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Published 2 Dec 2022, 14:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Halton Healthwatch and Advocacy Hub Service

Official notice

Authority: Halton Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£1,467,930exc. VAT
Submissions closed 20 Jan 2023awarded 6 Mar 2023
Awarded to Engaging Communities Solutions (CIC)

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Halton Borough Council is seeking to re-commission its Healthwatch and Advocacy

Services. It is the Commissioners’ intention that Healthwatch and the various elements of

Advocacy; Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA), Independent Mental Health

Advocacy (IMHA), Independent NHS Complaints Advocacy and Care Act Advocacy, is

delivered within one contractual arrangement.

TUPE will apply to this contract.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,467,930
Delivery: North West · Within the borough of Halton
Extensions: 1 x 24 month extension for the period 1st July 2026 to 30th June 2028 All criteria are stated only in procurement documents.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: 100%
Published sub-criteria (1)
  • Quality - Weighting 100%: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality - Weighting 100%: 100
  • Price
Conditions of participation1
  • Technical & professional ability

    Please refer to the procurement documents on www.the-chest.org.uk ↗, Chest Project Reference No DN645206.

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
2 Dec 2022, 14:05 GMT
Last source update
23 Mar 2023, 15:36 GMT
Award evaluation window
20 Jan 2023 – …
Authority reference
DN645206
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-008529
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
North West (UKD7)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-038a3d Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

Please refer to the procurement documents on www.the-chest.org.uk ↗, Chest Reference Project No DN645206.

Publisher note: To bid for this opportunity please register as a supplier at www.the-chest.org.uk and express your interest in the opportunity via The Chest. Chest Reference Project No DN645206. All of the procurement documentation will be available on The Chest website to view and complete. Any queries can be raised using the messaging facility on the Chest website.

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
20 Jan 2023, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
20 Jan 2023, 15:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 Jan 2023 → 23 Mar 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    20 Jan 2023, 15:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    20 Jan 2023, 15:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    23 Mar 2023, 15:36 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Mar 2023
  1. Status changed to complete
    23 Mar 2023, 15:36 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    23 Mar 2023, 15:36 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,467,9301 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Mar 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Engaging Communities Solutions (CIC)SME£1,467,930 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Halton Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityAdvice Halton Stadium, Lowerhouse Lane, Widnes, North West, WA8 7DZContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email, phone

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