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Published 13 Sept 2022, 16:04 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Independent Professional Advocacy Service and Independent Visiting Service for Children and Young People

Official notice

Authority: Vale of Glamorgan Council (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

2 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£3,873,038total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 14 Oct 2022
Lots 2see the lot list below

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The Provision of an Independent Professional Advocacy Service and Independent Visiting Service to Children and Young People to the Vale of Glamorgan and Cardiff Councils.

CPV: Guidance and counselling services · Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1Independent Professional Advocacy ServiceRenewal

Lot 1 comprises of Independent professional advocacy and the active offer and residential visiting services. Please see the tender documents for more information

Delivery: Wales · The Vale of Glamorgan and the City and County of Cardiff
Extensions: Currently there is a Contract in operation across the region that provides the services outlined above, which is due to expire on 31st December 2022. Any future agreement will be in the form of a contract and will operate for a period of four (4) years, with an option to extend for up to an additional 48 months (4 years).Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Independent Visiting Service for Children Looked AfterRenewal

All local authorities in Wales have a duty to provide advocacy services to children looked after - under section 174 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) 2014 Act.

Please see tender documents for further information Additional information: Please see tender documents

Delivery: Wales · The Vale of Glamorgan and the City and County of Cardiff
Extensions: Currently there is a Contract in operation across the region that provides the services outlined above, which is due to expire on 31st December 2022. Any future agreement will be in the form of a contract and will operate for a period of four (4) years, with an option to extend for up to an additional 48 months (4 years).Variant bids: not allowed

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
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Please see tender documents

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
Closed
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
13 Sept 2022, 16:04 BST
Last source update
13 Sept 2022, 16:04 BST
Award evaluation window
14 Oct 2022 – …
Authority reference
VG ADV 121
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-025690
Classification (CPV)
Guidance and counselling servicesHealth and social work servicesOther community, social and personal services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036820 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Bidders may tender for one lot or both lots of the contract. Only one Tender per lot is permitted from each Bidder. In the event that more than one is submitted by a Bidder, the one with the latest time of submission will be evaluated and the other(s) disregarded. To ensure a full understanding of the Council’s environment, bidders are encouraged to review the Councils’ Corporate Plans which is available via the following links: Corporate Plan (valeofglamorgan.gov.uk) Corporate Plan (cardiff.gov.uk) NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=124720. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. (WA Ref:124720)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Sell2Wales · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Wales registration; eTenderWales runs on Jaggaer

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales ↗

Submission deadline
14 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
14 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

13 Sept 2022 → 14 Oct 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    13 Sept 2022, 16:04 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    14 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    14 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Vale of Glamorgan Council

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Offices, Holton Road, BARRY, Wales, CF63 4RUContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Cardiff CouncilContracting authority Cardiff, WalesContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

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