Official UK procurement notice
SC220322: Community Services to Meet the Requirements of Advocacy, DoLs and LPS
Authority: Kent County Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionKent County Council have awarded two contracts in relation to the provision of Advocacy Services. The Services are divided into two Lots:
Lot 1 – Independent Advocacy Services
Lot 2 – Mental Health Assessment Services
CPV: Other community, social and personal services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Independent Advocacy ServicesAwarded
The provision of statutory and non-statutory Advocacy services including:
- Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA) and Relevant Persons Representative (RPR)
- Care Act Advocacy
- Independent Mental Health Advocate (IMHA) Health Complaints/Health and Social Care
Advocacy; and
- Community and Peer Advocacy for people who are neurodivergent by way of being autistic, and/or having learning disabilities
Lot #2Mental Health Assessment ServicesAwarded
The provision of Medical Capacity Assessments to support DoLS and in readiness for the Liberty Protection Safeguard requirements. The purpose of this service is to ensure that those subject to DoLS have received statutory Mental Health and Eligibility assessments in a timely manner so as not to delay any outcome issued by the Supervisory Body. The successful provider will be required to manage the administration and undertake timely and accurate Mental Health and Eligibility assessments and to document these assessments as required by legislation to the Kent MCA DoLS Service on request.
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Independent Advocacy Services | 80% | 20% | |
| 2 · Mental Health Assessment Services | — | 100% |
- Technical & professional ability
Lot 2, Mental Health Assessments:
The Mental Capacity (Deprivation of Liberty: Standard Authorisations, Assessments and Ordinary Residence) Regulations 2008 require that the Assessor undertaking the mental health assessment must be:
- Approved under section 12 of the Mental Health Act 1983; or
- A registered medical practitioner who the supervisory body is satisfied has at least three years post registration experience in the diagnosis or treatment of mental disorder.
The Mental Capacity (Deprivation of Liberty: Standard Authorisations, Assessments and Ordinary Residence) Regulations 2008 also require that the Assessor undertaking the eligibility requirement assessment must be:
- Approved under section 12 of the Mental Health Act 1983 and is eligible to carry out a mental health assessment; or
- An approved mental health professional and is eligible to carry out a best interests assessment.
- Price carries 20–100 points depending on the lot. Read the split per lot below.
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 6 Jan 2023, 16:52 GMT
- Last source update
- 18 May 2023, 10:13 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 6 Feb 2023 – …
- Authority reference
DN556189- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-014141- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0395b2Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 6 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
6 Feb 2023 → 18 May 2023 · 3 dates- Submission deadline6 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened6 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published18 May 2023, 10:13 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete18 May 2023, 10:13 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Independent Advocacy Services1 award | |||
| The Advocacy PeopleSME | £7,797,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Mental Health Assessment Services1 award | |||
| South East Memory Assessment Services LimitedSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 014141-2023-Independent Advocacy Services-1 · The Advocacy PeopleSME
- Signed
- 12 Apr 2023
- Value
- £7,797,000
- Status
- active
Contract 014141-2023-Mental Health Assessment Services-2 · South East Memory Assessment Services LimitedSME
- Signed
- 12 Apr 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Independent Advocacy Services | 4bids | — | — | — |
| 2 · Mental Health Assessment Services | 2bids | — | — | £1 – £840,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- South East Memory Assessment Services LtdAwarded supplier
- The Advocacy PeopleAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria