Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
South Tyneside Borough Council
Town Hall and Civic Offices, Westoe Road
South Shields
NE332RL
UK
Contact person: Karen Dixon
Telephone: +44 1914244052
E-mail: karen.dixon@southtyneside.gov.uk
NUTS: UKC22
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.southtyneside.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
Advocacy Service for Adults
Reference number: S8277
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The service to be provided is an advocacy service for adults, which includes the following
types of advocacy support:
• Care Act Advocacy
• Independent Mental Health Advocacy
• Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy
• NHS Complaints Advocacy
• Relevant Person's Representatives
• Rule 1.2 Representatives
• General Advocacy
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 967 440.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC22
Main site or place of performance:
South Tyneside
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This procurement was undertaken under Chapter 3 of Part 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (also known as the "light touch" regime). The process adopted uses the primary methodology of an open tender, but the Council reserves the right to make such adjustments as are required to facilitate the process. The
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.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-004279
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
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V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Your Voice Counts
06654142
Greenesfield Business Centre, Mulgrave Terrace
Gateshead
NE8 1PQ
UK
NUTS: UKC22
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:
: 2 967 440.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
03/06/2025