Contract

Advocacy Services for Adults

  • Flintshire County Council
  • Wrexham County Borough Council

F21: Social and other specific services – public contracts (contract award notice)

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-005924

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03e4d7

Published 23 February 2024, 10:41am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Flintshire County Council

County Hall, Mold

Flintshire

CH7 6NA

Contact

Lee Holman

Email

lee.holman@flintshire.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1352704023

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKL23 - Flintshire and Wrexham

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.flintshire.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0419

one.1) Name and addresses

Wrexham County Borough Council

Commissioning Procurement and Contract Management Unit, Lampbit Street

Wrexham

LL11 1AR

Email

Ben.Chard@wrexham.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1978292807

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKL23 - Flintshire and Wrexham

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.wrexham.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0264

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

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

Advocacy Services for Adults

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85300000 - Social work and related services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This tender is for a joint contract with Flintshire County Council and Wrexham County Borough Council to provide advocacy services across both Flintshire and Wrexham local authority areas.

The tender is split into 2 lots. Lot 1 is for Independent Professional Advocacy services, as well as community advocacy services for those ineligible for statutory advocacy services.

Lot 2 is for Self Advocacy and Group Facilitation within both areas.

Both contracts will run for 3 years with an option to extend for 1 further year.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

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

Value excluding VAT: £1,256,000

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Independent Professional Advocacy Services for adults over the age of eighteen and Community Advocacy for adults over the age of eighteen.

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
  • 85312310 - Guidance services
  • 85000000 - Health and social work services
  • 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
  • 85312400 - Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKL23 - Flintshire and Wrexham

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Lot 1 is for Independent Professional Advocacy services, as well as community advocacy services for those ineligible for statutory advocacy services.

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

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

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Self Advocacy Training and Groups

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
  • 85312310 - Guidance services
  • 85000000 - Health and social work services
  • 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
  • 85312400 - Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKL23 - Flintshire and Wrexham

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Lot 2 is for Self Advocacy and Group Facilitation within both areas.

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) Form of procedure

Open procedure

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2023/S 000-021333


Section five. Award of contract

Lot No

1

Title

Independent Professional Advocacy Services for adults over the age of eighteen and Community Advocacy for adults over the age of eighteen.

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

3 January 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 3

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Advocacy Services North East Wales Ltd

1st Floor Offices, 42 High Street

Mold

CH71BH

Telephone

+44 1352759332

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKL23 - Flintshire and Wrexham

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £1,029,381.76


Section five. Award of contract

Lot No

2

Title

Self Advocacy Training and Groups

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

18 December 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Advance Brighter Futures

3 Belmont Road

Wrexham

LL137PW

Telephone

+44 1978364777

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKL23 - Flintshire and Wrexham

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £239,668


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

(WA Ref:139319)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court

Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Telephone

+44 2079477501

Country

United Kingdom