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Published 11 Sept 2023, 11:38 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Statutory Advocacy Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Norfolk County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East of England (UKH15)
Published estimate£4,800,000exc. VAT · 1 value update4.4% below published estimate
Submissions closed 15 Feb 2024awarded 3 Apr 2024
Awarded to POhWER

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Norfolk County Council has a number of statutory duties to ensure the provision of advocacy services, including NHS complaints advocacy, IMHA, IMCA and ISCA.This procurement was for advocacy that supports a person’s involvement in the processes laid out in the Health and Social Care Act 2012, the Mental Health Act 2007, Mental Health Act 1983 and revised Mental Health Act Code of Practice 2014, the Care Act 2014 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Norfolk County Council has a number of statutory duties to ensure the provision of…AwardedPublished value£4,800,000

Norfolk County Council has a number of statutory duties to ensure the provision of advocacy services, including NHS complaints advocacy, IMHA, IMCA and ISCA.The service manages around 4,000 new advocacy cases a year. This is a demand-led service and while levels of demand fluctuated during Covid lockdown, the general trend has been one of rising demand.This procurement was for advocacy that supports a person’s involvement in the processes laid out in the Health and Social Care Act 2012, the Mental Health Act 2007, Mental Health Act 1983 and revised Mental Health Act Code of Practice 2014, the Care Act 2014 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005.

Delivery: East of England
Variant bids: not allowed
85000000 Health and social work 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
  • Price

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
11 Sept 2023, 11:38 BST
Last source update
30 Apr 2024, 08:16 BST
Award evaluation window
15 Feb 2024 – …
Authority reference
NCCT42750
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-013811
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH15)
Official registry OCID
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Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).Proceedings must be brought within 30 days from the date of knowledge (the date on which the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen) unless the Court considers that there is good reason for extending the period within which proceedings may be brought, in which case the Court may extend that period up to a maximum of 3 months from the date of knowledge.

Publisher note: The value stated above is for the full potential term of the agreement. This contract was let on a 3 years + 4 years basis.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
15 Feb 2024, 11:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
15 Feb 2024, 11:02 GMT

Timeline

4 Dec 2023 → 30 Apr 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    4 Dec 2023
  2. Submission deadline
    15 Feb 2024, 11:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    15 Feb 2024, 11:02 GMT
  4. Notice published
    30 Apr 2024, 08:16 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Jan 2024
  1. Published value published: £4,800,000
    8 Jan 2024, 15:19 GMT
  2. Status changed to active
    8 Jan 2024, 15:19 GMT
  3. Procurement method changed
    8 Jan 2024, 15:19 GMT
  4. Deadline published: 15 Feb 2024, 11:00 GMT
    8 Jan 2024, 15:19 GMT
  5. Status changed to complete
    30 Apr 2024, 08:16 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £4,588,2341 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Apr 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
POhWER£4,588,234 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Statutory Advocacy Services · POhWER

    Signed
    3 Apr 2024
    Value
    £4,588,234
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Norfolk County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Martineau lane, Norwich, East of England, NR1 2DHContact email Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • POhWERAwarded supplier Stevenage, East of England

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