Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
South Tyneside Council
Town Hall
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.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://open-uk.org/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://open-uk.org/
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
The annual block contract value of the contract is £400,000 plus inflation to be applied prior to contract award, reviewable in accordance with the Service Agreement.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
2 800 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
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 is 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 Council will ensure that the tender process is, and will remain, fair and transparent.
Suppliers will be required to express interest in this opportunity on the Open E-Procurement system. If not already registered on Open please register at the following link: https://open-uk.org/. Suppliers will then be granted access to the tender documentation - Project #OPEN202550. Please note that registering on Open and expressing interest does not mean that you have bid for the tender - once the above steps are complete you will be required to download, complete and submit the tender documentation.
It is the Council's view that TUPE applies to this procurement and relevant information is provided within the Tender documents.
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
2 800 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/09/2025
End:
31/08/2030
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
There is an option to extend by 2 periods of 12 months.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
Full details of the Conditions for Participation are contained within the tender pack.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
Bidders will be required to have, or be willing to obtained within Year 1 of the Contract Term, the Advocacy Quality Performance Mark.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.11) Main features of the award procedure:
The Annual block Contract Price has been set by the Council. Award will be based on 100% quality. Full details of the assessment is contained within the tender pack.
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
13/03/2025
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/02/2025