Official UK procurement notice
Childrens Services Advocacy Support and Legal Representation
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Scottish Government was seeking a supplier to provide a demand led service for both Advocacy Support and Legal Advice service to children, aged 12-15.
- Recurrence: Yes it is likely that a future procurement will be undertaken to replace this contract when it expires after additional extension period
CPV: Legal representation services · Legal services · Welfare services for children and young people
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Scottish Government had a requirement to place a contract with an external service…AwardedRenewalPublished value£860,000
The Scottish Government had a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the Provision of Children’s Service – Advocacy Support and Legal Representation.
The Education (Additional Support for Learning) Act 2004 provides the legal Framework for the provision of additional support for learning. The Education (Scotland) Act 2016 amends the 2004 Act to provide that children (aged Between 12-15 with capacity) can access certain rights conferred on them by the 2004 Act.
The Service Provision consisted of the management/administration and delivery of the following:
Advocacy Support – To support children to prepare them to use their rights, using these rights and understanding the outcome of their use and to support children to understand the outcome where their parents have used their rights in relation to the child.
Legal Representation – To provide advice and representation in support of children using their rights to make a reference to the Additional Support Needs jurisdiction of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (8)
- Understanding of the Requirement: 40
- Service management, Ordering and Contract Management including Data Collection, Protection and Confidentiality: 15
- Staff and Service/Contract Quality Management: 25
- Community Benefits: 5
- Fair Work First: 5
- Exit Strategy: 5
- Business Continuity and Disaster Recover (BCDR): 5
- price: 30
Published award criteria (8)
- Understanding of the Requirement: 40
- Service management, Ordering and Contract Management including Data Collection, Protection and Confidentiality: 15
- Staff and Service/Contract Quality Management: 25
- Community Benefits: 5
- Fair Work First: 5
- Exit Strategy: 5
- Business Continuity and Disaster Recover (BCDR): 5
- Price: 30
- Suitability
Bidders will be required to have membership to the following to perform services
Legal Representation: Membership of the Law Society of Scotland is required.
Advocacy: Membership of the Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance.
PVG scheme membership is required.
- Economic & financial standing
Bidders will be required to state the value for their Current Ratio for the previous financial year
Bidders will be required to confirm they have the required levels of insurance cover specified below
Minimum: Current ratio: Bidders must have a minimum current ratio of 1.0. Current Ratio will be calculated as follows: net current assets divided by net current liabilities. There must be no qualification or contra-indication from any evidence provided in support of the bidders economic a… - Technical & professional ability
The Bidder must demonstrate the following:
a. Service Contracts – examples of relevant experience in last 3 years
- Technical & professional ability
Educational and Professional Qualifications legal qualifications required which The Bidder must demonstrate that they are compliant with Scots Law (LLB plus Diploma in Professional Legal Practice), and a member of the Law Society of Scotland.
The Bidder must specify a working knowledge of education law specifically related to additional support for learning and experience of working with children.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 30 of 130 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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 · publisher note attached- 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
Yes · Yes it is likely that a future procurement will be undertaken to replace this contract when it expires after additional extension period
- First published
- 28 Feb 2022, 16:54 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Jul 2022, 16:58 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 7 Apr 2022 – …
- Authority reference
581963- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-020218- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-031bf7Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Question Scoring Methodology for Award Criteria was outlined in Invitation to Tender. 0 Unacceptable Nil or inadequate response. Fails to demonstrate an ability to meet the requirement. 1 Poor Response is partially relevant but generally poor. The response addresses some elements of the requirement but contains insufficient/limited detail or explanation to demonstrate how the requirement will be fulfilled. 2 Acceptable Response is relevant and acceptable. The response addresses a broad understanding of the requirement but may lack details on how the requirement will be fulfilled in certain areas. 3 Good Response is relevant and good. The response is sufficiently detailed to demonstrate a good understanding and provides details on how the requirements will be fulfilled. 4 Excellent Response is completely relevant and excellent overall. The response is comprehensive, unambiguous and demonstrates a thorough understanding of the requirement and provides details of how the requirement would be met in full. Additional criteria for Cyber and Data Security Question. Cyber security was to be scored on a pass/fail basis. Tenderers were also asked to confirm that they will pay staff that are involved in the delivery of services under the contract, at least the real Living Wage. Tenderers who did not pass these questions would not be subject to Commercial Analysis. As a result the tender will not be considered further. Bidders must have completed the SPD (Scotland) to demonstrate adherence to the Exclusion and Selection Criteria for this procurement. If there are named subcontractors/technicians upon which the bidder will rely to meet the selection criteria, these named parties must complete and reattach the SPD Supplier Response Form attached to SPD (SC Ref:701334)
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 7 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 7 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
Timeline
7 Apr 2022 → 25 Jul 2022 · 4 dates- Submission deadline7 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened7 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Jul 2022, 00:00 BST
- Notice published25 Jul 2022, 16:58 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete25 Jul 2022, 16:58 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Partners in AdvocacySMESubcontracting: Sub contractor is Cairn Legal for Legal Representation | £912,701 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 020218-2022-581963-1 · Partners in AdvocacySME
- Signed
- 27 Jun 2022
- Value
- £912,701
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2025
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Partners in AdvocacyAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.