Official UK procurement notice
Advocacy & Independent Visitors for Children
Authority: Warwickshire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWarwickshire County Council and Coventry City Council are jointly contracting for a service providing independent visitors, and independent advocacy, information, advice and support
to children and young people in order to meet our statutory obligations. The service will be provided for children and young people who are receiving a service from WCC or CCC and wish to have the support of an advocate. This includes children and young
people who are;
- aged 4 to 18 and looked after under the Children Act 1989, s.20 or s. or 25 if they have special educational needs and/or disability
- care leavers, aged 16 - 25 under the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 and Children & Social Work Act 2017
- subject to a family group conference or child protection conference
- aged 16/17 and presenting as homeless to WCC or CCC
- considering or wishing to make a complaint about the service they receive from WCC or CCC
- young carers who may need support in adulthood (Care Act 2014)
- young people defined as a 'Child In Need' (Children's Act 1989) within private fostering arrangements
- How the procedure runs: www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/contents/made
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The service is to provide independent visitors, and independent advocacy, information,…Published value£2,701,870
The service is to provide independent visitors, and independent advocacy, information, advice and support to children and young people. The outcomes of the service are:
Be Healthy
Be Safe
Be Happy
Be Skilled
Be Heard
The Advocacy service will be delivered in line with the National Standards for the Provision of Children's Advocacy Services 2023 - National Standards for the Provision of Children and Young People Advocacy Services September 2023.pdf
The Independent Visitors Service will be delivered in line with the National Standards for the Provision of Independent Visitor Services 2016. National Independent Visitor Services 2016 Additional information: The contract will be for 3 years with the option to extend for a minimum of 3 years up to a maximum of 84 months at the discretion of the Council based on the contract performance of the successful applicant. The maximum end date with extensions will be 31st March 2035
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).
All as detailed in the tender documentation
- Shortlisting
- All as detailed in the tender documentation. The Council will undertake its financial assessment of the tendering organisation (and if considered necessary by the Council, any partners within a consortium bid) based on its own evaluation of the Tenderers most recent 2 years accounts (or if 2 years accounts are not available, equivalent evidence which confirms financial viability). The assessment of accounts will be supported by an independent credit reference report from Creditsafe where this is available. The Council may also impose a Bond or Performance Guarantee on the successful Tenderer
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 30 Sept 2024, 17:06 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Feb 2025, 09:56 GMT
- Authority reference
CSW - 18931- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-004099- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a44eFind a Tender
- How it runs
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: During the course of the contract period the range and scope of these services may be subject to modification and variation to meet the changing needs and requirements of the Council and partners, potential changes in legislation and the changing demands placed on the Council by its customers. These changes may include (but are not limited to): - • Increases or decreases in funding - this will usually be due to reductions or additions in budget allocations as part of the Council and partners' budget setting processes, It may also be as a consequence of additional funding streams which were unknown at the time of awarding the contract but which are provided to increase the volume of services delivered. • • Changes in legislation that may for example require the inclusion of new customer groups • The identification of additional service recipients, not originally captured by the scope of the contract . Opportunities offered by emerging/ new technologies • Ongoing performance monitoring indicating a change required in allocations made for each service element from the overall funding amount Warwickshire County Council will be using its e-tendering system (CSW-JETS) for the administration of this procurement process. Providers must register with the system (if they haven't previously done so) in order to be able to express an interest in the project and download documents. The web address for CSW-JETS is www.csw-jets.co.uk (https://www.csw-jets.co.uk). Registration and use of CSW-JETS is free. If you are having trouble registering with CSW-JETS please email us at [email protected]
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 10 Nov 2024, 10:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
10 Nov 2024 → 7 Feb 2025 · 2 dates- Submission deadline10 Nov 2024, 10:00 GMT
- Notice published7 Feb 2025, 09:56 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete7 Feb 2025, 09:56 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coram Voice | £2,701,870 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Advocacy & Independent Visitors for Children · Coram Voice
- Signed
- 31 Jan 2025
- Value
- £2,701,870
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6bids · 6 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Coventry City CouncilContracting authority
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Coram VoiceAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.