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title: "GB-Shrewsbury: AMCV 325 - - Statutory Advocacy and DoLS Personal Representative services for Adults."
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# GB-Shrewsbury: AMCV 325 - - Statutory Advocacy and DoLS Personal Representative services for Adults.

Buyer: SHROPSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-675f53a3-cdcb-4af1-ba97-42ab66fee179

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## Summary

Shropshire Council conducted an open procurement process to award contracts for the provision of Statutory Advocacy and DoLS (Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards) Personal Representative services for adults. The procurement falls under the 'Provision of services to the community' industry category and is located in the West Midlands, United Kingdom. The process has reached the award stage as of 16th September 2024, with contracts commencing on 1st October 2024 and running until 30th September 2028, with an option to extend up to three additional 12-month periods. This contract, with a total value of £543,900, was awarded to Voiceability and includes two distinct lots: Volunteer relevant person service under DoLS and Care Act Advocacy, Independent Mental Capacity Advocate service, and Paid Relevant Persons Representative under DoLS.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in advocacy and care services, particularly those that can provide independent non-instructed advocacy for vulnerable adults under statutory duties mandated by the Care Act 2014 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are particularly encouraged to participate, as the contract is deemed suitable for various economic operators. Companies with expertise in healthcare, legal advocacy, and mental health support services would find this opportunity particularly advantageous. The resulting contracts also ensure a steady, long-term engagement with the potential for annual extensions, fostering growth and sustainability for participating businesses.

## Notice

This is an award notice for a Statutory Advocacy and DoLS Personal Representative services for Adults. BACKGROUND The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) places a duty on local authorities to ensure that every person who is deprived of their liberty by the DoLS has to have a Representative. In many cases this is a family member. Where there is no one available to carry out this role the Council must appoint someone. This applies to a wide variety of Service Users (18+) who are being accommodated in hospital or care home in order to receive care or treatment, where the Relevant Person is unable to make this decision for themselves due to an impairment or disturbance in the functioning of their mind or brain. The Care Act (2014) places a duty on local authorities to provide access to independent non- instructed advocacy to those people who do not have appropriate or available representation and have substantial difficulty in being fully involved in their care assessment care & support planning, review and safeguarding processes. The Mental Capacity Act (2005) places a duty on local authorities to provide access to a specialist independent non-instructed advocacy service for a wide variety of Service Users (16+) who are found to be lacking mental capacity due to an impairment or disturbance in the functioning of their mind or brain and does not have appropriate or available representation. The council intends to re-tender the services above in 2 lots as follows: Both lots were awarded to the same bidder: Lot 1 - Volunteer relevant person service under DoLS (VRPR) Lot 2- Care Act Advocacy, Independent Mental Capacity Advocate service (IMCA), Paid Relevant Persons Representative under DoLS (RPR) The maximum annual budget available for each Lot is as follows: Lot 1 PS15,450 per annum Lot 2 PS62,250 per annum The contract(s) will commence on 1st October 2024 and will run for a period of 4 years with an option to extend by up to a further 3 x 12-month periods. Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/67cd854f-6637-4870-8609-86c66aea62b7 |
| 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 | 3 Oct 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 15 Sep 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Sep 2024 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2024 - 30 Sep 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £543,900 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £543,900 |
| 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 | SHROPSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | SHREWSBURY |
| Post town | Shrewsbury |
| Postcode | SY2 6ND |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG22 Shropshire |
| Local authority | Shropshire |
| Electoral ward | Abbey |
| Westminster constituency | Shrewsbury |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 75200000 - Provision of services to the community

## Release History

- 3 Oct 2024 at 11:50 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/67cd854f-6637-4870-8609-86c66aea62b7

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/67cd854f-6637-4870-8609-86c66aea62b7
  3rd October 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/respondToList.html?noticeId=893230807
  Please follow this link to view the notice.

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