COMMS-Family Advocacy Service for Bereaved Families following a Death in Prison Custody

Location

Glasgow

Description

The Scottish Government seeks to commission an independent Family Advocacy Service to provide specialist support and representation to families following the death of a loved one in prison custody. The service will be independent, trauma-informed, and rooted in advocacy principles, ensuring families are supported, heard, and empowered throughout complex post-death processes.

Total Quantity or Scope

The Service Provider must: - Manage, administer and coordinate the delivery of high-quality advocacy support to all eligible Service Users who request support following a death in prison custody. - Design the service to deliver the activities within the Specification. - Put in place systems, agreements and processes to ensure local delivery of advocacy support are consistently available across the whole of Scotland. - Deliver the service independently of both Scottish Ministers, Scottish Prison Service, COPFS, and other statutory bodies. - Monitor service delivery; provide the Purchaser with robust monitoring information; and act when needed to improve services. - Ensure that Service Users, staff and other stakeholders are treated with dignity, fairness and respect.

Renewal Options

Scottish Government reserve the right to extend for up to two 12-month periods to a date no later than 31 July 2029.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Renewals are available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Performance considerations apply.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Staff qualifications are relevant.
• Award on basis of price.

Other Information

Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. SPD will be scored on a pass/fail basis. Bidders must complete the SPD to demonstrate adherence to the Exclusion and Selection Criteria for this procurement. The contract award criteria will be Quality 80% Price 20%. Question Scoring Methodology for Award Criteria outlined in Invitation to Tender: 0 Unacceptable. Nil or inadequate response. Fails to demonstrate an ability to meet the requirement. 1 Poor. Response is partially relevant but generally poor. The response addresses some elements of the requirement but contains insufficient/limited detail or explanation to demonstrate how the requirement will be fulfilled. 2 Acceptable. Response is relevant and acceptable. The response addresses a broad understanding of the requirement but may lack details on how the requirement will be fulfilled in certain areas. 3 Good. Response is relevant and good. The response is sufficiently detailed to demonstrate a good understanding and provides details on how the requirements will be fulfilled. 4 Excellent. Response is completely relevant and excellent overall. Tenderers are also asked to confirm: that they will pay staff that are involved in the delivery of services under the contract, at least the real Living Wage. they will meet standards on payment of subcontractors Tenderers who do not pass these questions will not be subject to Commercial Analysis. As a result the tender will not be considered further. Bidders must complete the SPD (Scotland) to demonstrate adherence to the Exclusion and Selection Criteria for this procurement. If there are named subcontractors/technicians upon which the bidder will rely to meet the selection criteria, these named parties must complete and reattach the SPD Supplier Response Form attached to SPD. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 31472. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-pr... A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-pr... A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: how the delivery of the contract will deliver community benefits that strengthen local capacity to support families bereaved following a death in prison custody, including improved access to trauma‑informed information and advocacy. These benefits should contribute to greater community understanding of the challenges faced by bereaved families and support wider system learning. (SC Ref:818732)