Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue
Southend-on-Sea
SS2 6YL
UK
Contact person: Mrs Emma Woof
Telephone: +44 1702212178
E-mail: emmawoof@southend.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.southend.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.southend.gov.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
Adult Advocacy
Reference number: DN365879
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
A single gateway and coherent service pathway, which will meet all relevant statutory advocacy obligations alongside a range of non-statutory interventions, information and resources to support and empower individuals.
The primary role of the Advocacy Hub will be to:
— provide statutory and non-statutory advocacy services for people over the age of 18 unless otherwise indicated,
— provide a single point of contact for all advocacy queries/referrals,
— provide a clear pathway and fewer transition points between services – e.g. if someone has an Independent Mental Health Advocate (IMHA) but then comes off a Mental Health Act Section, they could still keep the same advocate rather than having to be transferred to another service and another advocate.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 168 224.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Council requires a single gateway and coherent service pathway, which will meet all relevant statutory advocacy obligations alongside a range of non-statutory interventions, information and resources to support and empower individuals. For the purposes of this document this will be referred to as the “Advocacy Hub"
The primary role of the Advocacy Hub will be to:
— provide statutory and non-statutory advocacy services for people over the age of 18 unless otherwise indicated,
— provide a single point of contact for all advocacy queries/referrals,
— provide a clear pathway and fewer transition points between services – e.g. if someone has an Independent Mental Health Advocate (IMHA) but then comes off a Mental Health Act Section, they could still keep the same advocate rather than having to be transferred to another service and another advocate.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 75
Price
/ Weighting:
25
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
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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2018/S 179-405793
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
03/12/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 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: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
South Essex Advocacy Service
Westcliff-on-Sea
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 168 224.00
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: 30 %
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:
BATIAS and SHIELD will be sub-contracted for Learning Disability advocacy and will work in partnership with South Essex Advocacy Service in the delivery of the contract.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Courts
Royal Courts of Justice, Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/12/2018