Contract

West Wales Independent Professional Advocacy Service

  • Pembrokeshire County Council
  • Carmarthenshire County Council
  • Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-006415

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02dbb1

Published 9 March 2022, 10:25am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Pembrokeshire County Council

County Hall, Haverfordwest

Pembrokeshire

SA61 1TP

Email

roxanne.kehoe@pembrokeshire.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1437775578

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKL14 - South West Wales

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk

Buyer's address

http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0255

one.1) Name and addresses

Carmarthenshire County Council

County Hall

Carmarthen

SA31 1JP

Email

LVBrown@carmarthenshire.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1267234567

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKL14 - South West Wales

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0281

one.1) Name and addresses

Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council

Canolfan Rheidol, Rhoddfa Padarn

Aberystwyth

SY23 3UE

Email

caffael@ceredigion.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1970633050

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKL1 - West Wales and the Valleys

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.ceredigion.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0491

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

West Wales Independent Professional Advocacy Service

Reference number

PROC/2122/070

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85300000 - Social work and related services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Pembrokeshire County Council invite you to submit a bid to provide a Professional Independent Advocacy Service within the West Wales Region.

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: £1,988,721

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85300000 - Social work and related services
  • 85310000 - Social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKL14 - South West Wales

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The provision of Independent Professional Advocacy (IPA) is a legislative requirement under Part 10 of the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act (SSWBA) 2014. This type of advocacy is provided in circumstances such as where a citizen’s access to care and support services is in question. Advocacy itself can be seen on a continuum and while IPA provision is specifically mandated, other types are to be encouraged, building on individual and community capacity.

We are seeking a single IPA service for West Wales to deliver:

- Single point of contact

- Direct IPA advocacy work – generic & specialist IPA provision

- Awareness and Promotion

- Collaboration and Sector Development

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70

Cost criterion - Name: cost / 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: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2021/S 000-024688


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

PROC/2122/070

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

16 December 2021

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1

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

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Advocacy West Wales - Eiriolaeth Gorllewin Cymru

36-38 High Street

Haverfordwest

SA612DA

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKL1 - West Wales and the Valleys
The contractor is an SME

Yes

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £1,988,721


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Business Wales are offering support for this tender.

Should support be required, please contact the Business Wales, West Wales number on 01267 233749.

(WA Ref:119425)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court

The Royal Courts Of Justice, The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk