINION HOUSING GROUP

ASPIRE OXFORDSHIRE COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE

CONNECTION OXFORD

ELMORE COMMUNITY SERVICES

HOMELESS OXFORDSHIRE

ST MUNGO COMMUNITY HOUSING ASSOCIATION

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