Official UK procurement notice
P0793 - Provision of Advocacy Services
Authority: Birmingham City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFor the provision of Advocacy Services.The service will offer a single door access to all Advocacy Services and triaged accordingly. Clients identified for the statutory service will meet the required criteria. The Provider shall ensure a referral process is in place to capture the information required to accept the referral and provide feedback to the referring agency. Referrals will be made via the Local Authority; NHS Trust; CCG and Self-referral.The Provider will work proactively to reduce barriers to access the service and will work flexibly, employing different engagement approaches, engaging with key stakeholders.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Provider will work proactively to reduce barriers to access the service and will…Awarded
The Provider will work proactively to reduce barriers to access the service and will work flexibly, employing different engagement approaches, engaging with key stakeholders.In order to fulfil the requirements of this service the following principles will be applied:
- Individuals have a single point of access to advice and assistance relating to advocacy support
- A unified case management system detailing number of advocacy/management hours during the contract period
- Diversity competence in service delivery
- The provider will have expertise in local service provision in order to offer an appropriate response to citizens of Birmingham
- Providers will ensure that the breath of expertise required to deliver advocacy services will be provided either in-house or through collaboration with other expert agencies
- All provision is designed for flexibility of support, including the use Information Technology where appropriate
- Emphasis on partnership working, including statutory and non-statutory services.
What it takes to wini
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).
- Quality and Social Value: 40% and 20%
- Price: Price 40%
- Suitability
Details provided in the tender documentation.
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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 21 Oct 2021, 13:02 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Apr 2022, 13:48 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 3 Dec 2021 – …
- Authority reference
P0793- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-009560- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ee84Find a Tender
Publisher note: The Provider will work proactively to reduce barriers to access the service and will work flexibly, employing different engagement approaches, engaging with key stakeholders.In order to fulfil the requirements of this service the following principles will be applied:-• Individuals have a single point of access to advice and assistance relating to advocacy support• A unified case management system detailing number of advocacy/management hours during the contract period• Diversity competence in service delivery• The provider will have expertise in local service provision in order to offer an appropriate response to citizens of Birmingham• Providers will ensure that the breath of expertise required to deliver advocacy services will be provided either in-house or through collaboration with other expert agencies• All provision is designed for flexibility of support, including the use Information Technology where appropriateThe Contract will last for 5 years (unless terminated under the terms and conditions of contract) with the provision to extend for up to an additional 2 years subject to requirements and satisfactory performance.The contract will be awarded to a single provider. Please note TUPE may apply to this contract. The TUPE information will be released to you upon receipt of a signed copy of TUPE Confidentiality Agreement. You are advised to fill this in as soon as possible on receipt and return via https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc via the correspondence function.The Council will be using its free to use e-tendering system (in-tend) for the administration of this procurement process and potential suppliers must register with the system to be able to express an interest. If you wish to express an interest in this opportunity please click on the following link to access https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register. You will then be sent details on how to log on which will enable you to download all relevant Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation. If you are unable to register with In-tend or have any questions or problems on how to use this web site please either email us at: [email protected] Your completed tender submission should be returned by noon on 3rd December 2021 via the ‘in-tend’ system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 3 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
3 Dec 2021 → 9 Apr 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline3 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened3 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published9 Apr 2022, 13:48 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete9 Apr 2022, 13:48 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| POhWERProvision of Advocacy Services | £9,800,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of Advocacy Services · POhWER
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2022
- Value
- £9,800,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of England and WalesReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- POhWERAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria