Award of Contracts: Provision of Emergency Accommodation for residents in Temporary Accommodation during Covid -19 Pandemic

Context

Due to the Covid 19 Pandemic some (approximately 150 -220) residents of Camden Hostels that share facilitiese.g. shower, sinks, bathrooms and kitchen areas may be particularly vulnerable to contracting Covid 19.

The procurement has, following a negotiation, directly purchased temporary hotel accommodation for theseresidents which is better suited to living safely during the pandemic. .The preferred option was to source using regulation 32(2)(c) under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 whichhas now been completed.

Pass/fail health and safety measures /rectifications have been met therefore the award criteria is 100% price.However inspections will take place before agreement to ensure the provider has in place correct health andsafety measures, good facilities, fully PAT tested to ensure fire risks is minimised and to keep residents awayfrom Covid 19. Any discrepancies to safety will result in the council not using the provider until rectification.Rooms may be made available for council staff should this be required.

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below.

Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive Explanation:

Due to the sudden spread of the Corona Virus resulting in a Pandemic some Camden Council hostel residents that share living facilities such as bathrooms, kitchens etc were deemed to have a high risk of contracting the corona virus and developing potentially life threatening symptoms. Please note that the Covid 19 transmission rate in London is the highest in the uk. Due to the pandemic there was no time to procure using the regulation time scales as lives were at risk. Moving hostel residents within days being the primary way of reducing the risk of infection and subsequent life threatening symptoms.

Please note the start date of both contracts in this notice is 1st April 2020.

Additional information: Please note the start date of both contracts awarded is 1st April 2020.

Please further note that this Award Notice was originally published with figures including VAT. These figures have now been amended and are now correct.