Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Liverpool City Council
4th Floor, Cunard Building
Liverpool
L3 1DS
UK
Contact person: Miss Gill Astill
Telephone: +44 1512330591
E-mail: gill.astill@liverpool.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.liverpool.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.liverpool.gov.uk
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
Provision of Advocacy Services
Reference number: DN537838
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The purpose of this procurement is to commission statutory and non-statutory advocacy
services across Liverpool.
The Care Act 2014 places a duty on Local Authorities to involve people in decisions made
about them and their care and support. No matter how complex a person’s needs, Local
Authorities are required to help people express their wishes and feelings, support them in
weighing up their options, and assist them in making their own decisions.
In order to facilitate the involvement and engagement of people who would otherwise have
difficulty, the Care Act 2014 introduced a requirement to arrange independent advocacy for
people,
• Who have substantial difficulty in being involved/ engaged in these processes
• Where there is no one available to help facilitate this involvement and engagement.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
3 660 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Statutory Advocacy Services
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
98000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD72
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Liverpool City Council (the Commissioning Authority) for the following statutory services:
• Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA)
• Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA)
• Relevant Person’s Representative (RPR)
• Care Act Advocacy
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 55
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
35
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
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Non-Statutory Issue Based Advocacy
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
98000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD72
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This service is intended to be non-statutory and not intended to deliver Independent Mental
Health Advocacy (IMHA), Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) or Care Act 2014
advocacy. Nor it is intended to deliver the role of the Relevant Person’s Representative (or
replacement following anticipated legislation changes), or the role of the Litigation Friend.
The service may however, support people to initially access public services.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 55
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
35
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.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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:
2021/S 000-012783
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: DN537838
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25/08/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
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: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
N-compass – Towards a Brighter Future
06845210
Edward VII Quay, Navigation Way
Preston
PR2 2YF
UK
Telephone: +44 7902703027
E-mail: tenders@n-compass.org.uk
NUTS: UKD4
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 2 928 047.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The Royal Court of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
E-mail: administrativecourtoffice.generaloffice@hmcts.x.gsi.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/09/2021