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Published 10 Oct 2022, 17:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

TC026 - All Age Advocacy Services

Official notice

Authority: Bolton Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£1,774,950exc. VAT33.3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 7 Nov 2022awarded 23 Jan 2023
Awarded to VoiceAbility Advocacy

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The tender is for the development of an All-Age Advocacy Hub which will provide independent advocacy service for Adults, Looked After Children and Child Protection children within the care of Bolton Local Authority to meet all the statutory requirements for independent advocacy under the Children’s Act 1989, the Care Act 2014, the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the Mental Health Act 2007, for all types of need.

CPV: Other community, social and personal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded

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: 50%Price: 30%Social value: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Price: 30
  • Social Value: 20
  • Quality: 50
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
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
10 Oct 2022, 17:05 BST
Last source update
28 Mar 2023, 14:05 BST
Award evaluation window
7 Nov 2022 – …
Authority reference
DN637132
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-008978
Classification (CPV)
Other community, social and personal services
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037486 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
7 Nov 2022, 16:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
7 Nov 2022, 16:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

7 Nov 2022 → 28 Mar 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    7 Nov 2022, 16:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    7 Nov 2022, 16:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    28 Mar 2023, 14:05 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Mar 2023
  1. Status changed to complete
    28 Mar 2023, 14:05 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    28 Mar 2023, 14:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,183,3001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 43 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Jan 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
VoiceAbility AdvocacyAll Age Advocacy Services£1,183,300 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Bolton Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 3rd Floor Bolton Town Hall, Victoria Square, Bolton, North West, BL1 1RUContact name, email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Voiceability AdvocacyAwarded supplier C/O Sayer Vincent, Invicta House, 108-114 Golden Lane, London, North West, EC1Y 0TL

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.