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Published 22 Feb 2021, 10:24 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Invitation to Tender for the provision of Independent Advocacy Service for Adults

Official notice

Authority: Herefordshire Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£1,039,735published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 29 Mar 2021awarded 17 May 2021
Awarded to ONSIDE Independent Advocacy

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The independent advocacy service shall provide statutory and generic advocacy to be delivered across the entire geography of Herefordshire, in a way to meet the individual needs of the person requiring an advocate.

CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · General public services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: West Midlands
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
How bids were scored
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 80
  • Price: 20
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
22 Feb 2021, 10:24 GMT
Last source update
19 May 2021, 16:24 BST
Award evaluation window
29 Mar 2021 – …
Authority reference
DN528210
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-011109
Classification (CPV)
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityGeneral public services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0294cb Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
29 Mar 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
29 Mar 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

29 Mar 2021 → 19 May 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    29 Mar 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    29 Mar 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    19 May 2021, 16:24 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    19 May 2021, 16:24 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,039,7351 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 42 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 17 May 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ONSIDE Independent Advocacy£1,039,735 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Herefordshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Council Offices, Plough Lane, Hereford, West Midlands, HR4 0LEContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Onside Independent AdvocacyAwarded supplier04923990 Williamson House, 14 Charles Street, Worcester,, West Midlands, WR1 2AQContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.