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West Berkshire Adult Advocacy Services

WEST BERKSHIRE

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13 Apr 2023 at 12:26

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The West Berkshire Council is tendering a contract for West Berkshire Adult Advocacy Services, encompassing services in health and social care. The procurement stage is currently the Award stage, with the contract value set at £2,618,832 GBP. The contract is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations. The tender deadline for submissions is April 26, 2023, and the contract period is from October 1, 2023, to September 30, 2028, providing long-term opportunities for service providers in the Social work and Health and social work services categories.

This tender issued by the West Berkshire Council for Adult Advocacy Services presents an opportunity for businesses in the health and social care sector to expand their operations. Companies involved in advocacy services, mental health advocacy, safeguarding, and care act advocacy are well-suited to compete for this contract. The Council emphasises empowering service users, safeguarding their rights, and ensuring quality health and social care outcomes in West Berkshire, opening avenues for service providers to contribute to improving the well-being of the local community.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

West Berkshire Adult Advocacy Services

Notice Description

The Council is tendering a contract for West Berkshire Adult Advocacy Services in two lots: Lot 1: Healthwatch, NHS Complaints, Learning Disability Partnership Board (LDPB). Lot 2: Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA), including Relevant Person's Paid Representative (RPPR), Independent Mental Health Advocate (IMHA), Safeguarding advocacy and Care Act advocacy Lot 1 The Healthwatch Service for West Berkshire will be the independent consumer champion for patients, all those using health and social care services and carers, as well as the wider public, ensuring that the views and feedback from patients, Service Users and carers are an integral part of local commissioning across health and social care. The work of Healthwatch services in West Berkshire will help to achieve the nationally stated aims of ensuring: o People are at the heart of all health and social care services; o Health and social care outcomes in England are among the best in the world; and there is promotion of the joining up of local NHS services, social care and health improvement. For the purpose of describing the requirements and desired outcomes from the Healthwatch service in this service specification, 'people' and 'local people' refers to all residents in West Berkshire and includes: o Patients and users of health and social care services; o Carers (in their role as carers but also in their own right, about their own treatment / experience etc.); and o Temporary residents (including prisoners, holiday-makers, students, Gypsies and travellers, and children and young people on placement) within West Berkshire. NHS Complaints: the successful Tenderer will deliver services that meet the legal requirements for independent NHS complaints advocacy services as described in the Health and Social Care Act 2012 and any other regulations. Professional staff use advocacy skills to provide practical support and direction to Service Users in order to assist them in finding a resolution to their complaint. The service must: o Focus on empowering and assisting people to go through the NHS Complaints procedure; o Help safeguard the rights of Service Users as set out in both health policy and law; o Empower Service Users to self-advocate as far as they are able; and o Support Service Users to get their views heard. The West Berkshire Learning Disability Partnership Board (LDPB,) will facilitate and have genuine influence and achieve positive change in the lives of people with learning disabilities in West Berkshire. This service will also be responsible for monitoring grants for projects to a predetermined value that support people with a learning disability on behalf of the Learning Disability Partnership Board and West Berkshire Council Social Services. Lot 2 IMCA (including RPPR) will provide independent support to and represent any individual who is assessed as lacking the capacity to make dec... Additional information: Bids to be submitted via West Berkshire District Council E-procurement portal Intend. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/westberks/aspx/Home Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : Yes

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-69e5d6aa-4fd2-43c1-ac35-c1205880769d
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d81e0398-f509-4fd8-9aec-4e2b66d398be
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

85310000 - Social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,618,832 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Apr 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
26 Apr 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Oct 2023 - 30 Sep 2028 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
WEST BERKSHIRE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WEST BERKSHIRE
Postcode
RG14 5LD
Post Town
Reading
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ16 Berkshire West
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)
Local Authority
West Berkshire
Electoral Ward
Newbury Central
Westminster Constituency
Newbury

Further Information

Notice Documents

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