Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
East Sussex County Council
County Hall, St Annes Crescent
Lewes
BN7 1UE
UK
Contact person: James Cooper
Telephone: +44 1273337482
E-mail: james.cooper@eastsussex.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ22
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.eastsussex.gov
Address of the buyer profile: https://sesharedservices.org.uk/esourcing
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
ESCC JC Adult Advocacy Services in East Sussex
Reference number: ESCC - 025682
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
East Sussex County Council ('the Council') Adult social care and health department (ASCH) is looking for a provider of adult advocacy services for East Sussex from October 2019 for 3,5 years, up to March 2023, with a further option to extend for up to 24 months (to March 2025). Working with 3 Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG's) ESSC are commissioning this new advocacy service to support the delivery of statutory advocacy requirements, namely Independent mental health advocacy (IMHA) and care act advocacy. The service provider will also be expected to demonstrate ability to provide independent advocacy to adults who fall outside of the statutory advocacy definitions.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 584 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ22
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
East Sussex County Council ('the Council') Adult social care and health department (ASCH) is looking for a provider of adult advocacy services for East Sussex from October 2019 for 3,5 years, up to March 2023, with a further option to extend the contract for up to 24 months (to March 2025). Working with the 3 Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG's) ESSC are commissioning this new advocacy service to support the delivery of statutory advocacy requirements, namely Independent mental health advocacy (IMHA) and care act advocacy. The service provider will be expected to demonstrate the ability to provide independent advocacy to adults who fall outside of the statutory advocacy definitions within the contractual financial envelope, where an adult has an adult social care-related issue that could be appropriately supported by an Independent advocate.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 80
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 20
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2019/S 076-181007
Section V: Award of contract
Title: ESCC JC Adult Advocacy Services in East Sussex
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30/07/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
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: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Pohwer
Stevenage
UK
NUTS: UKH23
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:
: 1 584 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
East Sussex County Council
Lewes
BN7 1UE
UK
E-mail: philip.baker@eastsussex.gov.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
East Sussex County Council
County Hall, St Annes Crescent
Lewes
BN7 1UE
UK
E-mail: james.cooper@eastsussex.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/08/2019