Official UK procurement notice
Adult Advocacy Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Milton Keynes Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMilton Keynes City Council requires an independent advocacy service which meets all statutory requirements for the provision of independent advocacy under the terms of the Care Act 2014, the Mental Capacity Act 2005, the Mental Health Act 2007 and the Health and Social Care Act 2012. The service will be provided across all categories of need, including adults with learning disabilities, dementia, mental health needs, acquired brain injury, physical and sensory impairment and young people in transition to adult services. This Service is being commissioned to meet the Council’s statutory advocacy responsibilities in relation to:
- Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA)
- Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) Including Adult protection cases that involve vulnerable people
- Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)
- Care Act
- NHS Independent Complaints Advocacy Service (ICAS)
- Recurrence: 01/08/2023
CPV: Social work and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The provider will supply independent advocacy services including Independent Mental…AwardedRenewal
The provider will supply independent advocacy services including Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA). Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA), Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (MCA / DoLS), Care Act Advocacy, Safeguarding Adults Advocacy and NHS Independent Complaints Advocacy.
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).
- Price
- Suitability
Details available in the tender pack
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 · 01/08/2023
- First published
- 23 Mar 2023, 15:40 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Aug 2023, 15:46 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Apr 2023 – …
- Authority reference
2023 - ASC0042- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-022798- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b58cFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- electronic payment
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes ↗
- Submission deadline
- 17 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 17 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
Timeline
17 Apr 2023 → 4 Aug 2023 · 3 dates- Submission deadline17 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened17 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
- Notice published4 Aug 2023, 15:46 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete4 Aug 2023, 15:46 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Advocacy PeopleSMEAdult Advocacy Service | £479,940 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Adult Advocacy Service · The Advocacy PeopleSME
- Signed
- 3 Aug 2023
- Value
- £479,940
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- The Advocacy PeopleAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria