Official UK procurement notice
DoJ - Provision of an Advocacy Service for Victims of Domestic and Sexual Abuse
Authority: Department of Justice (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Department of Justice (DoJ) has a range of powers relating to devolved policing and justice functions and is responsible for the legislative and policy framework of, as well as for resourcing, the justice system. It comprises four Directorates - Access to Justice, Safer Communities, Justice Delivery and Reducing Offending - and is responsible for a number of agencies and arm’s length bodies which enable it to deliver upon its priorities. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) seeks to keep people safe through policing with the community. This involves understanding and responding to the human impact of policing, creating real participation between police and the community – a partnership in which policing reflects and responds to the community’s needs and in which the community plays an active part in delivering a solution. Tackling domestic and sexual abuse is a key priority for the Justice Minister, as well as for the Chief Constable of PSNI, much work has already progressed, and continues to be taken forward, at strategic, policy and operational levels, to address these issues in partnership with the other Executive Departments; statutory agencies and community and voluntary sector bodies. DoJ, in partnership with PSNI, wishes to appoint a service provider(s) to deliver revised Northern Ireland-wide advocacy services for qualifying victims of domestic and sexual abuse. The current contract is intended to provide a service for all victims of domestic and sexual abuse who are engaging with the criminal justice system, those who are referred by the Rowan Sexual Abuse Referral Centre and for those who have been referred into a Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC).
CPV: Guidance services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£8,400,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Adult Service 18 and overAwardedPublished value£4,550,000
Lot #2Child Service under 18AwardedPublished value£3,850,000
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 (8)
- AC1 Service Delivery: 20%
- AC2 Recruitment and Management of Staff: 10%
- AC3 Contract Management: 10%
- AC4 Data Handling and Maintenance: 5%
- AC6 Continuity of Service: 5%
- AC7 Promotion of Advocacy Service: 5%
- price: 35%
- AC5 Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (8)
- AC1 Service Delivery: 20
- AC2 Recruitment and Management of Staff: 10
- AC3 Contract Management: 10
- AC4 Data Handling and Maintenance: 5
- AC5 Social Value: 10
- AC6 Continuity of Service: 5
- AC7 Promotion of Advocacy Service: 5
- Price: 35
Selection and Award criteria are as stated in the procurement documents.
- Shortlisting
- Selection and Award criteria are as stated in the procurement documents.
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 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 · publisher note attached- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Nov 2024, 11:25 GMT
- Last source update
- 18 Feb 2025, 14:13 GMT
- Authority reference
ID5609268- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-005597- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b6beFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, and incorporated a standstill period (i.e a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the awards of the contracts was communicated to tenderers. Those notifications provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decisions before the contracts were entered into.
Publisher note: Please note that information relating to contractors engaged by the Northern Ireland Department of Justice, and associated bodies, is not published in any publicly accessible forum or publication. This is to protect such contractors, whose security and safety could be threatened by dissident terrorist organisations still active in Northern Ireland if their details became known. This is consistent with Regulation 50(6)(a).. . The contract values listed are broad estimates only and include additional quantum for unforeseen demand and to future proof for additional potential. There is no guarantee of any level of business under this contract. The estimates are not deemed to be a condition of contract nor a guarantee of minimum demand or uptake. No compensation will be payable to a contractor should the actual demand be less than that stated. . . Contract Monitoring: The successful contractors' performance on this contract will be managed as per specification and regularly monitored. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified. time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in Construction and Procurement Delivery for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a notice of written warning and notice of unsatisfactory performance and this contract may be terminated. The issue of a notice of written warning and notice of unsatisfactory performance will result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a period of up to 3 years. from the date of issue of the notice.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Dec 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
16 Dec 2024 → 18 Feb 2025 · 2 dates- Submission deadline16 Dec 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Notice published18 Feb 2025, 14:13 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete18 Feb 2025, 14:13 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Adult Service 18 and over1 award | |||
| Information withheld for security reasonsSME | £4,550,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Child Service under 181 award | |||
| Information withheld for security reasonsSME | £3,850,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Lot 1 - Adult Service (18 and over) · Information withheld for security reasonsSME
- Signed
- 11 Feb 2025
- Value
- £4,550,000
- Status
- active
Lot 2 - Child Service (under 18) · Information withheld for security reasonsSME
- Signed
- 11 Feb 2025
- Value
- £3,850,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Adult Service 18 and over | 3bids · 3 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 2 · Child Service under 18 | 3bids · 3 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Police Service of Northern IrelandContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued. Review body
- The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Information withheld for security reasonsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.