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Published 20 Mar 2023, 21:11 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Independent Advocacy Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: West Northamptonshire Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF24)

Published estimate£443,236exc. VAT

Submissions closed 21 Apr 2023awarded 22 May 2023

Awarded to POhWER

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Authority is seeking one organisation to provide Independent Advocacy services across West Northamptonshire.Local Authorities have a duty to involve people in decisions made about them and their care and support. No matter how complex a person’s needs, Local Authorities are required to help people express their wishes and feelings, support them in weighing up their options, and assist them in making their own decisions during the assessment, care planning, review processes, and also including safeguarding enquiries.The service will enable people who have substantial difficulty being involved in the key processes and interactions with the local authority to be supported in that involvement as fully as possible, and where necessary be represented by an advocate who speaks on their behalf. It will ensure that people’s wishes, feelings and needs are at the heart of the assessment, care planning and review processes and will focus on the presenting issue, be person-centered, de

Recurrence: March 2025

CPV: Guidance and counselling services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The service will enable people who have substantial difficulty being involved in the…Awarded

The service will enable people who have substantial difficulty being involved in the key processes and interactions with the local authority to be supported in that involvement as fully as possible, and where necessary be represented by an advocate who speaks on their behalf. It will ensure that people’s wishes, feelings and needs are at the heart of the assessment, care planning and review processes and will focus on the presenting issue, be person-centered, delivered in line with relevant legislation and guidance and be resource and cost effective.

Delivery: East Midlands

Variant bids: not allowed

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

Quality: 90%

Published award criteria (2)

Quality: 90%
Price: 0%

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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Yes · March 2025
First published: 20 Mar 2023, 21:11 GMT
Last source update: 5 Jun 2024, 14:24 BST
Award evaluation window: 21 Apr 2023 – …
Authority reference: WNC00000204
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-017443
Classification (CPV): Guidance and counselling services
Delivery area: East Midlands (UKF24)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03b48b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: portal not identified

Language: EN

Submission deadline: 21 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 21 Apr 2023, 12:01 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.in-tendorganiser.co.uk/wnc ↗

Timeline

21 Apr 2023 → 5 Jun 2024 · 3 dates

Submission deadline
21 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
Bids opened
21 Apr 2023, 12:01 BST
Notice published
5 Jun 2024, 14:24 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
5 Jun 2024, 14:24 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £443,2361 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 2

Contracts signed 1latest 22 May 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
POhWER	£443,236 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Independent Advocacy Services · POhWER
Signed
22 May 2023
Value
£443,236
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West Northamptonshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services One Angel Square, Angel Street, Northampton, East Midlands, NN1 1EDContact email Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

POhWERAwarded supplier Suite 4 Middlesex House Meadway Corporate Centre Stevenage SG1 2EF , Stevenage, East of England

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria