Official UK procurement notice
Independent Adult Advocacy Services
Authority: Sunderland City Council (Local council)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North East (UKC23)
Awarded value£4,340,255published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 25 Mar 2022awarded 8 Jun 2022
Awarded to VoiceAbility
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of Statutory Independent Adult Advocacy Services.
The service will include:
- Independent Mental Capacity Advocates (IMCA)
- Relevant Person’s Representative (RPR) / Appropriate Person
- Litigation Friend
- Independent Mental Health Advocates (IMHA)
- Independent Care Act Advocacy (ICAA)
- Independent Health Complaints Advocacy
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: 40
- Social Value: 5
- Price: 55
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 55 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5.5 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 23 Feb 2022, 09:53 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Jun 2022, 15:35 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 25 Mar 2022 – …
- Authority reference
DN598923- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-015905- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-031a47Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 25 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 25 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
25 Mar 2022 → 9 Jun 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline25 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened25 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published9 Jun 2022, 15:35 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete9 Jun 2022, 15:35 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £4,340,2551 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Jun 2022
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| VoiceAbility | £4,340,255 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 015905-2022-01-1 · VoiceAbility
- Signed
- 8 Jun 2022
- Value
- £4,340,255
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- VoiceAbilityAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria