Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
East Sussex County Council
Lewes
UK
E-mail: amy.wilkinson@eastsussex.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ22
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.eastsussex.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
ESCC - AW - Provision of support in safe accommodation services for victims of domestic abuse
Reference number: DN2694
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
East Sussex County Council have awarded a single provider for the provision of support in safe
accommodation services for victims of domestic abuse. The provider will be required to
deliver a county-wide service for the support of adults and their dependent children (under
18 years) who are eligible for accommodation support services relating to domestic abuse.
The services include:
- The provision of specialist support in 55 units of safe accommodation for people
experiencing domestic abuse and violence, and their children.
- A requirement that any multi-occupancy buildings with communal areas will be offered on a
single-sex basis.
- Specialist direct support for children and young people
- Specialist parenting support for those with children resident in the safe accommodation
units (regardless of the residence of the children).
- An outreach service to support the safe move-on of safe accommodation residents back
into the community.
- A requirement that all services are holistic and trauma informed.
The contract will start 01 April 2025, the duration of which will be five years, with an option
to extend for up to 60 months.
The annual value of the contract will be £506,380 and not subject to indexation. Additional
one-off budgetary resource of £187,797 is ring-fenced to meet the costs of refurbishment of
existing and/or additional buildings for East Sussex County Council commissioned services
for victims/survivors of domestic abuse, including, but not limited to those provided by this
contract. If the provider establishes safe accommodation provision that requires
refurbishment of existing and/or additional buildings, they will be able to access a proportion
of this resource. This will be with the prior agreement of the Strategic Commissioner, and
against actual spend.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
5 063 800.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85311000
85312000
98341100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ22
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The contract is for the provision of support in safe accommodation services for victims of domestic abuse in East Sussex.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 85
Cost criterion: Bid Integrity
/ Weighting: 15
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
II.2.14) Additional information
The value stated in II.1.7 and V.2.4 includes the full extension option and excludes any use of the one-off budgetary resource of £187,797 ring-fenced to meet the costs of refurbishment of existing and/or additional buildings.
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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-036063
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: 1
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22/01/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Solace Women's Aid
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 5 063 800.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Chancery Division of the High Court
Rolls Building, 7 Rolls Building, Fetter Lane
London
EC4A 1NL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477783
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/01/2025