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Provision of Independent Advocacy Service

Community health services
Health and social work services
Social work and related services
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published2
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Knowsley Council: "Provision of Independent Advocacy Service". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityKnowsley CouncilScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Knowsley Council
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Knowsley Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
4.3Bids / Report
11.1% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 9 active published awards; 9 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityKnowsley Council
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published24 Aug 2023, 12:04 BST
Last source update24 Aug 2023, 12:04 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationCommunity health services, Health and social work services, Social work and related services
Delivery area
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-03f69d
What is being bought
This contract is for the Provision of Independent Advocacy Services. The Service is split to two lots: Lot 1 is for the provision of statutory and non-statutory advocacy for all vulnerable residents of Knowsley; and any person directed under statutory legislation where Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council (KMBC) is the designated local authority. Lot 2 is for the provision of statutory children’s advocacy for children and young people resident to Knowsley. The Provider of lot 1 will provide independent advocacy for vulnerable Knowsley residents in respect to the legislation in section 4 above. It will also provide advocacy support on local projects, generic issue-based advocacy, parental advocacy, and Self / Peer Advocacy. Where appropriate the Provider of lot 1 will enable the continuity of an advocate for individual service users, in line with Care Act 2014 guidance, where more than one piece of legislation applies. The Provider of lot 1 will develop relationships with the Provider of lot 2 to ensure timely and appropriate referrals. Both providers will work with the Council to create a system to effectively collate relevant reporting information which is aligned to facilitate the extrapolation of the data
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    24 Aug 2023, 12:04 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    24 Aug 2023, 12:04 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    24 Aug 2023, 12:04 BST
Lots and requirements (2)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Lot 1 - provision of statutory and non-statutory advocacy for all vulnerable residents of Knowsley
    Status not published
    Published value£1,493,417
    Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council is looking to receive quotations from bidders for the Provision of Independent Advocacy Service. Lot 1 is for the provision of statutory and non-statutory advocacy for all vulnerable residents of Knowsley; and any person directed under statutory legislation where Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council (KMBC) is the designated local authority. The Provider of lot 1 will provide independent advocacy for vulnerable Knowsley residents in respect to the legislation in section 4 above. It will also provide advocacy support on local projects, generic issue-based advocacy, parental advocacy, and Self / Peer Advocacy. Where appropriate the Provider of lot 1 will enable the continuity of an advocate for individual service users, in line with Care Act 2014 guidance, where more than one piece of legislation applies. The Provider of lot 1 will develop relationships with the Provider of lot 2 to ensure timely and appropriate referrals. Both providers will work with the Council to create a system to effectively collate relevant reporting information which is aligned to facilitate the extrapolation of the data
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Lot 2 - provision of statutory children’s advocacy for children and young people resident to Knowsley
    Status not published
    Published value£527,820
    Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council is looking to receive quotations from bidders for the Provision of Independent Advocacy Service. Lot 2 is for the provision of statutory children’s advocacy for children and young people resident to Knowsley. The provider of Lot 2 will be responsible for all Children's and Young Persons advocacy. The provider will develop relationships with the Provider of lot 1 to ensure timely reaction to appropriate referrals; and create a system to effectively report relevant information. The providers of lots 1 and 2 will work together to ensure children who are transitioning to adult services have a seamless transition to adult’s advocacy. Both lots will be tendered simultaneously, and a working relationship should be agreed during the contracts’ implementation phase. The same provider may bid for both lots.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    24 Aug 2023, 12:04 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Contract active
    Signed Not published · £1,493,217
  5. Contract active
    Signed Not published · £527,820
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
n-compass – Towards a Brighter Future
Not published · Not published · active
National Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS)
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£1,493,217 · signed Not published · active
Contract
£527,820 · signed Not published · active
Bid statistics
highestValidBidValue: 2021037
lowestValidBidValue: 2021037
bids: 4 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 4 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot 1)
smeBids: 3 (lot 1)
bids: 1 (lot 2)
electronicBids: 1 (lot 2)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 2)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot 2)
smeBids: 1 (lot 2)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Knowsley Council

Contracting authority GB-FTS-59741
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  • Knowsley Council
    buyer

    Huyton Municipal Building - 1st Floor, Archway Road, Knowsley, UKD7, L36 9YZ
    +44 1514434938
  • National Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS)
    supplier

    Tower House, Tower Road, Birkenhead, Merseyside, UKD7, CH41 1FF
  • n-compass – Towards a Brighter Future
    supplier

    Edward VII Quay, Navigation Way,, Preston, UKD4, PR2 2YF
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