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# Hampshire & Southampton Advocacy Services - AWARD

Buyer: HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-627408f4-78a8-44ff-a9f1-1a4edf884cba

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## Summary

The Hampshire County Council is inviting experienced providers to tender for advocacy services for vulnerable adults and children in Hampshire and Southampton. The procurement is currently at the Award stage following an open procedure for two distinct service lots, with a total contract value of £7,520,000. The contract period is set to commence on 1st April 2020 and run until 31st March 2022, with the option for extensions. The locations involved in this procurement are Hampshire and the city of Southampton, categorised under social work services without accommodation (CPV Code: 85312000).

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in advocacy services, particularly those focused on mental health, children’s services, and support for individuals with learning disabilities. Small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), are particularly well-suited to compete due to the public service nature of the contract. Successful bidders will be involved in delivering crucial advocacy, including Independent Mental Health Advocacy and Care Act Advocacy, thus contributing to positive social outcomes within the community.

## Notice

Hampshire County Council (the 'Council') invite suitably experienced providers to tender for the provision of a range of statutory and non-statutory advocacy service provision for vulnerable adults and children covering Hampshire and the city of Southampton. Hampshire County Council is conducting the procurement for both lots of service provision under the "Light Touch Regime" set out in Part 2, Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, in accordance with the requirements of Hampshire County Council's Contract Standing Orders. The procurement will consist of a single stage Open procedure. The service provision consists of 2 lots and Tenderers are required to bid on the basis that, if they are successful, they will deliver both lots. The initial contract term for Lot 1 Hampshire is 2 years, with the option to extend the contract at the discretion of Hampshire County Council, for a further period or periods not exceeding 2 years. The services will be procured through 2 single lots each provided under separate contracts to both the Council (Lot 1 Hampshire) and to Southampton City Council (Lot 2 Southampton) , the Council acting as lead authority for the procurement. Advocacy services to be delivered in both Lot 1 (Hampshire) and Lot 2 (Southampton) will include: * Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) as determined by the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA) * Independent Mental Capacity Act Advocacy (IMCA) including Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS) IMCA, as determined by the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) and from 1st October 2020 - 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 MCA. * Care Act Advocacy, as determined by the Care Act 2014. Additional advocacy services to be delivered only in Lot 1 (Hampshire) will include: * Children's Statutory Advocacy, to be delivered under a range of legislation. * Non-statutory Advocacy for Adults * Non-statutory General Mental Health Advocacy * NHS Independent Health Complaints Advocacy Service: Additional advocacy services to be delivered only in Lot 2 (Southampton) will include: * Advocacy to support those with Special Educational Needs under the Children and Families Act (2014). *Non-statutory advocacy to support Adults aged 18+. *Substance Use Disorder Services (SUDS) Advocacy *Learning Disabilities Housing Advocacy The advocacy can be provided by instruction, or non-instructed when the person lacks the capacity or the competence, in the case of a child, to instruct. The advocacy will include 1:1 work, group advocacy and support to enable peer advocacy and self advocacy. For specific details about the services being procured please see Document 6 Service Specification (Hampshire & Southampton) attached to this project. The anticipated service commencement date...

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/965b6ce2-8247-4929-8940-3aec145bfad7 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Mar 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Dec 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Mar 2020 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2020 - 31 Mar 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £7,520,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £5,396,359 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | HAMPSHIRE |
| Post town | Southampton |
| Postcode | SO23 8UQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ36 Central Hampshire |
| Local authority | Winchester |
| Electoral ward | St Michael |
| Westminster constituency | Winchester |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | VOICEABILITY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation

## Release History

- 23 Mar 2020 at 16:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/965b6ce2-8247-4929-8940-3aec145bfad7

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/965b6ce2-8247-4929-8940-3aec145bfad7
  23rd March 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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