Official UK procurement notice
Independent Advocacy Services - Adult Services
Authority: Renfrewshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council is seeking to appoint a Provider to deliver an Independent Advocacy Service - Adults within Renfrewshire.
CPV: Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services · Social services · Social work and related services · Social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Renfrewshire Council is seeking to appoint a single provider to provide Independent…
Renfrewshire Council is seeking to appoint a single provider to provide Independent Advocacy Services for Adults within Renfrewshire.
The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 imposed a duty on local authorities and health boards to collaborate to ensure the availability of independent advocacy services in their area.
Independent Advocacy plays an important role in supporting people to express their views and in providing a source of support which gives them the confidence to speak out.
Prospective providers must meet the selection criteria as detailed in this contract notice and also meet the required technical criteria as detailed in the Tender Documents.
The contract will be for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further period of up to 12 months. Additional information: The Service must be based in an accessible and welcoming office, paid for and furnished by the Provider and situated at a central location in the Renfrewshire Council area, preferably in Paisley that is easily reached by all forms of public and individual transport
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).
Open Procedure
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Shortlisting
- Providers must have a current Health and Safety Policy & risk assessments, Policies updated to include Covid-19 measures. Criteria - Weighting: Technical Envelope (quality criteria) 70% Commercial Envelope (price criteria) 30% Further detail on Selection Criteria for each lot can be found in section "VI.3) Additional Information" of this Contract Notice.
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Mar 2021, 16:32 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Aug 2021, 11:05 BST
- Authority reference
RC-CPU-20-268- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-018719- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029e19Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland)
Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/446) (as amended) may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session in accordance with Regulation 88 of the 2015 Regulations.
Publisher note: Tenderers are required to: Complete the SPD; Provide their organisation's "general" yearly turnover for the last 2 financial years. The Council will use Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) to assist in its determination of the organisation’s financial status and risk. The Council would expect Tenderers to have a minimum D&B Failure Score of 20%, however failure to meet this Failure Score would not necessarily merit a ‘FAIL’ as the D&B Failure Score is only one factor used by the Council in assessing the acceptability or otherwise of a Tenderer’s financial status. The Council will take into account the Tenderer’s response to the SPD Part 1V Question 4B.1.1 It is recommended that tenderers review their own D&B Failure Score in advance of submitting their tender submission. If, following this review, Tenderers consider that the D&B Failure Score does not reflect their current financial status, the tenderer should attach a document to this section giving a detailed explanation together with any relevant supporting independent evidence. The Council will review any such information as part of the evaluation of Tenderer’s financial status. Where the Tenderer is under no obligation to publish accounts and therefore does not have a D&B Failure Score or equivalent rating, they must provide their audited financial accounts for the previous 2 years as part of their Tender Submission in order that the Council may assess these to determine the suitability of the Tenderer to undertake any Contract of this size. Where a consortium bid is received, the D&B Failure Score of each consortium member shall be assessed. Any accounts or documents submitted must be in English and, if appropriate, certified as accurate translations. Where the Tenderer is a subsidiary of a group but is applying as a separate legal entity and fails to meet the minimum D&B Failure Score (or equivalent) as a company, a parent company or bank guarantee may be required to allow progression in the tender process. The Council will be the sole judge as to whether these are required and it shall notify Tenderers accordingly. The parent company or bank guarantee must meet the minimum financial requirements as assessed by the Council and must be in the form requested by the Council. Comply with the General Conditions of Contract and associated Special Conditions and Service Specification; Confirm if managerial staff and those delivering the service are PVG checked. Insurances: Employers Liability Insurance 5,000,000 FIVE MILLION POUNDS Public Liability Insurance with appropriate extension for administering medication 5,000,000 FIVE MILLION POUNDS Professional Indemnity Insurance - 2,000,000 TWO MILLION POUNDS Statutory Third Party Motor Vehicle Insurance Quality management policy. Community benefits are included in this requirement (SC Ref:661926)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 26 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
26 Apr 2021 → 4 Aug 2021 · 2 dates- Submission deadline26 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
- Notice published4 Aug 2021, 11:05 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete4 Aug 2021, 11:05 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| You First AdvocacySME | £687,858 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 018719-2021-1 · You First AdvocacySME
- Signed
- 25 Jun 2021
- Value
- £687,858
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Court of SessionReview contact point
- Paisley Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
- Please refer to VI.4.3Mediation body
- Sheriff Court or Court of SessionReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- You First AdvocacyAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.