Official UK procurement notice
Framework Agreement for the provision of Independent Professional Advocacy Services for Children and Young People
Authority: Powys County Council (Local council)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionPowys County Council (“the Council”), who acting as Lead authority on behalf of the Mid and West Wales Region is seeking to engage with suitably qualified and experienced providers to tender for the Provision of Independent Professional Advocacy Services for Children and Young People.
A Framework Agreement for the provision of Independent Professional Advocacy Services for children and young people across the Mid and West Wales region is to be established. The Mid and West Wales region consists of Powys, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire. The appointed organisation(s) will deliver the service across the region as a whole.
The Service will be person-centred, issue-based and outcome-focussed in its service delivery. The Service will assist at reviews and conferences only when a child has a dispute over some significant matter (and when the child explicitly consents to advocacy support).
The Advocacy Service for Children and Young People has been split into 4 lots.
Lot 1 - Independent Professional Advocacy
Lot 2 - Independent Visiting Service
Lot 3 - Complaints in relation to the NHS Service
Lot 4 - Regional/Local Safeguarding Boards
Lots 1 & 2 are to be delivered together.
The duration of the Framework Agreement will be for 3 years with an option to extend for up to a further 1 year, at the Council’s discretion.
The Council intends to let the framework agreement under Regulations 74 to 77 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 Light Touch Regime.
CPV: Counselling services · Guidance and counselling services · Health and social work services · Welfare services for children and young people
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 1 bids on the busiest of 4 lots · 1 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Independent Professional Advocacy
Lot 1 - Independent Professional Advocacy
Lot #2Independent Visiting Service
Lot 2 - Independent Visiting Service
Lot #3Complaints in relation to the NHS
Lot 3 - Complaints in relation to the NHS Service
Lot #4Support to Regional and Local Safeguarding Board
Lot 4 - Support to Regional and Local Safeguarding Board
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).
As per the Council's constitution
- Technical & professional ability
As per the tender documentation
- Shortlisting
- As per the tender documentation
- “Framework Agreement for the provision of Independent Professional…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Nov 2021, 16:34 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 Mar 2022, 15:19 GMT
- Authority reference
itt_90963- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-006332- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f6c7Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
As per the tender documentation
Publisher note: Instructions for Suppliers – Registration on etenderwales Powys County Council will be conducting this procurement exercise through the Value Wales e-Tendering portal. This can be found at www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk, all information may be downloaded and returned through this channel. Internet address(es): http://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.u Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender 1. Register your company on the eTenderwales portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal: www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk - Click the “Click here to register” link - Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue” - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the “Open Access ITTs” link. - Click on the relevant ITT to access the content. - Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page. - This will move the ITT into your “My ITTs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) - Click on the ITT code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box 3. Responding to the tender - You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting) - You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT - There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) If you require any further assistance use the online help, or the BravoSolution help desk is available Mon – Fri (8am – 6pm) on: - eMail: help@bravosolution.co.uk - Phone: 0800 368 4850 / Fax: 020 7080 0480 Tenders or Requests to Participate must be sent to: Official name: www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk (WA Ref:119378)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 15 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
15 Dec 2021 → 8 Mar 2022 · 2 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown15 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published8 Mar 2022, 15:19 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete8 Mar 2022, 15:19 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 4 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £1,200,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Lot 1 - Independent Professional Advocacy
- Signed
- 21 Feb 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 2 - Independent Visiting Service
- Signed
- 21 Feb 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 3 - Complaints in relation to the NHS
- Signed
- 21 Feb 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 4 - Support to Regional and Local Safeguarding Board
- Signed
- 21 Feb 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Independent Professional Advocacy | 1bids · 1 electronic | 0 | — | — |
| 2 · Independent Visiting Service | 1bids · 1 electronic | 0 | — | — |
| 3 · Complaints in relation to the NHS | 1bids · 1 electronic | 0 | — | — |
| 4 · Support to Regional and Local Safeguarding Board | 1bids · 1 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- TGP CymruFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.