Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
East Sussex County Council
County Hall, St Annes Crescent
LEWES
BN7 1UE
UK
Contact person: Caroline Lloyd
E-mail: caroline.lloyd@eastsussex.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ22
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.eastsussex.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com
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
ESCC - CL East Sussex Advocacy Service
Reference number: DN2659
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Award of an East Sussex Advocacy Service that will support the delivery of Statutory and Non-Statutory Advocacy requirements, namely Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) and Care Act Advocacy to Adults and Children, and Independent Advocacy for Adults.
Provision of this service will ensure the Council’s statutory requirements are met. Key relevant legislation that applies to the delivery of this service are the Mental Health Act 1983, the Care Act 2014 (Adults) and Care Act 2014 (Children & Young People).
All advocacy requirements will be addressed through a single contract with a single point of
access, which will cover the following areas:
Care Act Advocacy (Children & Young People or CYP)
Care Act Advocacy (Adults)
Independent Mental Health Advocacy (Adults)
Independent Mental Health Advocacy (CYP)
Non-Statutory Independent Advocacy (Adults)
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 760 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
98000000
85300000
85100000
85140000
85310000
85320000
85323000
85312000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ22
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Award of an East Sussex Advocacy Service that will support the delivery of Statutory and Non-Statutory Advocacy requirements, namely Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) and Care Act Advocacy to Adults and Children, and Independent Advocacy for Adults.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 80
Price
/ Weighting:
20
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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-028573
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20/12/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
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
Swan Advocacy Network operating as SWAN
Hi Point, Thomas Street
TAUNTON
TA2 6HB
UK
NUTS: UKK23
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 760 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
16/01/2025