Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Orkney Islands Council
Council Offices, School Place
Kirkwall
KW15 1NY
UK
Contact person: Rosemary Colsell
Telephone: +44 01856873535
E-mail: rosemary.colsell@orkney.gov.uk
Fax: +44 01856876158
NUTS: UKM65
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.orkney.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00369
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Orkney
The Balfour, New Foreland Road
Kirkwall
KW15 1NZ
UK
Telephone: +44 1856888226
E-mail: ork-hb.feedback@nhs.net
NUTS: UKM65
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.ohb.scot.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00368
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
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
Provision of Independent Advocacy Services
Reference number: OIC/PROC/1226
II.1.2) Main CPV code
75200000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Orkney Health and Care (OHAC) in partnership with NHS Orkney and the Council’s Housing Services the (” Health and Social Care Partnership”) has a requirement to meet its statutory duty to provide independent advocacy services to people who are in receipt of health and/or social care services, or who would benefit from the receipt of such services.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85300000
85310000
85312000
85312300
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM65
Main site or place of performance:
Orkney Islands
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Orkney Health and Care (OHAC) in partnership with NHS Orkney and the Council’s Housing Services the (” Health and Social Care Partnership”) has a requirement to meet its statutory duty to provide independent advocacy services to people who are in receipt of health and/or social care services, or who would benefit from the receipt of such services. Our aims are to ensure that these services are delivered to the highest standards and provide the best outcomes to people who use these services.
Independent advocacy allows the views of Service Users to be heard and is essential in service planning and delivery. The Health and Social Care Partnership requires independent advocacy to be accessible by and provided to people in the Orkney Islands Council local authority area (including those in hospital), whose rights, as determined by the Human Rights Act, are at risk, and/or who are protected by Scotland’s legislative framework and/ or who are marginalised and/or face discrimination.
The Contractor shall provide an Independent Advocacy Service (the Service), to adults, resident in the Orkney Islands Council local authority area. The Service will be available to people who are unable to act for themselves, have a statutory entitlement to advocacy and/or have no independent person to act for them.
The Service shall be provided through the delivery of independent advocacy hours. These will be the time periods utilised to assist the individual Service User in receipt of independent advocacy support (the “Advocacy Partner”) is having their views heard.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Service Delivery
/ Weighting: 40%
Quality criterion: Contract Management
/ Weighting: 25%
Quality criterion: Contract Implementation and Exit Strategy
/ Weighting: 15%
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
The Contract Value of 291680 GBP in inclusive of the initial 3 year duration of the contract and the 2 x 12 months options at the sole discretion of the Authority.
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:
2022/S 000-024202
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: OIC/PROC/1226
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Orkney Islands Council reserves the right to cancel the procurement at any stage and not award a Contract. The expenditure, work or effort undertaken by bidders prior to the award of any Contract is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of bidders.
Contract value is based on a five year contract duration and estimated on the available budget for 2022 to 2023. Late tenders will not be considered by the Council and all questions are to be submitted via the Questions and Answers section of this contract advertisement on PCS. An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court of Court of Session.
(SC Ref:733828)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Sherriff Court
Watergate
Kirkwall
KW15 1PD
UK
Telephone: +44 1856872110
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/kirkwall-sheriff-court
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
31/05/2023