Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Inverclyde Council
Procurement, Municipal Buildings, Clyde Square
Greenock
PA15 1LX
UK
Contact person: Procurement Team
Telephone: +44 1475712634
E-mail: procurement@inverclyde.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM83
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.inverclyde.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00168
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Independent Advocacy Service for Adults
Reference number: CP0575/HSCP
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This tender is for an Independent Advocacy Service for Adults.
Inverclyde Council, operating as a Health and Social Care Partnership in conjunction with NHS Greater
Glasgow & Clyde, require to commission Independent Advocacy Services
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
387 297.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85300000
98000000
85310000
85320000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM83
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This tender is for an Independent Advocacy Service for Adults.
Inverclyde Council, operating as a Health and Social Care Partnership in conjunction with NHS Greater
Glasgow & Clyde, require to commission Independent Advocacy Services
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Outcomes - Question One
/ Weighting: 6.00%
Quality criterion: Outcomes - Question Two
/ Weighting: 4.00%
Quality criterion: Outcomes - Question Three
/ Weighting: 8.00%
Quality criterion: Outcomes - Question Four
/ Weighting: 4.00%
Quality criterion: Management & Reporting
/ Weighting: 4.00%
Quality criterion: Project Viability - Question One
/ Weighting: 4.00%
Quality criterion: Project Viability - Question Two
/ Weighting: 4.00
Quality criterion: Fair Work First
/ Weighting: 3.00%
Quality criterion: Social Value Outcome Menu
/ Weighting: 2.00%
Quality criterion: Social Value Supporting Methodology
/ Weighting: 1.00%
Price
/ Weighting:
60
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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-035485
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: CP0575/HSCP
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21/01/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2
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
VoiceAbility Advocacy
Mount Pleasant House, Huntington Road
Cambridge
CB3 0RN
UK
Telephone: +44 8445
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 387 297.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Economic Operators may be excluded from the competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 8 and 9 of the
Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016.
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INSURANCE (ESPD 4B):
It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract,
the types and levels of insurance indicated below:
Employers Liability Insurance - 5M GBP
Public Liability Insurance - 5M GBP each and every claim with no inner limit of abuse claims.
Professional Risk Indemnity - 2M GBP
Contractors Data Protection/Cyber Risk Insurance - 250K GBP each and every claim..
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ESPD 4C SUBCONTRACTORS
Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract.
ESPD 4D QUALITY MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES
The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent)
OR
hold the information contained in the buyer attachment area in PCS-T (file name "Contract Notice Additional Information")
HEALTH & SAFETY
The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent), accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS OHSAS 18001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum
OR
hold the information contained in the buyer attachment area in PCS-T (file name "Evaluation of ESPD Contract Notice Additional Information") ESPD Health & Safety.
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TECHNICAL ENVELOPE 2.4 PART A: COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE
The bidder must comply with Inverclyde Council`s Complaints Handling Procedure.
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TECHNICAL ENVELOPE 2.5 PART A: DATA PROTECTION, DATA RETENTION AND SECURE DESTRUCTION
The bidder must demonstrate appropriate compliance with the Data Protection Laws for Data Protection, Data Retention and Secure Destruction by providing a copy of their Policy/Policies
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It will also be a condition of contract that Tenderers comply with the Terms & Conditions of Contract, Specification, Contract Information for Tenderers and Evaluation and Award Criteria documetns and enter into a Data Sharing Agreement with Inverclyde Council.
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 27649.
(SC Ref:792444)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Sheriff Court Greenock
Sheriff Court House, 1 Nelson Street
Greenock
PA15 1TR
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/03/2025