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Published 22 Mar 2021, 16:32 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Independent Advocacy Services - Adult Services

Official notice

Authority: Renfrewshire Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£687,858published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 26 Apr 2021awarded 25 Jun 2021
Awarded to You First Advocacy

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The 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 published
Lot #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

Delivery: Scotland · Renfrewshire

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

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)
Health and social work servicesOther community, social and personal servicesSocial servicesSocial work and related servicesSocial work services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM83)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029e19 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
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
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
26 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

26 Apr 2021 → 4 Aug 2021 · 2 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    26 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    4 Aug 2021, 11:05 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    4 Aug 2021, 11:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £687,8581 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Jun 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
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

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Renfrewshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street, Paisley, Scotland, PA1 1JBContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Court of SessionReview contact point Edinburgh
  • Paisley Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Paisley
  • Please refer to VI.4.3Mediation body Please refer to VI.4.3
  • Sheriff Court or Court of SessionReview body Please refer to VI.4.3

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • You First AdvocacyAwarded supplier 47 Causeyside Street, Paisley, Scotland, PA1 1YNContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.