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Published 12 May 2022, 15:16 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Advocacy Services and Independent Visitor Scheme

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Hillingdon (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£641,634≈ £92k / year2.8% below published estimate
Submissions closed 3 Jun 2022awarded 12 Sept 2022
Awarded to Coram Voice
Contract term 7 yrsends 2 Oct 2029 · starts 3 Oct 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The London Borough of Hillingdon is seeking a qualified provider for the provision of Advocacy Services for Looked After Children, Young People and Care Leavers, and the provision of an Independent Visitor Scheme for Looked After Children and Young People in Hillingdon.

The values within this notice are for a 5+2 year period. The Council intends to award a contract to one provider through a competitive tender process.

The London Borough of Hillingdon is seeking qualified providers for the provision of Advocacy Services for Looked After Children, Young People and Care Leavers, and the provision of an Independent Visitor Scheme for Looked After Children and Young People in Hillingdon.

The Council intends to award a 5 year (plus 2 year extension options) contract through a competitive tender process

All the tender details relating to this opportunity can be found on the tender portal www.capitalesourcing.com ↗

CPV: Social work and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 7 yrsPublished value£641,634
Contract period: 3 Oct 2022 – 2 Oct 2029 (7 yrs)
Delivery: UK
Variant bids: allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60%
  • Cost: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60%
  • Cost: 40%
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As detailed in the tender documentation

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
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
12 May 2022, 15:16 BST
Last source update
16 Dec 2022, 15:24 GMT
Award evaluation window
16 Jun 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-035718
Classification (CPV)
Social work and related services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03370e Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

As detailed in the tender documentation

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
3 Jun 2022, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bid validity
2520 days from the deadline
Bids opened
16 Jun 2022, 17:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

3 Jun 2022 → 16 Dec 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    3 Jun 2022, 17:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    16 Jun 2022, 17:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    3 Oct 2022, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    16 Dec 2022, 15:24 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    16 Dec 2022, 15:24 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £623,4481 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 12 Sept 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Coram VoiceSME£623,448 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 035718-2022-1 · Coram VoiceSME

    Signed
    12 Sept 2022
    Value
    £623,448
    Period
    … – 2 Oct 2029
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Hillingdon

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, High Street, Uxbridge, UK, UB8 1UWContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Borough of HillingdonMediation body Uxbridge
  • High Court of England and WalesReview bodyReview contact point London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria