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Published 10 Jan 2023, 16:41 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

IA2880 Children & Young People's Advocacy Independent Visitors, Mediation & Advice Service

Official notice

Authority: Staffordshire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 6 public authorities

3 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG)
Awarded value£1,391,0003 contracts · exc. VAT
Awarded 12 Dec 2022
Awarded to Change Grow Live Services Limited +2 more3 awards

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Staffordshire County Council are looking to procure services for the Provision of Children & Young Peoples (CYP) Advocacy Independent Visitors, Mediation & Advice Service. The service is broken down into 3 lots with staggered start dates as follows

Lot 1: Children and Young People's Advocacy and Children in Care Independent Visitor Service

1 April 2023 - 31 March 2026 (extension 2 x 12 months until 31 March 2028).

Lot 2: Mediation and Disagreement Resolution Service for Children and Young People aged 0 to 25 years with SEND and their Parents/ Carers .

1 July 2023 - 31 March 2026 (extension 2 x 12 months until 31 March 2028).

Lot 3 Advice and Mediation for Fostering Families

1 October 2023 - 31 March 2026 (extension 2 x 12 months until 31 March 2028).

CPV: Guidance and counselling services · Health and social work services · Welfare services for children and young people

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Children & Young People's Advocacy & Children in Care Independent Visitor ServiceAwarded

Staffordshire County Council are seeking the provision of a Children & Young Person's Advocacy Service, a Statutory Independent Visitors Service for Children in Care, Independent Persons for Secure Accommodation Reviews, Appropriate Adults for Independent Age Assessments of Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children & Young People and a Parenting Advocacy Service.

The Council's overall aim of the Service is to fulfil their statutory requirements with respect to the availability of independent Advocates to a high standard and improve outcomes for Children & Young People in receipt of the Service. The Provider will do this by ensuring the views of Children & Young People are well represented and where required, they are provided with appropriate Advocacy.

The Service will also be required to:

Deliver an Independent Visitor programme for Children in Care and Young People.

Arrange for an Independent Person to attend Secure Accommodation Reviews as and when required.

Arrange for an Appropriate Adults for Independent Age Assessments of Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children & Young People.

Deliver a Parenting Advocacy Service for adults who are aged over 25 years of age and have assessed Special Education Needs and Disability or have had a cognitive/capacity assessment that has deemed that the individual lacks the capacity to Advocate for themselves.

Delivery: West Midlands
Extensions: The initial contract is for 36 months until 31 March 2026 plus an extension to extend for up to 2 x 12 months until 31 March 2028. In the event the Agreement is extended the extension shall be on the same Terms and Conditions as the original Agreement period and will ultimately be at the County Council's sole discretion.
85311300 Welfare services for children and young people
Lot #2Mediation and Disagreement Resolution Service for Children and Young People aged 0 to 25 years with SEND and their Parents & CarersAwarded

The procurement is for two distinct statutory Services that are required by Staffordshire County Council and Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board in relation to the provision of Independent Disagreement Resolution Services for SEND and Independent Mediation Services for Education Health and Care (EHC) Assessments and Reviews.

Independent Disagreement Resolution Services will put in place arrangements for manging disagreements across special educational provision, and health and care provision in relation to EHC Plans.

A Mediation Service will offer independent Mediation to Parents & Young People and will provide an opportunity to resolve issues linked to requests for an Education, Health and Care Assessment and the outcome of Education, Health, and Care (EHC) Plans Assessments /&Reviews prior to Parents & Young People lodging an appeal via the First-Tier Tribunal.

Delivery: West Midlands
Extensions: The initial contract is for 33 months until 31 March 2026 plus an extension to extend for up to 2 x 12 months until 31 March 2028. In the event the Agreement is extended the extension shall be on the same Terms and Conditions as the original Agreement period and will ultimately be at the County Council's sole discretion.
85312300 Guidance and counselling services
Lot #3Advice and Mediation for Fostering FamiliesAwarded

Staffordshire County Council (lead authority), Herefordshire Council, Shropshire Council, Stoke-On-Trent City Council and Telford & Wrekin Borough Council (together 'the Partner Local Authorities) are working in collaboration to jointly procure a contract for an Advice and Mediation Service for Fostering Families.

The Service is required to ensure that Foster Carers are well supported in carrying out their role as a Foster Carer and ensuring the early resolution of issues.

Advice Service

Delivering Advice and information to both approved and Prospective Foster Carers, on a wide range of issues which may affect the Foster Carer role and providing Advice and information to Partner Local Authorities where required.

Mediation

Mediation is defined as the attempt to settle a dispute through a neutral third party. Mediation is a structured process that allows people to negotiate the issues with a hands-on approach.

Delivery: West Midlands
Extensions: The initial contract is for 30 months until 31 March 2026 plus an extension to extend for up to 2 x 12 months until 31 March 2028. In the event the Agreement is extended the extension shall be on the same Terms and Conditions as the original Agreement period and will ultimately be at the County Council's sole discretion.
85312300 Guidance and counselling services

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 3 lots
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40
  • Price: 60
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
Unspecified in notice
First published
10 Jan 2023, 16:41 GMT
Last source update
10 Jan 2023, 16:41 GMT
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-000725
Classification (CPV)
Guidance and counselling servicesHealth and social work servicesWelfare services for children and young people
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-039657 Find a Tender

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 3
Awarded value £1,391,0003 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 6
Contracts signed 3latest 12 Dec 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Children & Young People's Advocacy & Children in Care Independent Visitor Service1 award
Change Grow Live Services LimitedSubcontracting: declared£812,000 †—Awarded
Lot 2 · Mediation and Disagreement Resolution Service for Children and Young People aged 0 to 25 years with SEND and their Parents & Carers1 award
Global Mediation LimitedSME£361,000 †—Awarded
Lot 3 · Advice and Mediation for Fostering Families1 award
The Fostering NetworkSMEVCSE£218,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Lot 1: Children & Young People's Advocacy & Children in Care Independent Visitor Service · Change Grow Live Services Limited

    Signed
    12 Dec 2022
    Value
    £812,000
    Status
    active

  • Lot 2: Mediation and Disagreement Resolution Service for Children and Young People aged 0 to 25 years with SEND and their Parents & Carers . · Global Mediation LimitedSME

    Signed
    12 Dec 2022
    Value
    £361,000
    Status
    active

  • Lot 3 Advice and Mediation for Fostering Families · The Fostering NetworkSMEVCSE

    Signed
    12 Dec 2022
    Value
    £218,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Children & Young People's Advocacy & Children in Care Independent Visitor Service3bids · 3 electronic———
2 · Mediation and Disagreement Resolution Service for Children and Young People aged 0 to 25 years with SEND and their Parents & Carers2bids · 2 electronic———
3 · Advice and Mediation for Fostering Families1bids · 1 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

6 public bodies on the notice

Staffordshire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Tipping Street, STAFFORD, West Midlands, ST162DHContact name, email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Herefordshire CouncilContracting authority Herefordshire, West MidlandsContact name, email
  • Shropshire CouncilContracting authority Shrewsbury, West MidlandsContact name, email
  • Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent ICBContracting authority Stafford, West MidlandsContact name, email
  • Stoke-On-Trent City CouncilContracting authority Stoke, West MidlandsContact name, email
  • Telford & Wrekin Borough CouncilContracting authority Telford, West MidlandsContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Staffordshire County CounciReview body Stafford

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.