Supporting Vulnerable Adults DPV: Category 2-Supporting Vulnerable Single Homeless Adults (SVSHA) Round 1

Concepts

• health and social work
• vulnerable adults dpv
• vulnerable single homeless adults
• dpv
• a supporting vulnerable adults dynamic purchasing vehicle
• homelessness
• vulnerabilities
• vulnerable
• round
• homeless

Location

Description

The London Borough of Newham established a Supporting Vulnerable Adults Dynamic Purchasing Vehicle (DPV) in June 2023 for an initial term of 5 years with the option to extend for a further 5 years. The DPV included the following categories: Category 1 - Supported Living Category 2 - Supporting Vulnerable Single Homeless Adults (SVSHA) Category 3 - Prevention and Floating Support Category 4 - Extra Care Category 5 - Shared Lives Category 6 - Care Homes Category 7 - Immigration Advice and Support The Authority will undertake the procurement for each Category in phases. Category 1 was published in 2023. This notice is in relation to Category 2, Round 1. Estimated Total Aggregate Value across the lifetime of the DPV for Category 2 is £65,597,760. The primary purpose of services provided under Category 2 is to support each resident at any given time to develop or re-develop the skills necessary to manage a tenancy and address their individual vulnerabilities. The services include accommodation-based services and community based for SVSHA's - people experiencing homelessness and/or rough sleeping. The procurement is being conducted in accordance with Regulation 74 to 76 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The procurement is subject to the light-touch regime under Section 7 and as such, the Authority is free to establish a procedure, provided that procedure is sufficient to ensure compliance with the principles of transparency and equal treatment of economic operators (providers). The DPV is open for admission and withdrawal of providers to each category (once launched) and specialism(s) throughout its lifetime. Applications for admission to a category will be assessed in "Rounds" throughout the lifetime of the DPV (further information below). Providers applying for admission to a category within a Round will be required to complete and meet minimum standards set out within the procurement documentation. The Estimated Total Aggregate Value for Newham across the lifetime of the DPV is £957,356,593. The DPV is open for use to other North East London Boroughs. The Boroughs are: Barking and Dagenham, City of London, Hackney, Havering, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest. Estimated Total Aggregate Value across all local authorities across the lifetime of the DPV is £6,701,496,150

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services

Indicators

• Contract is suitable for SMEs.
• Contract is suitable for VCOs.

Other Information

The procurement will be carried out in two stages. To be admitted to the DPV for Category 2, all providers must complete and meet the minimum criteria within the Selection Questionnaire referred to as Stage 1 of the process. Following the launch and admission of providers onto the DPV for Category 2, mini competitions may be run for award of contracts, this is referred to as Stage 2 of the process. Only those providers who have been successfully admitted to the DPV for Category 2 will be eligible to bid for contracts under the mini-competition process at Stage 2. There is no limit to the number of providers that may join Category 2. Providers applying for admission to the category within a Round will be required to complete and meet minimum standards set out within the procurement documentation. Any interested organisation/consortium with relevant experience may apply to be admitted to the Dynamic Purchasing Vehicle (DPV). The DPV is a predominantly electronic system. There will be no form of exclusivity or volume guarantee granted by the Authority or any other authority which is eligible to purchase services under the DPV in respect of the DPV services. The E-Tendering portal used for this procurement will be Oracle Fusion and tender documentation is available on the link below: https://elyq.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/fscmUI/faces/PrcPosRegisterSupplier?prcBuId=...