Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Bracknell Forest Borough Council
Time Square, Market Street
Bracknell
RG12 1JD
Contact
Mr Kevin Ayers
Procurement.Team@Bracknell-Forest.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1344351471
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKJ11 - Berkshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk
Buyer's address
http://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk
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
All Age Advocacy
Reference number
DN592213
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79111000 - Legal advisory services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Bracknell Forest Council is inviting tenders for a new All Age Advocacy Support Service under a single contract to be held by a sole provider, or through a sub-contracting or consortium-type arrangement.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £800,000 / Highest offer: £1,000,000 taken into consideration
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ11 - Berkshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Bracknell Forest Council is inviting tenders for a new All Age Advocacy Support Service under a single contract to be held by a sole provider, or through a sub-contracting or consortium-type arrangement. The contract will commence on 1 October 2022, and will run for an initial three year period, ending 30 September 2025, with the possibility of an additional two years, in one year periods. (3+1+1) The estimated value of the All Age Advocacy Support Service is approximately £1,000,000 for the maximum term of the contract. The service will provide statutory and non-statutory advocacy support to residents of the borough, and ordinary residents within a 50 mile radius of the Council’s offices.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 40
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: 2022/S 000-001510
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19 July 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 5
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: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The advocacy People
Hastings
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ22 - East Sussex CC
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £1,000,000
Lowest offer: £800,000 / Highest offer: £1,000,000 taken into consideration
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Bracknell-Forest borough Council
Bracknell
Country
United Kingdom