ReStart: Refugee Integration

A Modification Notice
by WELSH GOVERNMENT

Source: OJEU
Type: Contract (Services)
Duration: 3 month
Value: £500K-£800K

Sector: PROFESSIONAL
Published: 22 Sep 2021
Delivery: 01 Apr 2021 to 31 Dec 2021 (est.)
Deadline: n/a

Concepts

Location

Cardiff

Geochart for 2 buyers and 1 suppliers

2 buyers

Welsh Government Cardiff

1 supplier

Cardiff & Vale College Barry

Description

To deliver an integration support programme for refugees in Wales’ four asylum dispersal clusters (Cardiff, Newport, Swansea and Wrexham). The services will improve access to language tuition, employability support and local cultural knowledge to aid integration. Refugees will receive a holistic assessment of their needs and be routed through targeted support to enhance their efforts to integrate into society. The contract was due to end on 31st December 2020 with a maximum original contract value for lot 1 of 500,000. GBP However during the COVID pandemic a 12 month variation was proceeded with under regulation 72 e and now another variation is being progressed under regulation 72 c in order to make full benefit of the programme funds granted which we have not been able to spend fully due to the Covid-19 pandemic and to support an effective closure of the project. The total value of Lot 1 will be 800,254 GBP and will expire on 31 March 2022.

Ammendments to Previous Notice

2. Contract value

GBP 500,000 800,254

Award Detail

1	Cardiff & Vale College (Barry) - Lot 1: The Integration Centre Reference: c219/2018/2019 Value: £500,000

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services
75130000 - Supporting services for the government
75200000 - Provision of services to the community
98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Indicators

Contract modified due to additional needs.

Legal Justification

To maintain services at full capacity until the end of 2021 without a break in service provision and no start up costs- this is a time bound European funded programme and the funding comes to an end in March 2022- there would be considerable duplication of costs should a re-tender take place. The extension could not have been predicted as part of the initial contract as we could not predict the underspends on project costs at that time and the impact of the COVID pandemic. It is unlikely that we will have sufficient time to re-procure the contract without major disruption to the current services being delivered. Should the service provision not continue, service users, in this case refugees, will be negatively affected across Wales as this service provides important language and integration services