Notice Information
Notice Title
SOL - Advocacy Services 2025
Notice Description
SMBC requires Advocacy Services to cover; NHS Complaints Advocacy Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA), Deprivation of Liberty Safeguarding (DoLS) and Responsible Persons Representative (RPR) Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) Care Act Advocacy Parents' Advocacy The Advocacy Service will promote the independence of people with support needs and enable them to enjoy an active and fulfilled life through the provision of services that minimise social exclusion and promotes good health and independence.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Advocacy services provide an important service for people who would otherwise be unable to represent their own interests effectively, often with regard to the care that they receive. The service increases the likelihood of the person getting an outcome that they desire from their care, helping to support person-centred care.Councils have a number of statutory duties to provide advocacy services for people who meet specific criteria set out in various pieces of legislation, meaning that a range of individuals are eligible for statutory advocacy services. These duties are set out in the Care Act 2014, Health and Social Care Act 2012, Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the Mental Health Act 1983.These services are broken down into:* Care Act Advocacy* Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA)* Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA)* NHS Complaints Advocacy* Deprivation of Liberty Safeguarding (DoLS) and Responsible Persons Representative (RPR)* Parents' AdvocacyThe aim of the services is to help individuals who lack either the capacity or the access to information to express their views and be represented in key decision-making processes. The services do not provide advice but serve to give individuals the tools to make informed decisions where possible, in some cases non-instructed advocacy may be necessary where the advocate seeks to act in the best interests of an individual.The Adults Statutory Advocacy and Parents' Advocacy are not the only advocacy services which exist in the borough and will be required to collaborate with other advocacy services. Currently, a non-statutory advocacy service is available within Brooklands Hospital, which the provider will be required to liaise with in order to ensure people eligible for IMHA are receiving the service. Additionally, children's advocacy services are contracted by SMBC Children's Social Care with links required to identify individuals who will become or are eligible for the services provided in this contract.
Renewal: The contract term is anticipated to run for 5 years from 1st October 2025 to 30th September 2030, with an option to extend for up to 4 years, to no later than 30th September 2034.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050004
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014086-2025
- 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
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
75300000 - Compulsory social security services
85320000 - Social services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £4,211,861 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £2,339,923 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 9 Apr 202510 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 9 May 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Sep 2025 - 30 Sep 2030 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SOLIHULL MBC
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procteam@solihull.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SOLIHULL
- Postcode
- B91 3QB
- Post Town
- Birmingham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG3 West Midlands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG32 Solihull
- Delivery Location
- TLG32 Solihull
-
- Local Authority
- Solihull
- Electoral Ward
- St Alphege
- Westminster Constituency
- Solihull West and Shirley
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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