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Published 1 Feb 2024, 11:42 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Patient Advocacy Servcie · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: The State Hospitals Board for Scotland

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£450,000exc. VAT2.2% above published estimate
Submissions closed 4 Mar 2024awarded 21 May 2024
Awarded to Patients' Advocacy Service

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The provision of on-site Patient Advocacy Services.

  • Recurrence: February 2027

CPV: Counselling services · Guidance and counselling services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The provision of independent professional advocacy to support patients own interests…AwardedRenewal

The provision of independent professional advocacy to support patients own interests and views. Additional information: See tender document.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: Option to extend for a further 2 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
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 20
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 90 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 · 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 · February 2027
First published
1 Feb 2024, 11:42 GMT
Last source update
22 May 2024, 09:59 BST
Award evaluation window
4 Mar 2024 – …
Authority reference
D240
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-016111
Classification (CPV)
Counselling servicesGuidance and counselling services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM95)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04364a Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:767268)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Submission deadline
4 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
4 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

4 Mar 2024 → 3 Jun 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    4 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    4 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    22 May 2024, 09:59 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    3 Jun 2024, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    22 May 2024, 09:59 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £460,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 21 May 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Patients' Advocacy ServiceSME£460,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The State Hospitals Board for Scotland

Contracting authorityNational or federal agency/officeHealth 110 Lampits Road, Carstairs, Lanark, Scotland, ML11 8RPContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Lanark Sheriff CourtMediation bodyReview body Lanark
  • The State Hospital Board for Scotland Procurement DepartmentReview contact point Carstairs

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.