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Published 16 Feb 2023, 15:40 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Statutory Advocacy Services - Lancashire Advocacy Hub and Lancashire Carers Advocacy Service

Official notice

Authority: Lancashire County Council (Local council)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£8,937,500total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 21 Mar 2023awarded 6 Jun 2023
Awarded to Advocacy Focus, Cloverleaf Advocacy 2000 Ltd2 awards
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Jul 2026 · extension options published · starts 1 Aug 2023

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Lancashire County Council has tendered for organisations to provide statutory Advocacy Services to the people of Lancashire.

The procurement is made up of two lots:

Lot 1 Lancashire Advocacy Hub

Lot 2 Lancashire Carers Service.

These are two separate services although they are integral to each other.

Lot 1 - Lancashire Advocacy Hub

The Advocacy Hub will be an independent advocacy service ("the Lancashire Advocacy Hub" or "the Hub") to ensure that all eligible people will have access to advocacy. Lot 2 Lancashire Carers Advocacy

This is a distinct service exclusively for carers. The service will provide all statutory advocacy for carers under the Care Act, will seek to increase awareness of the rights of carers under the Act, and liaise closely with the Independent Advocacy service, the Carers Assessment and Support Service and other council-procured services to promote the availability of and engagement with the new Carers Advocacy service. This is a Light Touch, Schedule 3 Procurement process.

CPV: Health and social work services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£8,937,500 together)
Lot #1Lancashire Advocacy HubCancelledRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£8,337,500

The Lancashire Advocacy Hub is an independent advocacy service ("the Lancashire Advocacy Hub" or "the Hub") to ensure that all eligible people will have access to advocacy.

Contract period: 1 Aug 2023 – 31 Jul 2026 (3 yrs)
Delivery: North West
Extensions: Option to extend by any number of defined period(s) provided that the total contract period does not exceed 5 years · This contract may be extended by any number of defined period(s) provided that the total contract period does not exceed 5 yearsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Lancashire Carers Advocacy ServiceCancelledRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£600,000

This is a distinct service exclusively for carers. The service will provide all statutory advocacy for Carers under the Care Act, will seek to increase awareness of the rights of carers under the Act, and liaise closely with the Independent Advocacy service, the Carers Assessment and Support Service and other council-procured services to promote the availability of and engagement with the new Carers Advocacy service.

Contract period: 1 Aug 2023 – 31 Jul 2026 (3 yrs)
Delivery: North West
Extensions: Option to extend by any number of defined period(s) provided that the total contract period does not exceed 5 years · This contract may be extended by any number of defined period(s) provided that the total contract period does not exceed 5 yearsVariant bids: not allowed

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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
16 Feb 2023, 15:40 GMT
Last source update
7 Jun 2023, 14:08 BST
Award evaluation window
21 Mar 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-016150
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
North West (UKD4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03a643 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
21 Mar 2023, 10:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
21 Mar 2023, 14:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

21 Mar 2023 → 1 Aug 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    21 Mar 2023, 10:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    21 Mar 2023, 14:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    7 Jun 2023, 14:08 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Aug 2023, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    7 Jun 2023, 14:08 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £8,937,5002 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 6
Contracts signed 2latest 6 Jun 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Not linked to a lot2 awards
Advocacy FocusSMELancashire Advocacy Hub£8,337,500 †—Awarded
Cloverleaf Advocacy 2000 LtdLancashire Carers Advocacy£600,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Lancashire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local agency/officeGeneral public services Fishergate, Preston, North West, PR18XJContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London
  • Royal Courts of Justice - The High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria