Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Inverclyde Council
Procurement, Municipal Buildings, Clyde Square
Greenock
PA15 1LX
Contact
Procurement Team
Telephone
+44 1475712634
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM83 - Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00168
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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 Service for Adults
Reference number
CP0575/HSCP
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This tender is for an Independent Advocacy Service for Adults.
Inverclyde Council, operating as a Health and Social Care Partnership in conjunction with NHS Greater
Glasgow & Clyde, require to commission Independent Advocacy 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: £387,297
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
- 85310000 - Social work services
- 85320000 - Social services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM83 - Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This tender is for an Independent Advocacy Service for Adults.
Inverclyde Council, operating as a Health and Social Care Partnership in conjunction with NHS Greater
Glasgow & Clyde, require to commission Independent Advocacy Services
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Outcomes - Question One / Weighting: 6.00%
Quality criterion - Name: Outcomes - Question Two / Weighting: 4.00%
Quality criterion - Name: Outcomes - Question Three / Weighting: 8.00%
Quality criterion - Name: Outcomes - Question Four / Weighting: 4.00%
Quality criterion - Name: Management & Reporting / Weighting: 4.00%
Quality criterion - Name: Project Viability - Question One / Weighting: 4.00%
Quality criterion - Name: Project Viability - Question Two / Weighting: 4.00
Quality criterion - Name: Fair Work First / Weighting: 3.00%
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value Outcome Menu / Weighting: 2.00%
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value Supporting Methodology / Weighting: 1.00%
Price - Weighting: 60
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 000-035485
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
CP0575/HSCP
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21 January 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
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: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
VoiceAbility Advocacy
Mount Pleasant House, Huntington Road
Cambridge
CB3 0RN
Telephone
+44 8445
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £387,297
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Economic Operators may be excluded from the competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 8 and 9 of the
Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016.
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INSURANCE (ESPD 4B):
It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract,
the types and levels of insurance indicated below:
Employers Liability Insurance - 5M GBP
Public Liability Insurance - 5M GBP each and every claim with no inner limit of abuse claims.
Professional Risk Indemnity - 2M GBP
Contractors Data Protection/Cyber Risk Insurance - 250K GBP each and every claim..
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ESPD 4C SUBCONTRACTORS
Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract.
ESPD 4D QUALITY MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES
The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent)
OR
hold the information contained in the buyer attachment area in PCS-T (file name "Contract Notice Additional Information")
HEALTH & SAFETY
The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent), accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS OHSAS 18001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum
OR
hold the information contained in the buyer attachment area in PCS-T (file name "Evaluation of ESPD Contract Notice Additional Information") ESPD Health & Safety.
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TECHNICAL ENVELOPE 2.4 PART A: COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE
The bidder must comply with Inverclyde Council`s Complaints Handling Procedure.
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TECHNICAL ENVELOPE 2.5 PART A: DATA PROTECTION, DATA RETENTION AND SECURE DESTRUCTION
The bidder must demonstrate appropriate compliance with the Data Protection Laws for Data Protection, Data Retention and Secure Destruction by providing a copy of their Policy/Policies
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It will also be a condition of contract that Tenderers comply with the Terms & Conditions of Contract, Specification, Contract Information for Tenderers and Evaluation and Award Criteria documetns and enter into a Data Sharing Agreement with Inverclyde Council.
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 27649.
(SC Ref:792444)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Sheriff Court Greenock
Sheriff Court House, 1 Nelson Street
Greenock
PA15 1TR
Country
United Kingdom