Official UK procurement notice
Advocacy and Independent Visitor Services in Norfolk for Looked after Children, Care Leavers and Children and Young People on a Child Protection Plan
Authority: Norfolk County Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNorfolk County Council is seeking experienced providers for two services for Children in Care, Care Leavers and Children and Young People on a Child Protection Plan. The services are tendered as two ‘Lots’:Lot 1: Independent Advocacy provides Children in Care, Care Leavers and children and young people on a Child Protection Plan with an Advocate who helps to ensure their voice is heard when decisions are being made about them. An Advocate supports children and young people to resolve issues, make complaints, empowers them to speak out for themselves and helps them to understand their rights and available services. Lot 2: Independent Visitors (IV) is a befriending service for Children in Care. IVs are volunteers who act as a consistent, trusted adult for children and young people during uncertain and turbulent times. They engage children and young people in positive activities and act as an additional support for them, separate from professionals.
CPV: Welfare services for children and young people
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£1,245,000 together)Lot #1Independent AdvocacyPublished value£855,000
Independent Advocacy provides Children in Care, Care Leavers and children and young people on a Child Protection Plan with an Advocate who helps to ensure their voice is heard when decisions are being made about them. An Advocate supports children and young people to resolve issues, make complaints, empowers them to speak out for themselves and helps them to understand their rights and available services.
Lot #2Independent VisitorsPublished value£390,000
Independent Visitors (IV) is a befriending service for Children in Care. IVs are volunteers who act as a consistent, trusted adult for children and young people during uncertain and turbulent times. They engage children and young people in positive activities and act as an additional support for them, separate from professionals.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 17 Jun 2022, 11:22 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Nov 2022, 09:04 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 1 Dec 2022 – …
- Authority reference
NCCT42225- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-030755- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0347a5Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).Proceedings must be brought within 30 days from the date of knowledge (the date on which the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen) unless the Court considers that there is good reason for extending the period within which proceedings may be brought, in which case the Court may extend that period up to a maximum of 3 months from the date of knowledge.
Publisher note: This procurement will be managed electronically via the Council`s e-procurement system. To participate in this procurement, applicants must first be registered on the system at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/BuyerProfiles. Once registered you will be able to see the procurement project under the `tenders` section and `express an interest` to view the documentation. If you encounter any difficulties whilst using the system you can contact the In-tend support team by phoning +44 8442728810 or e-mailing support@in-tend.co.uk.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 Dec 2022, 10:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 1 Dec 2022, 10:00 GMT
Timeline
10 Oct 2022 → 1 Apr 2023 · 5 dates- Next notice expected10 Oct 2022, 00:00 BST
- Notice published1 Nov 2022, 09:04 GMT
- Submission deadline1 Dec 2022, 10:00 GMT
- Bids opened1 Dec 2022, 10:00 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Nov 2022- Status changed to active1 Nov 2022, 09:04 GMT
- Procurement method changed1 Nov 2022, 09:04 GMT
- Deadline published: 1 Dec 2022, 10:00 GMT1 Nov 2022, 09:04 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NplawReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria