Official UK procurement notice
All-Age Advocacy Hub and Right to Representation for Children Service
Authority: Medway Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionMedway Council invites tenders for an All-Age Advocacy Hub and Right to Representation for Children Service. The requirements are divided into 2 lots:
Lot 1 - All-Age Advocacy Hub
The service will deliver several functions including:
A. Statutory Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA)
B. Statutory Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA)
C. Statutory Independent Advocacy under the Care Act (CA)
D. Statutory Deprivation of Liberty Standards (DoLS) conducted by Relevant Person’s Representative (RPR)
E. Independent NHS Complaints Advocacy.
F. Developing community advocacy and self-advocacy /peer advocacy
G. Coordinating the provision of advocacy service for people placed outside of Medway where Medway retains statutory responsibility for their provision.
Lot 2 - Right to Representation for Children
The service requirements for Lot 2 combine several elements listed below. The specification for each service includes the legal context, the aims and objectives, national standards, eligibility criteria, access referral process and expected outcomes:
- Children’s advocacy
- Independent Visitors
- Appropriate Adults
- Children in Care Council
CPV: Health and social work services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1All-Age Advocacy HubAwarded
Lot 1 - All-Age Advocacy Hub
The service will deliver several functions including:
A. Statutory Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA)
B. Statutory Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA)
C. Statutory Independent Advocacy under the Care Act (CA)
D. Statutory Deprivation of Liberty Standards (DoLS) conducted by Relevant Person’s Representative (RPR)
E. Independent NHS Complaints Advocacy.
F. Developing community advocacy and self-advocacy /peer advocacy
G. Coordinating the provision of advocacy service for people placed outside of Medway where Medway retains statutory responsibility for their provision.
Lot #2Right to Representation for Children ServiceAwarded
Lot 2 - Right to Representation for Children
The service requirements for Lot 2 combine several elements listed below. The specification for each service includes the legal context, the aims and objectives, national standards, eligibility criteria, access referral process and expected outcomes:
- Children’s advocacy
- Independent Visitors
- Appropriate Adults
- Children in Care Council
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: 70%
- Price: 30%
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 20 Jun 2022, 15:47 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Jan 2023, 11:00 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 20 Jul 2022 – …
- Authority reference
DN618101- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-000351- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-034873Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Jul 2022, 16:30 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bids opened
- 20 Jul 2022, 16:30 BST
Timeline
20 Jul 2022 → 6 Jan 2023 · 3 dates- Submission deadline20 Jul 2022, 16:30 BST
- Bids opened20 Jul 2022, 16:30 BST
- Notice published6 Jan 2023, 11:00 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete6 Jan 2023, 11:00 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · All-Age Advocacy Hub1 award | |||
| Libra PartnershipSME | £610,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Right to Representation for Children Service1 award | |||
| Young Lives Foundation | £856,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 000351-2023-1 · Libra PartnershipSME
- Signed
- 31 Aug 2022
- Value
- £610,000
- Status
- active
Contract 000351-2023-2 · Young Lives Foundation
- Signed
- 31 Aug 2022
- Value
- £856,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · All-Age Advocacy Hub | 3bids | — | — | — |
| 2 · Right to Representation for Children Service | 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Libra PartnershipAwarded supplier
- The Young Lives FoundationAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.