Notice Information
Notice Title
Southampton Integrated Advocacy Services
Notice Description
Southampton City Council is seeking bids from relevant providers for the provision an integrated advocacy service for adults and children in Southampton. The service will include the provision of statutory advocacy and non-statutory advocacy for both adults, children and young people, besides an Independent Visitor (IV) service for Children Looked After (CLA) and - subject to the Council exercising options to modify the contract value - additional services relating to Return Home Interviews for Children Looked After (CLA) and advocacy services relating to the implementation of Liberty Protection Safeguards.
Lot Information
Lot 1
This procurement will follow the Open type procedure and will be conducted in compliance with The Public Contracts Regulations74-77, 2015, under the Light Touch Regime. The range of statutory advocacy provision to be delivered includes the following: * Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) as determined by the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA) - including the provision of IMHA within private psychiatric facilities within the boundaries of Southampton City Council. * Independent Mental Capacity Act Advocacy (IMCA) including Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS) IMCA, as determined by the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) and IMCA for Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) as introduced by the Mental Capacity Amendment Act 2019. * Paid Relevant Person's Representative (Paid RPR) as determined by the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA). * Care Act 2014 Advocacy as determined by the Care Act 2014 * Children's Statutory Advocacy: Advocacy to support those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) under the Children and Families Act (2014). * Independent NHS Complaints Advocacy (IHCAS). * CLA (Children Looked After) Advocacy in accordance with the Children Act 1989 and The Adoption and Children Act 2002 s.26A. * Provision of Return Home Interviews service for Children Looked After (CLA). The range of non-statutory advocacy provision to be delivered includes the following: * Supporting individuals through the hospital discharge process and decision making about discharge and support options. * Supporting parents who have a learning disability and whose child is subject to child protection proceedings. * Supporting self-advocacy groups and self-advocates to lead the advocacy support that they receive, to attend forums and meetings across Southampton, to understand and have a say over the issues which impact their lives. * To support self-advocates to attend Southampton's Learning Disabilities Partnership Board. * Supporting individuals to become peer advocates, so enabling people with a shared experience to support and empower each other. * Providing advocacy support to individuals and groups as part of strategic service reviews and system redesign undertaken by public sector bodies. Please see Document 3 Service Specification for more service-related information. For delivery of the specification requirements (with the exception of Return Home Interviews) suppliers will be required to bid against an available funding resource of: PS386,863 for the first year of the initial contract term. PS407,971 per annum for each of the remaining 2 years of the initial contract period. PS407,971 per annum for any periods of contract extension (i.e., up to a maximum of two periods of extension, each of 12 months' duration). In meeting additional obligations arising under the implementation of Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS), as introduced by the Mental Capacity Amendment Act 2019 - which date of implementation has yet to be confirmed - the Council may exercise the option to modify the contract to increase its value by up to a further PS165,000 per annum. The Council may choose to modify the contract by all, part, or none of this amount. In meeting additional obligations in respect to the provision of Return Home interviews the Council may exercise the option to modify the contract to increase its value by up to a further PS30,000 per annum. The Council may choose to modify the contract by all, part, or none of this amount. This procurement therefore provides for a maximum estimated contract value of PS2,986,247
Options: The Council has the option, at its discretion, to extend the initial contract term period by two further periods, each of up to 12 months in duration
Renewal: The Council has the option, at its discretion, to extend the initial contract term period by two further periods, each of up to 12 months in duration.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-037bf2
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022343-2023
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
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
- £2,986,247 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £2,986,247 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £1,907,888 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 1 Aug 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 28 Nov 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 17 May 20232 years ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2026 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- tendermanagment@southampton.gov.uk, tendermangement@southampton.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 2380833000
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SOUTHAMPTON
- Postcode
- SO14 7LY
- Post Town
- Southampton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ32 Southampton
- Delivery Location
- TLJ South East (England), TLJ32 Southampton
-
- Local Authority
- Southampton
- Electoral Ward
- Bargate
- Westminster Constituency
- Southampton Itchen
Further Information
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