Official UK procurement notice
Integrated Advocacy Service · Asist for Staffordshire County Council (Jun 2021)
Authority: Staffordshire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council wishes to commission an Integrated Advocacy Service for the provision of statutory advocacy for eligible Individuals across Staffordshire.
- Recurrence: 24 months
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Council wishes to commission an Integrated Advocacy Service for the provisionAwardedRenewalPublished value£2,213,120
The Council wishes to commission an Integrated Advocacy Service for the provision
of statutory advocacy for eligible Individuals across Staffordshire.
The Council invites suppliers to tender for an integrated approach to the coordination and delivery of a range of statutory advocacy services outlined below:
a) Independent Advocacy under the Care Act 2014;
b) Independent Advocacy for Prisoners under the Care Act 2014;
c) Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) including Deprivation of Liberty
Safeguards and Trained Representatives. Where the Individual has no family/friends to represent them, an advocate and/or trained person may be appointed to be the Rule 1.2 Representative;
d) Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA); and
e) Independent Health Complaints Advocacy Service (ICAS).
In the provision of the Services, the Provider will:
a. Provide a single point of access model that promotes a triage approach to ensure Individuals get the right advice, support and/or services required;
b. Make use of digital;
c. Recognise the benefits of strength-based and an Asset Based Approach to
improving health and wellbeing, promoting independence and building community
capacity;
d. Be strongly encouraged to develop a model that uses volunteers to fulfil some of the roles where it is safe and appropriate to do so; it adds value to and improves the
outcomes of the Service; and provides a valuable experience to the volunteer; and
e. Target and support those with greatest need.
The tender will be procured via an open tender process.
Tenderers may submit as a provider or lead provider in the form of a consortia, or partnership arrangement or through sub-contracting arrangements with other organisations to deliver all of the service requirements within the Service Specification.
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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 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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 60%
- Pric e: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60
- Pric e: 40
- Suitability
Please see ITT Questionnaire.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 24 months
- First published
- 1 Jun 2021, 09:01 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Jan 2025, 09:13 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 27 Sept 2021 – …
- Authority reference
IA2419- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-001112- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b6d3Find a Tender
Publisher note: The Council has extended the contract for 12 months to 31.3.25.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com ↗
- Submission deadline
- 27 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 27 Sept 2021, 12:30 BST
Timeline
15 Aug 2021 → 14 Jan 2025 · 4 dates- Next notice expected15 Aug 2021, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline27 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened27 Sept 2021, 12:30 BST
- Notice published14 Jan 2025, 09:13 GMT
Notice history
8 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Aug 2021- Published value published: £2,213,12027 Aug 2021, 08:30 BST
- Status changed to active27 Aug 2021, 08:30 BST
- Procurement method changed27 Aug 2021, 08:30 BST
- Deadline published: 27 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST27 Aug 2021, 08:30 BST
- Buyer details updated27 Aug 2021, 08:30 BST
- Status changed to complete8 Dec 2021, 13:30 GMT
- Buyer details updated8 Dec 2021, 13:30 GMT
- Buyer details updated14 Jan 2025, 09:13 GMT
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2021-12: 1 release · 8 Dec 2021
- 2021-08: 1 release · 27 Aug 2021
- 2021-06: 1 release · 1 Jun 2021
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AsistSME | £2,551,215 † | — | Awarded |
| AsistSME | £2,289,368 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| AsistSME | £2,289,368 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| AsistSME | £1,889,868 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Integrated Advocacy Service · AsistSME
- Signed
- 3 Dec 2021
- Value
- £2,551,215
- Status
- active
- Change To increase the Price to accommodate the extra capacity required to help alleviate the demand pressures., Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: The Council and the Provider have identified that the increasing volume and complexity of referrals being received. The Council has agreed an increase in funding to support the recruitment of an additional advocate. The ICB have confirmed funding for a continuation of the Collected Stories project for a further year for the period 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026.
- Change To increase the Price to accommodate the extra capacity required to help alleviate the demand pressures., Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: The Council and the Provider have identified that the increasing volume and complexity of referrals being received. The Council has agreed an increase in funding to support the recruitment of an additional advocate. The ICB have confirmed funding for a continuation of the Collected Stories project for a further year for the period 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026.
Integrated Advocacy Service · AsistSME
- Signed
- 3 Dec 2021
- Value
- £2,289,368
- Status
- active
- Change A contract variation was issued on the 2.4.22 which changed the awarded value to up to £2,289,368. This is due to the provision of Co-Production and Self Advocacy., Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: The contract has been modified to allow for additional funding for the development of a Co-Production and Self-Advocacy service which commenced in April 2022. The County Council's new Care Commissioning Strategic Delivery Plan 2022/23 identifies that there are six cross-cutting themes, across all projects in the Directorate, that set out the Directorate's ambition for transformation. One of these projects is Co-Production which will include: • Involving people in the design of services and understanding their experience is important to ensure that services are appropriate and good quality. • We will strengthen arrangements for co-production, including to develop ways of measuring the people's experiences and outcomes of adult social care assessments and reviews, and to ensure that people have an opportunity to shape care services that are commissioned on their behalf. There is a recognition that some people with specific needs will require specialist support to enable them to genuinely have an equal opportunity to express their views, share their experiences and have their voices heard. To evidence the Council's ongoing commitment to this work, as one of our priorities, genuine Co-Production needs to be embedded on an ongoing basis. At the time of tendering for the Integrated Advocacy Service (August 2021), the new Delivery Plan and associated priorities was not in place. This modification will need to apply to the full contract term.
- Change A contract variation was issued on the 2.4.22 which changed the awarded value to up to £2,289,368. This is due to the provision of Co-Production and Self Advocacy., Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: The contract has been modified to allow for additional funding for the development of a Co-Production and Self-Advocacy service which commenced in April 2022. The County Council's new Care Commissioning Strategic Delivery Plan 2022/23 identifies that there are six cross-cutting themes, across all projects in the Directorate, that set out the Directorate's ambition for transformation. One of these projects is Co-Production which will include: • Involving people in the design of services and understanding their experience is important to ensure that services are appropriate and good quality. • We will strengthen arrangements for co-production, including to develop ways of measuring the people's experiences and outcomes of adult social care assessments and reviews, and to ensure that people have an opportunity to shape care services that are commissioned on their behalf. There is a recognition that some people with specific needs will require specialist support to enable them to genuinely have an equal opportunity to express their views, share their experiences and have their voices heard. To evidence the Council's ongoing commitment to this work, as one of our priorities, genuine Co-Production needs to be embedded on an ongoing basis. At the time of tendering for the Integrated Advocacy Service (August 2021), the new Delivery Plan and associated priorities was not in place. This modification will need to apply to the full contract term.
Contract 029485-2023-IA2419-1 · AsistSME
- Signed
- 3 Dec 2021
- Value
- £2,289,368
- Status
- active
- Change The Council has extended the Contract by 12 months to the 31st March 2025., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: NA
- Change The Council has extended the Contract by 12 months to the 31st March 2025., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: NA
Integrated Advocacy Service · AsistSME
- Signed
- 3 Dec 2021
- Value
- £1,889,868
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids · 5 electronic | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeBidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the noticeOfficial documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria