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Published 5 Aug 2022, 11:00 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Advocacy Services · VoiceAbility for Thurrock Council (Aug 2022)

Official notice

Authority: Thurrock Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: East of England (UKH32)

Published estimate£1,000,000≈ £333k / year6% below published estimate

Submissions closed 9 Sept 2022awarded 27 Oct 2022

Awarded to VoiceAbility

Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Dec 2025 · extension options published · starts 1 Jan 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Thurrock Council sought a Provider to deliver an advocacy service that will offer a single gateway and coherent service pathway, which will meet all relevant statutory advocacy obligations alongside a range of non-statutory interventions, information and resources to support and empower individuals. The services to be provided are:

Care Act Advocacy (CAA)
Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA).
Independent Complaints Advocacy Services (ICAS)
Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) – (including Paid Relevant Person Representative)

Recurrence: Further notices are due to be published either in 3 years or up to five years, depending on whether the extension option is taken.

CPV: Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services · Social services · Social work and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£1,000,000

Contract period: 1 Jan 2023 – 31 Dec 2025 (3 yrs)

Delivery: East of England

Extensions: The contract has an optional two year extension period. The estimated value includes this optional two year extension period.Variant bids: not allowed

85000000 Health and social work services 85300000 Social work and related services 85320000 Social services 98000000 Other community, social and personal 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

Quality: 80%Price: 20%

Published award criteria (2)

Quality: 80
Price: 20

What this means for your bid

Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Yes · Further notices are due to be published either in 3 years or up to five years, depending on whether the extension option is taken.
First published: 5 Aug 2022, 11:00 BST
Last source update: 27 Oct 2022, 09:43 BST
Award evaluation window: 9 Sept 2022 – …
Authority reference: PS/2021/203
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-030283
Classification (CPV): Health and social work servicesOther community, social and personal servicesSocial servicesSocial work and related services
Delivery area: East of England (UKH32)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03593e Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: Thurrock Council shall incorporate a 10 calendar day standstill period starting the day after the date on which the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers, allowing unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the Council before the contract is entered into.

Publisher note: Please note the estimated contract value includes the optional two year extension period.

How it was run

Official notice

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Submission deadline: 9 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 9 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/thurrockcouncil/aspx… ↗

Timeline

9 Sept 2022 → 1 Jan 2023 · 4 dates

Submission deadline
9 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
Bids opened
9 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
Notice published
27 Oct 2022, 09:43 BST
Contract starts
1 Jan 2023

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
27 Oct 2022, 09:43 BST

Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)

When	What	Before	After	Shift
—	TextShort description · II.1.4	Thurrock Council is seeking a Provider to deliver an advocacy service that will offer a single gateway and coherent service pathway, which will meet all relevant statutory advocacy obligations alongside a range of non-statutory interventions, information and resources to support and empower individuals. The services to be provided are:• Care Act Advocacy (CAA)• Independent Mental Health Advocacy (…	Thurrock Council is seeking a Provider to deliver an advocacy service that will offer a single gateway and coherent service pathway, which will meet all relevant statutory advocacy obligations to support and empower individuals. The services to be provided are:• Care Act Advocacy (CAA)• Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA). • Independent Complaints Advocacy Services (ICAS)• Independent Mental…
—	TextDescription of the procurement · II.2.4	Thurrock Council is seeking a Provider to deliver an advocacy service that will offer a single gateway and coherent service pathway, which will meet all relevant statutory advocacy obligations alongside a range of non-statutory interventions, information and resources to support and empower individuals. The services to be provided are:• Care Act Advocacy (CAA)• Independent Mental Health Advocacy (…	Thurrock Council is seeking a Provider to deliver an advocacy service that will offer a single gateway and coherent service pathway, which will meet all relevant statutory advocacy obligations to support and empower individuals. The services to be provided are:• Care Act Advocacy (CAA)• Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA). • Independent Complaints Advocacy Services (ICAS)• Independent Mental…

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £940,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 42 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 27 Oct 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
VoiceAbility	£940,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 030283-2022-1 · VoiceAbility
Signed
27 Oct 2022
Value
£940,000
Period
… – 31 Dec 2025
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic	2	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Thurrock Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Offices, New Road, Grays, East of England, RM17 6SLContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

VoiceAbilityAwarded supplier London, London

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