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Published 7 Apr 2021, 14:22 BST

Official UK procurement notice

TC802 - Children’s Rights Independent Advocacy and Independent Visitor Service

Official notice

Authority: Manchester City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£708,330exc. VAT1.7% below published estimate
Submissions closed 7 May 2021awarded 7 Sept 2021
Awarded to Coram Voice

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Service for the provision of:

  • An Advocacy Service for Our Manchester Children who are Looked After and Our Manchester Young People who are Care Leavers
  • An Independent Visitor service for Looked After Children from 8 to 18 years old
  • Bespoke Advocacy support for Children and Young People on a Child Protection or Child In Need Plan when specifically requested.

CPV: Health and social work services · Social work and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Further details are set out in the procurement documentsAwarded

Further details are set out in the procurement documents. Additional information: The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk ↗. Applicants will need to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including online questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am on Friday 07 May 2021 as referred to in IV.2.2.

Delivery: North West
Variant bids: not allowed

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: 60%Price: 20%Social value: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 60
  • Social Value: 20
  • Price: 20
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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 · publisher note attached
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
7 Apr 2021, 14:22 BST
Last source update
8 Sept 2021, 11:45 BST
Award evaluation window
7 May 2021 – …
Authority reference
DN536700
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-022246
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesSocial work and related services
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a335 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers prior to entering into the contract. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contract Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)

Publisher note: The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk . Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation relating to this opportunity. Applicants will need to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including online questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am on Friday 07 May 2021 as referred to in IV.2.2. Any clarification queries must also be submitted via the Chest website by the date referred to in the tender documentation. The contracts will be for up to 5 years, expected to commence 01 September 2021. The successful supplier will be required to actively participate in the economic and social regeneration of the locality of, and surroundings of, the place of delivery of the contract. Therefore, selection and award criteria, specification requirements and contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations as relevant to the subject matter of this project. The Council reserves the right not to award the contract, as a result of this Contract Notice. The Council shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any organisation in responding to this notice or in tendering for the proposed contract. All submissions must be in English, with any clarifications or discussions conducted in English. Tenders and supporting documents must be priced in pounds sterling and all payments under the proposed contract will be made in pounds sterling.

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 May 2021, 11:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
7 May 2021, 11:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

7 May 2021 → 8 Sept 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    7 May 2021, 11:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    7 May 2021, 11:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    8 Sept 2021, 11:45 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    8 Sept 2021, 11:45 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £696,6471 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 64 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Sept 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Coram VoiceSME£696,647 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • TC802 - Children’s Rights Independent Advocacy and Independent Visitor Service · Coram VoiceSME

    Signed
    7 Sept 2021
    Value
    £696,647
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids · 6 electronic4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Manchester City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Level 3, Town Hall Extention, Manchester, North West, M60 2LAContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Coram VoiceAwarded supplier3050826 Coram Campus, 41 Brunswick Square, London, London, WC1N 1AZ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.