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| Title: | Advocacy PS/2015/109 |
| Notice type: | Contract Notice |
| Authority: | Thurrock Council |
| Nature of contract: | Services |
| Procedure: | Open |
| Short Description: | Thurrock Council is seeking to appoint a provider of a wide range of advocacy services including citizen and formal/professional advocacy to clients and empower clients to embrace and be involved in peer advocacy and self-advocacy. |
| Published: | 15/02/2016 16:23 |
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Section I: Contracting Authority
I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
Thurrock Council
Procurement Services, Civic Offices, New Road, Thurrock, RM17 6SL, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1375652207, Email: procurement@thurrock.gov.uk, URL: www.thurrock.gov.uk, URL: http://thurrock.g2b.info
Attn: Procurement Services
Electronic Access URL: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/N989X6372P
Electronic Submission URL: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/N989X6372P
Further information can be obtained at: As Above
Specifications and additional documents: As Above
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As Above
I.2)Type of the contracting authority:
Regional or local authority
I.3) Main activity:
General Public Services
I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities:
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: No
Section II: Object Of The Contract: SERVICES
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: Advocacy PS/2015/109
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: SERVICES
Service Category: 25
Region Codes: UKH32 - Thurrock
II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework or a dynamic purchasing system:The notice involves a public contract
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase:
Health and social work services. Social work and related services. Provision of services to the community. Thurrock Council is seeking to appoint a provider of a wide range of advocacy services including citizen and formal/professional advocacy to clients and empower clients to embrace and be involved in peer advocacy and self-advocacy.
II.1.6)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
85000000 - Health and social work services.
85300000 - Social work and related services.
75200000 - Provision of services to the community.
II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): Not Provided
II.1.8)Lots:
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
If yes, tenders should be submitted for: One or more lots
II.1.9)Information about variants:
Variants will be accepted: No
II.2)Quantity Or Scope Of The Contract
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
Not Provided
Estimated value excluding VAT: 592,000
Currency: GBP
II.2.2)Options: No
II.2.3)Information about renewals:
This contract is subject to renewal: Not Provided
II.3)Duration Of The Contract Or Time-Limit For Completion
Duration in months: 48 (from the award of the contract)
Information About Lots
Lot No: 1
Title: Care Act Advocacy service
1)Short Description:
Care Act Advocacy for ages 18 and over. Delivering local solutions by facilitating peer advocacy and self- advocacy empowering service users to speak up for themselves and to build support networks for the individual so advocacy support is used appropriately.
2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
85000000 - Health and social work services.
85300000 - Social work and related services.
3)Quantity Or Scope: Not Provided
If known, estimated cost of works excluding VAT: 296,000
Currency: GBP
4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract
Duration in months: 48
5)Additional Information About Lots: Not Provided
Lot No: 2
Title: IMCA service
1)Short Description:
The Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA) role is to support and represent the person in the decision-making process. Essentially to ensure that the Mental Capacity Act 2005 is being followed.
2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
85000000 - Health and social work services.
85300000 - Social work and related services.
3)Quantity Or Scope: Not Provided
If known, estimated cost of works excluding VAT: 296,000
Currency: GBP
4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract
Duration in months: 48
5)Additional Information About Lots: Not Provided
Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
Not Provided
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
Not Provided
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Not Provided
III.1.4)Other particular conditions:
The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: Not Provided
III.2)Conditions For Participation
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers:
Not Provided
III.2.2)Economic and financial capacity
Economic and financial capacity - means of proof required:
Not Provided
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Technical capacity - means of proof required
Not Provided
III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts: Not Provided
III.3)Conditions Specific To Service Contracts
III.3.1)Information about a particular profession:
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: Not Provided
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service:
Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: Not Provided
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type Of Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open
IV.2)Award Criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria:
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
The criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction:
An electronic auction will be used: No
IV.3)Administrative Information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority: PS/2015/109
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: Not Provided
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document:
Date: 16/03/2016
Time-limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 11:59
IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 16/03/2016
Time: 12:00
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up: English
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender Not Provided
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening tenders
Date: 16/03/2016
Time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary Information
VI.1)This Is A Recurrent Procurement: Not Provided
VI.2)Information about European Union funds:
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Not Provided
VI.3)Additional Information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 the contracting authority must consider:
(a) how what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of the area where it exercises its functions, and
(b) how, in conducting the process of procurement, it might act with a view to securing that improvement.
Accordingly, the subject matter of the contract has been scoped to take into account the priorities of the contracting authority relating to economic, social and environmental well-being. These priorities are described in the Invitation To Tender and are reflected in environmental and social characteristics in the evaluation criteria for the award of the contract.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Thurrock:-Health-and-social-work-services./N989X6372P
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/N989X6372P
GO-2016215-PRO-7763071 TKR-2016215-PRO-7763070
VI.4)Procedures For Appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
Thurrock Council
Procurement Services, Civic Offices, New Road, Thurrock, RM17 6SL, United Kingdom
Email: procurement@thurrock.gov.uk
Body responsible for mediation procedures:
Thurrock Council
Procurement Services, Civic Offices, New Road, Thurrock, RM17 6SL, United Kingdom
Email: procurement@thurrock.gov.uk
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals: Thurrock Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. Applicants have 2 working days from the notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the standstill period.
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
Thurrock Council
Procurement Services, Civic Offices, New Road, Thurrock, RM17 6SL, United Kingdom
Email: procurement@thurrock.gov.uk
VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 15/02/2016
ANNEX A
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Section I: Contracting Authority
I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
Thurrock Council
Procurement Services, Civic Offices, New Road, Thurrock, RM17 6SL, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1375652207, Email: procurement@thurrock.gov.uk
Main Address: www.thurrock.gov.uk, Address of the buyer profile: http://thurrock.g2b.info
NUTS Code: UKH32
I.2) Joint procurement:
The contract involves joint procurement: No
In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No
I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity:
General public services
Section II: Object Of The Contract
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: Advocacy PS/2015/109
Reference number: Not Provided
II.1.2) Main CPV code:
85000000 - Health and social work services.
II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
II.1.4) Short description: Thurrock Council is seeking to appoint a provider of a wide range of advocacy services including citizen and formal/professional advocacy to clients and empower clients to embrace and be involved in peer advocacy and self-advocacy.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value: 536,928
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description (lot no. 1)
II.2.1) Title:Care Act Advocacy service
Lot No:1
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
85000000 - Health and social work services.
85300000 - Social work and related services.
75200000 - Provision of services to the community.
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
UKH32 - Thurrock
Main site or place of performance:
Thurrock
II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Care Act Advocacy for ages 18 and over. Delivering local solutions by facilitating peer advocacy and self- advocacy empowering service users to speak up for themselves and to build support networks for the individual so advocacy support is used appropriately.
II.2.5) Award criteria:
Quality criterion - Name: Skills, Knowledge and Experience / Weighting: 25
Quality criterion - Name: Innovation / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Service delivery / Weighting: 25
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Interview / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: User Engagement / Weighting: 5
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: Not Provided
II.2) Description (lot no. 2)
II.2.1) Title:IMCA service
Lot No:2
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
85000000 - Health and social work services.
85300000 - Social work and related services.
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
UKH32 - Thurrock
Main site or place of performance:
Thurrock
II.2.4) Description of the procurement: The Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA) role is to support and represent the person in the decision-making process. Essentially to ensure that the Mental Capacity Act 2005 is being followed.
II.2.5) Award criteria:
Quality criterion - Name: Skills, Knowledge and Experience / Weighting: 25
Quality criterion - Name: Service delivery / Weighting: 35
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Interview / Weighting: 10
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: Not Provided
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No
IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction has been used: No
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Not Provided
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No
Section V: Award of contract
Award Of Contract (No.1)
Contract No: Not Provided
Lot Number: 1
Title: Care Act Advocacy
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 01/06/2016
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided
Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
Contractor (No.1)
Thurrock mind (as lead member of a consortium)
152 Bridge Road, Grays, RM17 6DB, United Kingdom
NUTS Code: UKH32
The contractor is an SME: Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 290,000
Total value of the contract/lot: 290,000
Currency: GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
Award Of Contract (No.2)
Contract No: Not Provided
Lot Number: 2
Title: IMCA Service
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 01/06/2016
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided
Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
Contractor (No.1)
Pohwer
Hertlands House, Primett Road, Stevenage, SG1 3EE, United Kingdom
NUTS Code: UKH23
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: 246,928
Total value of the contract/lot: 246,928
Currency: GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information: To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=205333697
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Thurrock Council
Procurement Services, Civic Offices, New Road, Thurrock, RM17 6SL, United Kingdom
Email: procurement@thurrock.gov.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Thurrock Council
Procurement Services, Civic Offices, New Road, Thurrock, RM17 6SL, United Kingdom
Email: procurement@thurrock.gov.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Thurrock Council
Procurement Services, Civic Offices, New Road, Thurrock, RM17 6SL, United Kingdom
Email: procurement@thurrock.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 06/06/2016