Aberdeen City - Accommodation Based Housing Support Service

Concepts

• aberdeen
• housing support service
• aberdeen city council
• health and social work
• accommodation based housing support service
• aberdeen city
• supported accommodation service
• dispersed housing support service
• temporary accommodation
• support of tenants

Location

Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire:

Description

Aberdeen City Council requires a service to support people who require assistance in maintaining a tenancy. The service will support the proportion of current homeless cases where independent living within the community is not yet possible and for whom accommodation-based support is the preferred housing option. The service will be provided at two premises within Aberdeen and on a dispersed basis. - A supported accommodation service for five people at Bloomfield Road. - A supported accommodation service for six people at Brierfield Road. - A dispersed housing support service which will include the support of tenants at Aberdeen City Council’s West North Street, and in community based temporary accommodation.

Total Quantity or Scope

- A dispersed housing support service which will include the support of tenants at Aberdeen City Council’s West North Street, and in community based temporary accommodation. Additional information: The estimated value quoted in II.2.6 comprises the initial two-year term plus the value of the optional extension subject to review (for a further period of up to three years).

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Please note the financial assessment of the bidders in accordance with the SPD Part 4B - The Economic and Financial Standing assessment of tenderers. 1.The Council shall obtain a Creditsafe credit check and will score bidders accordingly: 71-100 Very Low Risk–Accept 51-70 Low Risk-Accept 30-50 Moderate Risk– subject to further discussion internally with the option to reject. 21-29 High Risk–subject to further discussion internally with the option to reject. 1-20 Very High Risk–Reject. *The following only applies if no credit check can be undertaken: 2.Please state current turnover(if contract value is over 50% of reported turnover,further discussion will be had internally with the option to reject) 3. If you are under no obligation to publish accounts on Companies House and/or do not have a comprehensive credit rating then provide audited financial accounts for the previous two years.Both quick and current ratios should be a minimum of 1:1.5 for the two successive years. Bidders whose ratios do not meet the minimum criteria will be rejected. Bidders who can provide audited accounts but chose not to do so shall be rejected. 4. Bidders who have been trading for less than one year and cannot provide audited accounts must submit the cash flow for the current year and a letter from the bank outlining the current cash and credit position for the current year and subsequent year. This will be subject to internal discussion with the option to reject. 5. If bidder still does not meet the financial criteria for consideration but has a parent company that does, the firm may still be eligible for consideration where their submission is supported by a parent company guarantee. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 22035. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-pr... A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Fair Work First: To ensure the highest standards of service quality we expect suppliers to commit to adopting Fair Work First in the delivery of this contract as part of a fair and equitable employment and reward package as a route to progressing towards wider fair work practices set out in the Fair Work Framework. Carbon Reduction: To help the Council meets its aims and objectives, bidders will be asked to confirm they agree to undertake the following during the term of the contract: identify: 1) carbon the business creates in key areas impacting on contract performance 2) steps the business is taking or plans to take in terms of achieving net-zero/decarbonisation of the supply chain and 3) relevant actions the business will take throughout the life of the contract to minimise harmful carbon impacts during performance. There is a question in the technical envelope related to community benefits (SC Ref:702225)