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Published 20 Jun 2023, 16:00 BST

Official UK procurement notice

21137 Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC) and Peterborough City Council (PCC) Provision of All Age Advocacy Service in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

Official notice

Authority: Cambridgeshire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

3 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Awarded value£2,456,8663 contracts · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 8 Sept 2023awarded 5 Feb 2024
Awarded to POhWER, NYAS3 awards

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council invited Tenders for the supply of Independent Advocacy Services.

The Authorities wish to procure an integrated advocacy service that assists specific service user groups that include children, young people, adults, older people and patients in their involvement during a safeguarding enquiry, needs or carer's assessment, care and support plan or support plan, and review processes.

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

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value (£3,033,351 together) · evaluation weights differ by lot
Lot #1Cambridgeshire County Council Adults AdvocacyAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,836,342

Cambridgeshire County Council seeks a supplier for the supply of Independent Advocacy Services for Adults.

The Authority wish to procure an integrated advocacy service that assists specific service user groups that include adults, older people and patients in their involvement during a safeguarding enquiry, needs or carer's assessment, care and support plan or support plan, and review processes.

Contract duration is 36 months with the option to extend by an additional 12 months

Delivery: East of England
Extensions: Initial contract term of 36 months with an option to extend for an additional 12 months, making the total contract duration 48 months in total.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Peterborough City Council Adults AdvocacyAwardedRenewalPublished value£735,861

Peterborough City Council seeks a supplier for the supply of Independent Advocacy Services for Adults.

The Authority wish to procure an integrated advocacy service that assists specific service user groups that include adults, older people and patients in their involvement during a safeguarding enquiry, needs or carer's assessment, care and support plan or support plan, and review processes.

Contract duration is 36 months with the option to extend by an additional 12 months

Delivery: East of England
Extensions: Initial contract term of 36 months with an option to extend for an additional 12 months, making the total contract duration 48 months in total.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Cambridgeshire Council and Peterborough City Council - Childrens AdvocacyAwardedRenewalPublished value£461,148

Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council invite Tenders for the supply of Independent Advocacy Services.

The Authorities wish to procure an integrated advocacy service that assists specific service user groups that include children, young people and patients in their involvement during a safeguarding enquiry, needs or carer's assessment, care and support plan or support plan, and review processes.

Contract duration is 36 months with the option to extend by an additional 12 months

Delivery: East of England
Extensions: Initial contract term of 36 months with an option to extend for an additional 12 months, making the total contract duration 48 months in total.Variant bids: not allowed

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

Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 3 points.

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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
20 Jun 2023, 16:00 BST
Last source update
14 Mar 2024, 16:03 GMT
Award evaluation window
8 Sept 2023 – …
Authority reference
DN626459
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-008252
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesOther community, social and personal servicesSocial work and related services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03d800 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
8 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
8 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

8 Sept 2023 → 14 Mar 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    8 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    8 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    14 Mar 2024, 16:03 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    14 Mar 2024, 16:03 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 3
Awarded value £2,456,8663 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 19
Contracts signed 3latest 5 Feb 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Cambridgeshire County Council Adults Advocacy1 award
POhWER£1,316,114 †—Awarded
Lot 2 · Peterborough City Council Adults Advocacy1 award
POhWER£679,604 †—Awarded
Lot 3 · Cambridgeshire Council and Peterborough City Council - Childrens Advocacy1 award
NYASSMECambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council - Childrens Advocacy£461,148 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council - Childrens Advocacy · NYASSME

    Signed
    5 Feb 2024
    Value
    £461,148
    Status
    active
  • Cambridgeshire County Council - Adults Advocacy · POhWER

    Signed
    15 Dec 2023
    Value
    £1,316,114
    Status
    active
  • Peterborough City Council - Adults Advocacy · POhWER

    Signed
    15 Dec 2023
    Value
    £679,604
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Cambridgeshire County Council Adults Advocacy7bids———
2 · Peterborough City Council Adults Advocacy7bids———
3 · Cambridgeshire Council and Peterborough City Council - Childrens Advocacy5bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Cambridgeshire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services New Shire Hall, Alconbury Weald, Huntingdon, East of England, PE28 4YEContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • NYASAwarded supplier NYAS Head Office Tower House, Tower Road, Birkenhead, North West, CH41 1FF
  • POhWERAwarded supplier Suite 4 Middlesex House, Meadway Corporate Centre,, Stevenage, East of England, SG1 2EF

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.