Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Islington Council
Islington Town Hall, Upper Street
London
N1 2UD
UK
Contact person: Islington Council
E-mail: procurement@islington.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.islington.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.islington.gov.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
2324-0360 Specialist Medical Advice for Housing Applications
Reference number: DN722918
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Practitioner required with specialist knowledge of health conditions (physical and mental health conditions), housing legislation, and the council’s Housing Allocation Scheme to provide assessments / advice in relation to council housing applications.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
480 000.00
GBP/ Highest offer:
480 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The council has a statutory duty under the Housing Act 1996, the Homelessness Act 2002, and the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 to provide services to residents of Islington based on housing need.
An accurate assessment of circumstances ensures that the council fulfils its statutory obligations in assessing housing need, prevents legal challenges, enables the council to direct resources to those households where the council has a statutory duty to re-house them and ensures that limited resources are directed at those households with the greatest need.
Applicants applying to the council’s Housing Register, or to the council as homeless, may have medical circumstances that give a household greater priority for re-housing, or create a statutory duty to re-house a family under homelessness legislation. Therefore, part of the housing needs assessment includes an assessment of any medical circumstances and the relevance to the applicants’ housing needs.
Assessments/advice are made by an appropriately qualified provider with an in-depth knowledge of the Housing Act 1996 and related legislation and the council’s Housing Allocation Scheme. This requires a practitioner with specialist knowledge of health conditions (physical and mental health conditions), housing legislation, and the council’s Housing Allocation Scheme.
The duration will be thirty-six (36) months from an estimated start date of 8 July 2024 with an option to extend for up to a further twelve (12) months (maximum contract period forty-eight (48) months).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Proposed approach to workforce management
/ Weighting: 25%
Quality criterion: Proposed approach to Social Value
/ Weighting: 20%
Quality criterion: Proposed approach to assessments
/ Weighting: 15%
Quality criterion: Proposed approach to Data Protection
/ Weighting: 15%
Quality criterion: Proposed approach to management information
/ Weighting: 5%
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 20%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-014630
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 2324-0360
Title: 2324-0360 Specialist Medical Advice for Housing Applications
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17/07/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
NowMedical Ltd
London
W4 5LH
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
480 000.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
480 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Islington Council
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/08/2024