Notice Information
Notice Title
Advocacy and Related Support Services
Notice Description
Portsmouth City Council ('the council') is inviting tenders from suitably qualified providers to provide statute mandated independent advocacy Services. The service provider will deliver Independent Advocacy Services to service-users resident in Portsmouth who find themselves involved in various processes as set out in various Acts of Parliament, notably: o Care Act 2014 o Mental Health Acts 1983/2007 o Mental Capacity Act 2005 o Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) - this will change to Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) in due course The aims and purposes of the service are: o to provide good quality independent advocacy for the most vulnerable in our community o to support individuals to make decisions about their treatment, care, and support o to ensure the Local Authority fulfils its statutory obligations with regards to advocacy support outlined in the relevant legislation and statutory guidance Services to be provided comprise of: o Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) o Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) - Including IMCA in DoLS processes o Relevant Person Representative (IMCA) o Independent advocacy in respect to the Care Act 2014 Providers will need to have their own premises within the Portsmouth City limits (i.e. a premises within the PO1 to PO6 postal code areas) or relatively near to the city in order to be geographically close to the service-users requiring advocacy in the city. The initial contract term will be in effect for 3 years with the option to extend for an additional 2 years in increments to be agreed. The contract value is estimated at around ?633,000.00 for the 3-year initial term of the contract and may rise to in the region of ?1,055,000.00 if extended for the full two years. The services covered under the contract are health and social work services and fall under the 'light touch regime'. The Council will execute this procurement process in general accordance with the Open Procedure as set out within the Public Contract Regulations (2015). The procurement process will be undertaken in line with the following programme: - Issue FTS Contract Notice - 20th June 2023 - Issue Invitation to Tender - 20th June 2023 - ITT return deadline - 25th July 2023 at 12:00 (midday) - Standstill period - 22nd August 2023 - 31st August 2023 - Contract award - 1st September 2023 - Service Commencement - 1st December 2023 - Application is via completed tender submission by the deadline stated above via the Council's e-sourcing system InTend which will be used to administrate the procurement process, the system can be accessed free of charge via the web link below: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/home Additional information: Portsmouth City Council is currently in the process of seeking expressions of interest for the following project - 'Advocacy and related Support Services'. The full details and ability to express an interest will be via our e-sourcing system Intend. This filepath will take you to the relevant area of Intend, https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/Tenders/Current Once on the page you can either scroll down or use the search function to find the relevant project. Should you have any problems with the above link, please contact us on 023 9268 8235 or email: procurement@portsmouthcc.gov.uk Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : Yes
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-82a379e8-f2aa-41d2-b0b4-0d3396d486ba
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/649990e1-f6b7-4400-a7e8-088511436e45
- 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
85310000 - Social work services
85311100 - Welfare services for the elderly
85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
85312310 - Guidance services
85312320 - Counselling services
85312400 - Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Jun 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 25 Jul 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Dec 2023 - 30 Nov 2026 3-4 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
- PORTSMOUTH CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HANTS
- Postcode
- PO1 2AL
- Post Town
- Portsmouth
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ31 Portsmouth
- Delivery Location
- TLJ South East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Portsmouth
- Electoral Ward
- Charles Dickens
- Westminster Constituency
- Portsmouth South
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/649990e1-f6b7-4400-a7e8-088511436e45
20th June 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder -
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/
Additional information on how to apply for this contract
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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