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Published 15 Apr 2024, 15:39 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CS5986 Children & Young People Advocacy and Independent Visitors

Official notice

Authority: Tower Hamlets

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: London (UKI42)
Published estimate£795,000≈ £265k / year10.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 17 May 2024awarded 25 Jun 2024
Awarded to Coram Voice
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Jul 2027 · extension options published · starts 1 Aug 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The London Borough of Tower Hamlets (Tower Hamlets) is seeking to commission an

organisation with the specialist skills and resources to provide a Children’s Advocacy and

Independent Visitors (IV) Service. This is a single, integrated service.

Advocacy and IV are both statutory services required for all Local Authorities with social

services responsibilities. Advocacy and IV services play a vital role in safeguarding children

and young people by:

  • protecting them from harm and neglect
  • helping to empower them so that they can reach their full potential
  • upholding their human rights.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The Authority is procuring this contract using the Light Touch Regime under Schedule 3AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£795,000

The Authority is procuring this contract using the Light Touch Regime under Schedule 3

(Social and other specific services) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (the

Regulations).

The Contract Period is initially for a period of 3 years although the Authority reserves the

right to extend the Contract on the same terms for two further periods of up to 12 months

each making a total possible Contract Period of 5 years.

Contract period: 1 Aug 2024 – 31 Jul 2027 (3 yrs)
Delivery: London
Extensions: The Authority reserves the right to extend the Contract on the same terms for two further periods of up to 12 months each.Variant bids: not 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: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 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
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
First published
15 Apr 2024, 15:39 BST
Last source update
25 Jun 2024, 15:24 BST
Award evaluation window
17 May 2024 – …
Authority reference
DN714905
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-019457
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
London (UKI42)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-045251 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
17 May 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
17 May 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.procontract.due-north.com ↗

Timeline

17 May 2024 → 1 Aug 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    17 May 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    17 May 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    25 Jun 2024, 15:24 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Aug 2024, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    25 Jun 2024, 15:24 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £711,3941 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 6
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Jun 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Coram VoiceSME£711,394 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 019457-2024-1 · Coram VoiceSME

    Signed
    25 Jun 2024
    Value
    £711,394
    Period
    … – 31 Jul 2027
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Tower Hamlets

Contracting authorityRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 4th Floor Mulberry Place, Town Hall, 5 Clove Crescent, London, London, E14 2BGContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.