Official UK procurement notice
Teesside Advocacy Service · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Stockton on Tees Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 4 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract for the delivery of advocacy services across Teesside (Redcar & Cleveland, Middlesbrough and Stockton-on-Tees). The advocacy services to be offered are:
- Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA);
- Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA);
- Care Act Advocacy (CAA);
- Paid Relevant Person's Representative (RPR); and
- Non-Statutory (General) Advocacy.
The contractor is responsible for setting up and managing a central 'hub' through which all referrals and requests for advocacy will be directed and coordinated across a supply chain of sub-contracted additional advocacy providers. The contractor is responsible for ensuring there is sufficient capacity to meet all of the relevant advocacy demands of people living in the area.
The successful tenderer will be required to manage the changes anticipated with the proposed Liberty Protection Safeguards in regards to the advocacy services required as a result.
This contract is being let by Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council, Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council, and Middlesbrough Council, with Stockton acting as the lead commissioner.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1An Open procurement procedure was published for the below servicesAwardedPublished value£2,400,000
An Open procurement procedure was published for the below services.
Contract for the delivery of advocacy services across Teesside (Redcar & Cleveland, Middlesbrough and Stockton-on-Tees). The advocacy services to be offered are:
- Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA);
- Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA);
- Care Act Advocacy (CAA);
- Paid Relevant Person's Representative (RPR); and
- Non-Statutory (General) Advocacy.
The contractor is responsible for setting up and managing a central 'hub' through which all referrals and requests for advocacy will be directed and coordinated across a supply chain of sub-contracted additional advocacy providers. The contractor is responsible for ensuring there is sufficient capacity to meet all of the relevant advocacy demands of people living in the area.
The successful tenderer will be required to manage the changes anticipated with the proposed Liberty Protection Safeguards in regards to the advocacy services required as a result.
This contract is being let by Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council, Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council, and Middlesbrough Council, with Stockton acting as the lead commissioner.
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60%
- Price: 40%
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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 · 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
- 27 Sept 2022, 15:48 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Mar 2023, 13:50 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 9 Nov 2022 – …
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-006173- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036be2Find a Tender
Publisher note: Notification of award of a contract following an open tender procedure.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 9 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
8 Nov 2022 → 1 May 2023 · 4 dates- Submission deadline8 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened9 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published2 Mar 2023, 13:50 GMT
- Contract starts1 May 2023, 00:00 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Mar 2023- Status changed to complete2 Mar 2023, 13:50 GMT
- Buyer details updated2 Mar 2023, 13:50 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| People First Advocacy Services | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 006173-2023-1 · People First Advocacy Services
- Signed
- 30 Jan 2023
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Open procurement procedure was published for the below services | 3bids · 3 electronic | 3 | — | £3,200,000 – £3,800,000 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £3,400,000 – £3,800,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Middlesbrough Borough CouncilContracting authority
- Redcar & Cleveland Borough CouncilContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- People First Advocacy ServicesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria