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Published 12 Sept 2024, 14:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

NCC1466 Provision of Independent Advocacy Services in Northumberland

Official notice

Authority: Northumberland County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£1,260,000exc. VAT1.3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 18 Oct 2024awarded 1 Feb 2025
Awarded to Adapt (North East)

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The service provider(s) will ensure that the range of advocacy RPR and 1.2 Representative services delivered promote improved health and wellbeing, promotes independence, are personalised, meet peoples’ diverse needs, are socially inclusive and safeguard vulnerable adults. The service will be underpinned by the values of self-management, individual choice and control, care and support closest to home, working and learning together.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,260,000
Delivery: North East · Northumberland
Extensions: Upon expiryVariant 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 sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70%
  • Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Cost: 30
  • Quality: 70
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
12 Sept 2024, 14:54 BST
Last source update
18 Feb 2025, 14:00 GMT
Award evaluation window
18 Oct 2024 – …
Authority reference
DN742943
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-005588
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
North East (UKC21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049a64 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
18 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
18 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

18 Oct 2024 → 18 Feb 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    18 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    18 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    18 Feb 2025, 14:00 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    18 Feb 2025, 14:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,244,2561 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 53 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Feb 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Adapt (North East)SME£1,244,256 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • NCC1466 Provision of Independent Advocacy Services in Northumberland · Adapt (North East)SME

    Signed
    1 Feb 2025
    Value
    £1,244,256
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Northumberland County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Morpeth, North East, NE61 2EFContact 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.