Official UK procurement notice
CT0863 - Independent Advocacy
Authority: The City of Edinburgh Council (Local council)
The Council and NHS Lothian, through the EHSCP, have a statutory duty to provide access to independent advocacy services to people who meet the requirements of Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000, the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) act 2007, the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016, The Children (Scotland) Act 1995 and the Mental Health (Care and Treatment)(Scotland) Act 2003. Section 259 of the 2003 Act sets out the main provisions for independent advocacy. Information about independent advocacy services will need to be communicated to advocacy partners in a way which each advocacy partners can understand, taking account of any special communication needs they may have. The Service shall be predominately provided face to face to Advocacy Partners within the city of Edinburgh from either the office premises or in an agreed venue or space within the locality where the Advocacy Partner resides.
What is being bought8 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Council and NHS Lothian, through the EHSCP, have a statutory duty to provide access to independent advocacy services to people who meet the requirements of Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000, the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) act 2007, the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016, The Children (Scotland) Act 1995 and the Mental Health (Care and Treatment)(Scotland) Act 2003. Section 259 of the 2003 Act sets out the main provisions for independent advocacy. Independent advocacy supports an advocacy partner's right to have their own voice heard in decisions made about their health and well-being. Independent advocacy enables vulnerable people to be heard and promotes social inclusion.
Independence is key in the advocacy partners right to advocacy, because it is vital that the role of independent advocacy is not compromised in any way. Independence ensures that the advocacy services provided are divorced from the interests of those persons concerned with the advocacy partner's care and welfare.
Independent advocacy services can only be provided by organisations who meet the requirements of the Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance (SIAA) or equivalent. The SIAA define an independent advocacy organisation as “an organisation that only provides independent advocacy and all the activities it undertakes are about providing, promoting, supporting and defending independent advocacy. Independence means that it does not provide any other services and is structurally, financially and psychologically separate from other organisations and interests”.
Information about independent advocacy services will need to be communicated to advocacy partners in a way which each advocacy partners can understand, taking account of any special communication needs they may have. Such needs may arise, for example, where the advocacy partners is deaf or hard of hearing or has a visual impairment, a learning disability or where their first language is not English. n addition, any information provided in writing should be clear and in a style and language which can be easily understood by the individual advocacy partner.
The Service shall be predominately provided face to face to Advocacy Partners within the city of Edinburgh from either the office premises or in an agreed venue or space within the locality where the Advocacy Partner resides. If the Advocacy Partner is in a hospital ward, then the Service shall be delivered there.
CPV: Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services · Social work and related services
Lots and requirements (8)Procurement structure
8 lots · all with a published value (£7,387,982 together)Lot #1Individual Independent advocacy services for people with mental health issuesPublished value£3,025,467
Independent advocacy services for people with mental health issues for individual and non-instructed.
This Lot 1a is designed for people over 16 years or older who have a mental health disorder or who have or have experienced mental health issues which can be severe and enduring and require an independent advocate. This service will also be required by children and young people receiving services from CAMHS in Edinburgh.
More detail can be found within the draft specification. Additional information: It is considered this procurement is covered under the light touch regime of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015
B ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL STANDING:
4B.1.1 The minimum turnover will be 864,000 GBP
4B.1.4 Financial Ratios: The financial current ratio is 1.15
More detail can be found in III.1.4)
Lot #2Collective Independent advocacy services for people with mental health issuesPublished value£756,367
Independent advocacy services for people with mental health issues for collective advocacy.
This lot 1b is for people 16 years or older who have a mental health disorder or who have or have experienced mental health issues which can be severe and enduring and require collective independent advocacy. This service will also be required by children and young people receiving services from CAMHS in Edinburgh.
More detail can be found within the draft specification. Additional information: It is considered this procurement is covered under the light touch regime of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015
B ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL STANDING:
4B.1.1 The minimum turnover will be 216,000 GBP
4B.1.4 Financial Ratios: The financial current ratio is 1.10
More detail can be found in III.1.4)
Lot #3Individual Independent advocacy services for people with problematic substance use issuesPublished value£241,802
Independent advocacy services for people with problematic substance use issues for individual and non instructed advocacy.
This lot 2a is for people who are 16 years or older who have a problematic substance use who are deemed at risk of harm, vulnerable or of risk of death who require independent individual advocacy.
More detail can be found within the draft specification. Additional information: It is considered this procurement is covered under the light touch regime of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015
B ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL STANDING:
4B.1.1 The minimum turnover will be 69,000 GBP
4B.1.4 Financial Ratios: The financial current ratio is 1.10
More detail can be found in III.1.4)
Lot #4Collective Independent advocacy services for people with problematic substance use issuesPublished value£80,600
Independent advocacy services for people with problematic substance use issues for collective advocacy.
This lot 2b is for people who are 16 years or older who have a problematic substance use who are deemed at risk of harm, vulnerable or of risk of death who require independent collective advocacy.
More detail can be found within the draft specification. Additional information: It is considered this procurement is covered under the light touch regime of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015
B ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL STANDING:
4B.1.1 The minimum turnover will be 23,029 GBP
4B.1.4 Financial Ratios: The financial current ratio is 1.10
More detail can be found in III.1.4)
Lot #5Individual Independent advocacy services for people with a learning/ intellectual disability, autistic people, older people, dementia and physical disability or sensory impairmentPublished value£1,813,514
Independent advocacy services for people with a learning/ intellectual disability, autistic people, older people, people with dementia and people with a physical disability or sensory impairment for individual and non-instructed advocacy.
This lot 3a is for adults aged 16 or older (no upper age limit).
More detail can be found in the draft specification. Additional information: It is considered this procurement is covered under the light touch regime of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015
B ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL STANDING:
4B.1.1 The minimum turnover will be 518,000 GBP
4B.1.4 Financial Ratios: The financial current ratio is 1.10
More detail can be found in III.1.4)
Lot #6Collective Independent advocacy services for people with a learning/ intellectual disability, autistic people, older people, dementia and physical disability or sensory impairmentPublished value£201,501
Independent advocacy services for people with a learning/ intellectual disability, autistic people, older people, people with dementia and people with a physical disability or sensory impairment for collective advocacy.
This lot 3b is for adults aged 16 or older (no upper age limit).
More detail can be found in the draft specification. Additional information: It is considered this procurement is covered under the light touch regime of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015
B ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL STANDING:
4B.1.1 The minimum turnover will be 57,000 GBP
4B.1.4 Financial Ratios: The financial current ratio is 1.10
More detail can be found in III.1.4)
Lot #7Individual Adult Unpaid Carers Independent Advocacy ServicePublished value£1,014,985
Adult unpaid Carers independent advocacy service for individual advocacy.
This lot 4a will proved unpaid adult carers (aged 18 years or older) as defined in the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 who require individual advocacy.
More detail can be found in the draft specification. Additional information: It is considered this procurement is covered under the light touch regime of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015
B ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL STANDING:
4B.1.1 The minimum turnover will be 289,000 GBP
4B.1.4 Financial Ratios: The financial current ratio is 1.10
More detail can be found in III.1.4)
Lot #8Collective Adult Unpaid Carers Independent Advocacy ServicePublished value£253,746
Adult Unpaid Carers independent advocacy service for collective advocacy.
This lot 4b will proved unpaid adult carers (aged 18 years or older) as defined in the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 who require collective advocacy.
More detail can be found in the draft specification. Additional information: It is considered this procurement is covered under the light touch regime of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015
B ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL STANDING:
4B.1.1 The minimum turnover will be 72,000 GBP
4B.1.4 Financial Ratios: The financial current ratio is 1.10
More detail can be found in III.1.4)
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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).
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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).
Contracts will be award on a Most Economically Advantages Tender (MEAT) based on a 20% Price and 80% Quality.
Where only one interested organisation notes interest a direct award may be utilised.
- Shortlisting
- Economic operators may be excluded if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 B ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL STANDING: 4B.1.1 Yearly turnover, where services are to be delivered in partnership, the sum of all turnovers of the organisations in the partnership will be acceptable for the minimum turnover requirement. 4B.1.4 Financial Ratios, the current ratio is per individual company. 4B.5.1a Professional Indemnity insurance, to be provided 4B.5.1b Employer's liability insurance, limit of indemnity of not less than 5,000,000GBP 4B.5.2 Public liability insurance, limit of indemnity of not less than 2,000,000GBP D QUALITY ASSURANCE SCHEMES AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT STANDARDS: 4D.1(1) Health and Safety Procedures – Confirmation of maintain Health and Safety management 4D.1(2) Disclosure – ensure relevant staff have the appropriate disclosure check. 4D.1(3) Registration - ensure registration with the SIAA
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Procedure involving negotiations
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 May 2022, 14:11 BST
- Last source update
- 23 May 2022, 14:11 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 1 Jul 2022 – …
- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-013836- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-033cb1Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
Appeals Procedure - A tenderer that suffers loss as a result of a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session. The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) will have a minimum standstill period of 10 days before awarding the contract. The communication of the award decision notice will be sent by fax or e-mail to all tenderers with the standstill period commencing on the next working day. If proceedings are started in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session against the Council in respect of the decision to award the contract within the standstill period then the Council is prevented from awarding the contract. Post contract award the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session may (1) award damages provided proceedings are brought within 3 months from the date when the grounds for the bringing of the proceedings first arose (2) be entitled to issue an ineffectiveness order or impose a financial penalty on the Council. A claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 30 days of the Contract Award Notice being published in the FTS or within 30 days of the date those who expressed an interest in or otherwise bid for the contract were informed of the conclusion of the contract or in any other case within 6 months from the date on which the contract was entered into.
Publisher note: The contracts will be awarded without further publication of a call for competition. It is the intention of the council to use the Terms and Conditions Long Form which will be tailored to the contract requirements. The template is available at https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/29803/long-form-goods-and-services. These services will be developed with the needs and outcomes of Edinburgh Citizen’s being a priority. Throughout the life of the contract, if evidence suggests there is a need to do so, the Council may modify the contract as required due to change in client groups, change in funding, change in delivery focus or as may be required to respond to necessary changes such as the introduction of a National Care Service . Development over the life of the contract will be in line with the Ethical Commissioning Principles and with consultation of the contracted providers and service users. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=692899. The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason: It is not considered appropriate for this type of service. Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Details of the types of community benefits being sought will be contained in any ITT. The type and level of benefits will be in direct relation to the value of the contract and the Service Provider will be asked to submit Community Benefits response indicating the types of Community Benefits they will deliver. Service Providers will be expected to utilise the City of Edinburgh Council’s community benefit tracking system CENEFITS. (SC Ref:692899)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
23 May 2022 → 1 Apr 2023 · 3 dates- Notice published23 May 2022, 14:11 BST
- Submission deadline27 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
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- No contract published
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- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Court of SessionMediation body
- Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
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