Notice Information
Notice Title
The Provision of Advocacy Services for Health and Social Care
Notice Description
Independent advocacy for individuals who face substantial difficulty engaging in assessment, review, and safeguarding processes and lack an appropriate person to support them. This includes providing Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) and Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA), undertaking the Relevant Person's Representative (RPR) role for adults, and delivering advocacy services under the Care Act
Lot Information
Lot 1
Call off contract under NOE CPC Framework Agreement ref. NOE.0627 for Independent advocacy for individuals who face substantial difficulty engaging in assessment, review, and safeguarding processes and lack an appropriate person to support them. This includes providing Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) and Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA), undertaking the Relevant Person's Representative (RPR) role for adults, and delivering advocacy services under the Care Act
Procurement Information
Direct Award Call Off agreement permitted under NOE CPC Framework agreement reference NOE.0627
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-059dd6
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057975-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85000000 - Health and social work services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £265,200 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 16 Sep 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SEFTON METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Stewart Martin
- Contact Email
- stewart.martin@sefton.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BOOTLE
- Postcode
- L20 7AE
- Post Town
- Liverpool
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD7 Merseyside
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD73 Sefton
- Delivery Location
- TLD73 Sefton
-
- Local Authority
- Sefton
- Electoral Ward
- Linacre
- Westminster Constituency
- Bootle
Further Information
Notice URLs
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