Provide Advocacy Service for Rochdale Council

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road
For the attention of: Mrs Lynda Brookes
M32 0TH Stretford
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 7876442963
E-mail: lynda.brookes@star-procurement.gov.uk

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: http://www.the-chest.org/

Further information can be obtained from: Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road
For the attention of: Mrs Lynda Brookes
M32 0TH Stretford
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 7876442963
E-mail: lynda.brookes@star-procurement.gov.uk

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road
For the attention of: Mrs Lynda Brookes
M32 0TH Stretford
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 7876442963
E-mail: lynda.brookes@star-procurement.gov.uk

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road
For the attention of: Mrs Lynda Brookes
M32 0TH Stretford
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 7876442963
E-mail: lynda.brookes@star-procurement.gov.uk

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.3)Main activity

General public services

I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

Advocacy Service.

II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services
Service category No 25: Health and social services

NUTS code UKD3

II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

The notice involves a public contract

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

A range of advocacy provision is currently commissioned to support the health and social care needs of the local population. This is via separate contracts with different organisations.
The intention of this service is to bring the current provision together to provide a joined up service via the Rochdale Advocacy Hub. The purpose of the Rochdale Advocacy Hub is that there will be a more fluid and person-centred response to advocacy and that a range of advocates will be skilled and trained in advocating for people under all obligations. This includes IMCA, IMHA, Care Act and NHS Complaints. A more detailed description of the service is contained in the tender documentation.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

85000000

II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no

II.1.8)Lots

II.1.9)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

A range of advocacy provision is currently commissioned to support the health and social care needs of the local population. This is via separate contracts with different organisations.
The intention of this service is to bring the current provision together to provide a joined up service via the Rochdale Advocacy Hub. The purpose of the Rochdale Advocacy Hub is that there will be a more fluid and person-centred response to advocacy and that a range of advocates will be skilled and trained in advocating for people under all obligations. This includes IMCA, IMHA, Care Act and NHS Complaints. A more detailed description of the service is contained in the tender documentation.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 620 000 GBP

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.3)Information about renewals

This contract is subject to renewal: yes
In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated timeframe for subsequent contracts:
in months: 24 (from the award of the contract)

II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

Duration in months: 24 (from the award of the contract)

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

The Council will accept Consortium bids. Where such a bid is submitted the Council would expect to contract with the lead member of the consortium who will be contractually responsible for delivery of the contract.

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no

III.2)Conditions for participation

III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Condition are described in the Invitation To Tender documentation available to download from www.the-chest.org.uk The reference number is DN123383.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Condition are described in the Invitation To Tender documentation available to download from www.the-chest.org.uk The reference number is DN123383.

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Condition are described in the Invitation To Tender documentation available to download fromwww.the-chest.org.uk The reference number is DN123383.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

Condition are described in the Invitation To Tender documentation available to download from www.the-chest.org.uk The reference number is DN123383.

III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts

III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1)Information about a particular profession

Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no

III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service

Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Open

IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated no

IV.2)Award criteria

IV.2.1)Award criteria

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction will be used: no

IV.3)Administrative information

IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

DN123383.

IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 13.4.2016 – 16:00
Payable documents: no

IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

18.4.2016 – 16:00

IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

18.3.2016

IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

English.

IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

in days: 90 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders

Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Further notices for this service are expected to be published in 2 years, however this is subject to funding and service requirement.

VI.2)Information about European Union funds

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

VI.3)Additional information

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

18.3.2016