Official UK procurement notice
ESCC - CL East Sussex Advocacy Service
Authority: East Sussex County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAward of an East Sussex Advocacy Service that will support the delivery of Statutory and Non-Statutory Advocacy requirements, namely Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) and Care Act Advocacy to Adults and Children, and Independent Advocacy for Adults.
Provision of this service will ensure the Council’s statutory requirements are met. Key relevant legislation that applies to the delivery of this service are the Mental Health Act 1983, the Care Act 2014 (Adults) and Care Act 2014 (Children & Young People).
All advocacy requirements will be addressed through a single contract with a single point of
access, which will cover the following areas:
Care Act Advocacy (Children & Young People or CYP)
Care Act Advocacy (Adults)
Independent Mental Health Advocacy (Adults)
Independent Mental Health Advocacy (CYP)
Non-Statutory Independent Advocacy (Adults)
CPV: Community health services · Health and social work services · Health services · Miscellaneous health services · Other community, social and personal services · Social services · Social work and related services · Social work services · Social work services without accommodation
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat 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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 80
- Price: 20
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- 6 Sept 2024, 11:17 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Jan 2025, 12:43 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 8 Oct 2024 – …
- Authority reference
DN2659- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-001495- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0498b4Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 Oct 2024, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 8 Oct 2024, 17:00 BST
Timeline
8 Oct 2024 → 16 Jan 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline8 Oct 2024, 17:00 BST
- Bids opened8 Oct 2024, 17:00 BST
- Notice published16 Jan 2025, 12:43 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Jan 2025- Status changed to complete16 Jan 2025, 12:43 GMT
- Buyer details updated16 Jan 2025, 12:43 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swan Advocacy Network operating as SWAN | £1,760,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 001495-2025-1-1 · Swan Advocacy Network operating as SWAN
- Signed
- 20 Dec 2024
- Value
- £1,760,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Swan Advocacy Network operating as SWANAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria