Contract

Independent Advocacy Services

  • North Lincolnshire Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-000160

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03564d

Published 4 January 2023, 1:24pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

North Lincolnshire Council

Church Square House, 30-40 High Street

Scunthorpe

DN15 6NL

Contact

Michelle Green

Email

michelle.green2@northlincs.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1724298309

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKE13 - North and North East Lincolnshire

National registration number

GB 657 9224 02

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.northlincs.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/104106

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Independent Advocacy Services

Reference number

56444

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Council is seeking a single provider to address all statutory independent advocacy and generic (non-statutory) requirements through a single service.

This will provide a single route for advocacy provision for people with health and social care needs who require independent advocacy (statutory) and generic advocacy (non-statutory) services.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £855,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKE13 - North and North East Lincolnshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Council is seeking a single provider to address all statutory independent

advocacy and generic (non-statutory) requirements through a single service.

This will provide a single route for advocacy provision for people with health

and social care needs who require independent advocacy (statutory) and

generic advocacy (non-statutory) services.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10

Price - Weighting: 30

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2022/S 000-020389


Section five. Award of contract

Title

Independent Advocacy Services

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

4 January 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

POhWER

Hertlands House, Primett Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 3EE

Stevenage

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI - London
National registration number

03323040

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £855,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £853,550


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court of England and Wales

Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

North Lincolnshire Council

Scunthorpe

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

North Lincolnshire Council

Scunthorpe

Country

United Kingdom