Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
East Sussex County Council
County Hall, St Annes Crescent
LEWES
BN7 1UE
Contact
Caroline Lloyd
caroline.lloyd@eastsussex.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ22 - East Sussex CC
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com
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
ESCC - CL East Sussex Advocacy Service
Reference number
DN2659
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Award of an East Sussex Advocacy Service that will support the delivery of Statutory and Non-Statutory Advocacy requirements, namely Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) and Care Act Advocacy to Adults and Children, and Independent Advocacy for Adults.
Provision of this service will ensure the Council’s statutory requirements are met. Key relevant legislation that applies to the delivery of this service are the Mental Health Act 1983, the Care Act 2014 (Adults) and Care Act 2014 (Children & Young People).
All advocacy requirements will be addressed through a single contract with a single point of
access, which will cover the following areas:
Care Act Advocacy (Children & Young People or CYP)
Care Act Advocacy (Adults)
Independent Mental Health Advocacy (Adults)
Independent Mental Health Advocacy (CYP)
Non-Statutory Independent Advocacy (Adults)
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: £1,760,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- 85100000 - Health services
- 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
- 85310000 - Social work services
- 85320000 - Social services
- 85323000 - Community health services
- 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ22 - East Sussex CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Award of an East Sussex Advocacy Service that will support the delivery of Statutory and Non-Statutory Advocacy requirements, namely Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) and Care Act Advocacy to Adults and Children, and Independent Advocacy for Adults.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 80
Price - Weighting: 20
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: 2024/S 000-028573
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
1
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20 December 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Swan Advocacy Network operating as SWAN
Hi Point, Thomas Street
TAUNTON
TA2 6HB
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK23 - Somerset
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,760,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
London
Country
United Kingdom