Official UK procurement notice
St Helens Council require Adults and Children's advocacy services
Authority: St Helens Council (Local council)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD)
Published estimate£1,023,016≈ £341k / year · £1,023,016 inc. VAT20% above published estimate
Submissions closed 12 Jan 2026awarded 5 Mar 2026
Award (standstill) to N-Compass Towards A Brighter Future Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSt Helens Council require Adults and Children's advocacy services
Combined tender for Advocacy services for St Helens Council
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,023,016
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality:: 70%
- Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Price: Procurement documentation available via the Chest www.the-chest.org.uk Chest opportunity Reference: DN799797
- Quality:: Procurement documentation available via the Chest www.the-chest.org.uk Chest opportunity Reference: DN799797
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 Dec 2025, 13:39 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Mar 2026, 19:04 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 26 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
020066- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-082492- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f4ddFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Jan 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 5 Jan 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Procurement documentation available via the Chest
Chest opportunity Reference: DN799797
Timeline
12 Dec 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published320 days ago12 Dec 2025, 13:39 GMT
- Clarification questions by297 days ago5 Jan 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Submission deadline290 days ago12 Jan 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by244 days ago26 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent238 days ago5 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published237 days ago5 Mar 2026, 19:04 GMT
- Standstill ends225 days ago17 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts211 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Dec 2025- Tender notice published12 Dec 2025, 13:39 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published5 Mar 2026, 19:04 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete5 Mar 2026, 19:04 GMT
- Contract signature expected31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £1,023,0161 award exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| N-Compass Towards A Brighter Future LtdSMEVCSESt Helens Adults and Children's advocacy service1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2030Extensions: X1 12 months extension available | £1,023,016 | 5 Mar 2026standstill to 17 Mar 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders · 8 at stage one | 4 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- N-COMPASS TOWARDS A BRIGHTER FUTURE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender