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Published 6 Sept 2024, 11:17 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ESCC - CL East Sussex Advocacy Service

Official notice

Authority: East Sussex County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: South East (UKJ22)

Published estimate£1,760,000exc. VAT

Submissions closed 8 Oct 2024awarded 20 Dec 2024

Awarded to Swan Advocacy Network operating as SWAN

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Award of an East Sussex Advocacy Service that will support the delivery of Statutory and Non-Statutory Advocacy requirements, namely Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) and Care Act Advocacy to Adults and Children, and Independent Advocacy for Adults.

Provision of this service will ensure the Council’s statutory requirements are met. Key relevant legislation that applies to the delivery of this service are the Mental Health Act 1983, the Care Act 2014 (Adults) and Care Act 2014 (Children & Young People).

All advocacy requirements will be addressed through a single contract with a single point of

access, which will cover the following areas:

Care Act Advocacy (Children & Young People or CYP)

Care Act Advocacy (Adults)

Independent Mental Health Advocacy (Adults)

Independent Mental Health Advocacy (CYP)

Non-Statutory Independent Advocacy (Adults)

CPV: Community health services · Health and social work services · Health services · Miscellaneous health services · Other community, social and personal services · Social services · Social work and related services · Social work services · Social work services without accommodation

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South East

Variant bids: not allowed

85100000 Health services 85140000 Miscellaneous health services 85300000 Social work and related services 85310000 Social work services 85312000 Social work services without accommodation 85320000 Social services

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: 80%Price: 20%

Published award criteria (2)

Quality: 80
Price: 20

What this means for your bid

Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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: 6 Sept 2024, 11:17 BST
Last source update: 16 Jan 2025, 12:43 GMT
Award evaluation window: 8 Oct 2024 – …
Authority reference: DN2659
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-001495
Classification (CPV): Community health servicesHealth and social work servicesHealth servicesMiscellaneous health servicesOther community, social and personal servicesSocial servicesSocial work and related servicesSocial work servicesSocial work services without accommodation
Delivery area: South East (UKJ22)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0498b4 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: 8 Oct 2024, 17:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 8 Oct 2024, 17:00 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

supplierlive.proactisp2p.com ↗

Timeline

8 Oct 2024 → 16 Jan 2025 · 3 dates

Submission deadline
8 Oct 2024, 17:00 BST
Bids opened
8 Oct 2024, 17:00 BST
Notice published
16 Jan 2025, 12:43 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Jan 2025

Status changed to complete
16 Jan 2025, 12:43 GMT
Buyer details updated
16 Jan 2025, 12:43 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,760,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 3

Contracts signed 1latest 20 Dec 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Swan Advocacy Network operating as SWAN	£1,760,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 001495-2025-1-1 · Swan Advocacy Network operating as SWAN
Signed
20 Dec 2024
Value
£1,760,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

East Sussex County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, St Annes Crescent, LEWES, South East, BN7 1UEContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Swan Advocacy Network operating as SWANAwarded supplier Hi Point, Thomas Street, TAUNTON, South West, TA2 6HB

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
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