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Published 16 Jul 2021, 16:33 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Contract for: All Age Independent Advocacy Service and Children's and Young People Independent Visitor Service in the London Borough of Waltham Forest

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Waltham Forest (Local council)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: London (UKI53)
Published estimate£1,301,000total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 18 Aug 2021awarded 1 Nov 2021
Awarded to VoiceAbility
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Sept 2024 · extension options published · starts 1 Oct 2021

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Contract for: All Age Independent Advocacy Service and Children’s and Young People Independent Visitor Service in the London Borough of Waltham Forest and Participating Authorities (“the Contract”).

The Contract shall commence on 1st December 2021 and shall continue up to and including 30th November 2024 (“the Contract Period”). At the sole discretion of the Authority the Contract Period may be extended in such period or periods as the Authority deems appropriate up to a maximum twenty-four (24) months, providing a possible total Contract Period to midnight on 30th November 2026.

The Contract is split into two (2) Lots as follows:-

Lot 1: All Age Independent Advocacy Service

This includes the following different types of advocacy:-

  • Independent Care Act Advocacy (ICAA)
  • Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMCA)
  • Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA)
  • Independent Health Complaints Advocacy (IHCA)
  • Independent Advocacy for Children in Care (CIC), and care leavers between the of 5-25 years

Lot 2: Children’s and Young People Independent Visitor Service.

An Independent Visitor (IV) service for Children in Care and Care Leavers between the ages of 5-18 years.

CPV: Counselling services · Guidance and counselling services · Social work services without accommodation

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1All Age Independent Advocacy ServicesCancelledRenewal 3 yrs

Lot 1: All Age Independent Advocacy Service

This includes the following different types of advocacy:-

  • Independent Care Act Advocacy (ICAA)
  • Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMCA)
  • Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA)
  • Independent Health Complaints Advocacy (IHCA)
  • Independent Advocacy for Children in Care (CIC), and care leavers between the of 5-25 years
Contract period: 1 Oct 2021 – 30 Sept 2024 (3 yrs)
Delivery: London
Extensions: At the sole discretion of the Authority the Contract Period may be extended in such period or periods as the Authority deems appropriate up to a maximum twenty-four (24) months, providing a possible total Contract Period to midnight on 30th September 2026.Variant bids: not allowed
85312300 Guidance and counselling services85312320 Counselling services
Lot #2Children’s and Young People Independent Visitor Service.CancelledRenewal 3 yrs

An Independent Visitor (IV) service for Children in Care and Care Leavers between the ages of 5-18 years.

Contract period: 1 Oct 2021 – 30 Sept 2024 (3 yrs)
Delivery: London
Extensions: At the sole discretion of the Authority the Contract Period may be extended in such period or periods as the Authority deems appropriate up to a maximum twenty-four (24) months, providing a possible total Contract Period to midnight on 30th September 2026.Variant bids: not allowed
85312000 Social work services without accommodation

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 · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
16 Jul 2021, 16:33 BST
Last source update
17 Nov 2021, 13:33 GMT
Award evaluation window
18 Aug 2021 – …
Authority reference
DN556769
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-028702
Classification (CPV)
Counselling servicesGuidance and counselling servicesSocial work services without accommodation
Delivery area
London (UKI53)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c930 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The contracting authority will incorporate a minimum ten (10) day standstill period at the

point information on the award of the contract is notified to tenderer's. This period allows

unsuccessful tenderer's to seek further de-briefing from the contracting authority before the

contract is entered into. Additional information should be requested from the contact in

Section 1.1 if an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved.

The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (S1 2015 no 102) provides for aggrieved parties who

are harmed or at risk of harm by a breach of the rules take action in the High Court (England and Wales).

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
18 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
18 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com ↗

Timeline

18 Aug 2021 → 17 Nov 2021 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    18 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    18 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Oct 2021, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    17 Nov 2021, 13:33 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    17 Nov 2021, 13:33 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,301,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Nov 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Not linked to a lot1 award
VoiceAbility£1,301,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 028702-2021-1 · VoiceAbility

    Signed
    1 Nov 2021
    Value
    £1,301,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Waltham Forest

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityHealth Waltham Forest Town Hall, 701 Forest Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 4JFContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of England and Wales Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • VoiceAbilityAwarded supplier Unit 1 The Old Granary, Westwick, Oakington, Cambridgeshire, London, CB24 3AR

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