Official UK procurement notice
AT1238 Advocacy Services for Adults
Authority: Luton Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionIndependent advocacy service for adults which provides all aspects of service provision relating to statutory advocacy within the service specification.
Statutory provision comprises of advocates in the following areas:
a) Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019
IMCA - Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy
b) Mental Health Act (1983 as amended 2007)
IMHA - Independent Mental Health Advocacy
c) Care Act 2014
Independent Care Act Advocacy
d) Health and Social Care Act 2012, Section 223a
Independent NHS Complaints Advocacy
e) Care Act 2014, Sections 67 and 68 /The Care and Support (Independent
Advocacy) Regulations 2014
Generic (non-statutory) Advocacy
The Service Provider will be expected to offer a flexible service model to meet any changes in requirement with updated practice guidance, policy and legislation.
Non-statutory advocacy is to be promoted though signposting and fully utilising the existing 3rd sector Providers. Non-statutory will include attendance at client groups, voice groups and executive boards for client groups such as Learning Disabilities.
CPV: Social work and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
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 sub-criteria (2)
- Method statements: 70%
- Total price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Method statements: 70%
- Total 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
- Yes
- First published
- 6 Dec 2023, 15:23 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Feb 2024, 13:04 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 12 Jan 2024 – …
- Authority reference
DN695385- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-004913- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-042224Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Jan 2024, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 12 Jan 2024, 17:00 GMT
Timeline
12 Jan 2024 → 14 Feb 2024 · 3 dates- Submission deadline12 Jan 2024, 17:00 GMT
- Bids opened12 Jan 2024, 17:00 GMT
- Notice published14 Feb 2024, 13:04 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete14 Feb 2024, 13:04 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Connex Limited | £1,008,682 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 004913-2024-DN695385-1 · Community Connex Limited
- Signed
- 8 Feb 2024
- Value
- £1,008,682
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Community ConneX LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.