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Provision of Advocacy Services

Wokingham Borough Council Published 18 Nov 2016 Contracts Finder

key details

Statuscomplete
Category (CPV) 85312000
RegionSouth East
Deadline7 Dec 2015
Contract start1 Apr 2016
Contract end31 Mar 2019
Procedureselective
SME suitableYes
OCIDocds-b5fd17-f718b527-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

Award

SupplierValueDateStatus
SeAp £0 17 Apr 2016 active

description

TENDER FOR ADVOCACY SERVICES

Wokingham Borough Council is inviting expressions of interest for the provision of

Independent Mental Health Act Advocacy
Independent National Health Service Complaints Advocacy
Care Act Advocacy
Spot purchased Advocacy

Those wishing to express an interest should have demonstrable evidence of:

Experience of providing any of the above advocacy services
The ability to meet the statutory requirements of each service
Experience of working with the groups likely to benefit from these services
Understanding of the value of advocacy for users and potential users of the services
Ability to work flexibly to deliver the services especially where demand may be variable
Robust recruitment process to ensure advocacy is provided by high quality well trained staff
Internal monitoring and continuous improvement process to ensure and sustain a high quality service

Tender evaluation will also take into account feedback from referees and stakeholders within Wokingham Borough Council where applicable.

Specific statutory requirements are

Independent Mental Health Act Advocacy under S.130A of the Mental Health Act 1983 (as amended 2007), as required under s.43 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
Independent National Health Service Complaints Advocacy under section 223A of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, as required under s.185 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
Care Act Advocacy to support people through the relevant assessment, support planning and safeguarding procedures, as required under s.67 and s.68 of the Care Act

In addition the successful provider will be expected to deliver time limited advocacy for other purposes.

The Service will be delivered under a three year contract, held with Wokingham Borough Council, with the opportunity of a year on year extension for a further two years, subject to satisfactory performance, funding availability and mutual agreement of the parties. The service contract is expected to commence on 1st April 2016.

The Council intends to award the contract based on the most economically advantageous tender. The award criteria that will be used, ranked in order of significance are:

Price - 50%

Method Statement - 35%

Presentation - 15%

The Council reserves the right not to accept the lowest, or any tender, submitted.

How to apply

Interested parties wishing to be considered for this opportunity must register their interest, and download or request the PQQ via one of the methods shown below:

  • Contracts Finder website

Register and download the PQQ and Service Specification

  • Email commissioningsupportteam@wokingham.gov.uk to request the PQQ and Service Specification.

All completed Questionnaires and proposals to be received no later than 12:00pm on 7th December 2015. Responses received after this time will be disregarded.

notice history

1 notice published against this procurement.

PublishedTypeRegimeNotice
5 Nov 2015 Award (award) · ocds-b5fd17-f718b527-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b-78922-advocacy-services

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