Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
North Yorkshire County Council
County Hall, North Yorkshire
Northallerton
DL7 8AD
UK
Contact person: Neil Murray
Telephone: +44 1609536901
E-mail: neil.murray@northyorks.gov.uk
NUTS: UKE22
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.northyorks.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.yortender.co.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Independent Advocacy Service.
Reference number: A53E - YK9JRS
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
North Yorkshire County Council has awarded a contract for an Independent Advocacy Service to provide Care Act, non-statutory, Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA), Deprivation of Liberty (DoLs) Safeguards Relevant Persons Representative (RPR) and Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) Services for adults across North Yorkshire. The IMCA Service will be available to people over 16 years of age covered by the MCA, and over 18 years of age for the DoLS RPR Service. This will include collaborative working with the contracted providers of Advocacy services to the Council's Children and Young People's Directorate to ensure a smooth hand hold for any transitions cases. The contract will run between 1.4.2016 and 31.3.2019.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 827 382.85
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85323000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE22
Main site or place of performance:
North Yorkshire.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
North Yorkshire County Council is awarding a contract for an Independent Advocacy Service to provide Care Act, non-statutory, Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA), Deprivation of Liberty (DoLs) Safeguards Relevant Persons Representative (RPR) and Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) Services for adults across North Yorkshire. The IMCA Service will be available to people over 16 years of age covered by the MCA, and over 18 years of age for the DoLS RPR Service. This will include collaborative working with the contracted providers of Advocacy services to the Council's Children and Young People's Directorate to ensure a smooth handhold for any transitions cases. The contract will run between 1.4.2016 and 31.3.2019.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.10) Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure:
Information about national procedures is available at: (URL)
https://www.gov.uk/transposing-eu-procurement-directives
IV.1.11) Main features of the award procedure:
The Authority has awarded the contract to the most economically advantageous tender.
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2015/S 248-452001
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: A53E — YK9JRS
Title: Independent Advocacy Service
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
07/03/2016
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Cloverleaf Advocacy 2000 Ltd
Wellington Road
Dewsbury
WF13 1HF
UK
NUTS: UKE4
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 827 382.85
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Proportion: 26 %
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:
York Mind (York Advocacy), Highcliffe House, Highcliffe Court, York, YO30 OUG, registered charity number 1006759 and Company Limited by Guarantee (2659442) to deliver 15,7 % of the contract.
Advocacy Alliance, Office 28, The Street, 12 Lower Clark Street, Scarborough, YO12 7PW registered charity number 1014398 to deliver 10,6 % of the contract.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
North Yorkshire County Council
Northallerton
DL7 8AD
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Lodging of Appeals:
North Yorkshire County Council shall in accordance with the Public Contracts (Amendment) Regulations 2015, incorporate a minimum 10 day standstill period commencing at the point that information on the intention toward the contract is sent to tenderers.
The Council shall, as soon as possible after the decision has been made, inform the tenderers and candidates of its decision, and shall do so by notice in writing by the most rapid means of communication practicable. The information will include:
a) The criteria for the award of the contract;
b) The reasons for the decision;
c) The name of the economic operator to be awarded;
d) A precise statement when the standstill period is expected to end.
Should additional information be required, please contact the person cited in paragraph I.1) of this form. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 6) 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).
Any such action must be started within 30 days beginning with the date when the aggrieved party first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen. Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. Following the 10 day standstill period, if no further debriefing has been requested, the Court may only award damages once the contract has been entered into.
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
North Yorkshire County Council
Northallerton
DL7 8AD
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/08/2016