Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
London Borough of Merton
Civic Centre, London Rd
Morden
SM4 5DX
UK
E-mail: commercial.services@merton.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI63
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.merton.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.merton.gov.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Independent Advocacy Services for adults
Reference number: DN744001
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provide Advocacy Services for customers within the London Borough of Merton with out of Borough advocacy to be provided when needed.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
822 640.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI63
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
To provide advocacy support to vulnerable adults who are residents within and outside of London Borough of Merton to assist them to understand and exercise their legal rights towards independence and social inclusion.
The services that the Provider will be expected to deliver are;
Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA): Independent mental capacity advocates represent people who lack capacity to make decisions about serious medical treatment, the provision of or change of accommodation, where there are no relatives or friends to act on their behalf.
Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA): Independent mental health advocates (IMHAs) aim to enable residents to participate in decisions about their care and treatment.
Care Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) and Relevant Persons Representative (RPR).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Staffing
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Delivery
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Outcomes
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Accessibility and Compliance
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Contract and Performance Management
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 5
Price
/ Weighting:
60
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-029995
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17/12/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
VoiceAbility
London
UK
NUTS: UKI63
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 822 640.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Court of Justice
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/12/2024