--- title: "Adults Advocacy Services Engagement" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-91d42ef7-f319-423e-bb7d-37513c80d39b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-91d42ef7-f319-423e-bb7d-37513c80d39b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-91d42ef7-f319-423e-bb7d-37513c80d39b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-91d42ef7-f319-423e-bb7d-37513c80d39b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL" published: "2018-10-17" --- # Adults Advocacy Services Engagement Buyer: BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-91d42ef7-f319-423e-bb7d-37513c80d39b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-91d42ef7-f319-423e-bb7d-37513c80d39b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-91d42ef7-f319-423e-bb7d-37513c80d39b.json) ## Summary Brighton & Hove City Council is in the planning stage for the "Adults Advocacy Services Engagement," which falls under the industry category of social work and related services. The procurement process involves the invitation for tenders, specifically for advocacy services, with the tender expected to open on 18 October 2018, following a recent delay. The anticipated dates for the completion of the tender award are set for 19 February 2019, with the contract commencing on 1 July 2019. Interested suppliers should ensure they are ready to engage with the council by the engagement deadline of 17 December 2018. This tender presents significant growth opportunities for small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) that are equipped to deliver advocacy services and collaborate with other providers. Companies with expertise in various advocacy fields, including mental health and care sectors, are encouraged to participate, particularly those that can form partnerships or subcontract to provide specialised services tailored to client needs. This integrated advocacy hub model aims to streamline access for service users, thus inviting innovative and effective proposals from potential bidders. ## Notice PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE TENDER WILL NOW OPEN ON THURSDAY 18TH OCTOBER. Apologies for the delay. Brighton and Hove City Council and the Brighton and Hove Clinical Commissioning Group will soon be tendering for advocacy services. Brighton & Hove City Council and Clinical Commissioning Group currently jointly fund 8 different statutory and non-statutory advocacy services. Extensive engagement with people who use, refer and provide advocacy shows that whilst there is some excellent provision, the way that some of the services are organised by client group means that people who need advocacy are sometimes unsure where to go if they have multiple conditions and people need to be transferred between services if they need more than 1 type of advocacy. The proposed Model is for an Integrated Advocacy Hub with a Lead Provider that will provide a central point of access for People and referrers but still provide essential specialist provision to People who feel particularly excluded from mainstream services. The engagement we have carried out has been considered carefully alongside the experiences of other local authority areas in the country and best practice. There are statutory duties for the following advocacy provision: * Independent Mental Capacity Advocates (IMCA) under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 * Independent Mental Health Advocates (IMHA) under the Mental Health Act 2007 * Independent Health Complaints Advocacy (IHCA) under the Health & Social Care Act 2012 * Independent Care Act Advocacy (ICAA) under The Care Act 2014 There is no statutory duty to provide Community Advocacy but BHCC and BHCCG are committed to funding this provision as it plays an important in supporting individuals, the health and care system and communities. The proposal is that a Lead Provider directly provides IMCA across East Sussex, Brighton & Hove and West Sussex and ICAA for Brighton & Hove and West Sussex. The Lead Provider could either directly provide or sub-contract with specialist community advocacy organisations to provide IHCA, Specialist Community Advocacy and a combined IMHA and Community Mental Health Advocacy. Spot purchase arrangements also need to be in place for specialist providers of deaf, bilingual and autism advocacy. It is expected that a subcontracting / partnership arrangement would be the most effective model as it would retain the specialist knowledge held by specialist community providers. We would like to inform you that we need to revise the procurement timetable for the Advocacy recommission. This is due to finalising some additional governance requirements with West Sussex County Council. Revised dates: Tender open - 17/10/2018 Tender award - 19/02/2019 Start of contract - 01/07/2019 We are sorry for any inconvenience caused. Please note we have added an extra two weeks to the submission deadline to allow you more time to complete you tender submissions. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d5e434e2-7c1e-4b64-857e-ef475dc8f3c9 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 17 Oct 2018 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 17 Dec 2018 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | HOVE | | Post town | Brighton | | Postcode | BN3 2LS | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex | | ITL 3 | TLJ21 Brighton and Hove | | Local authority | Brighton and Hove | | Electoral ward | Central Hove | | Westminster constituency | Hove and Portslade | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85300000 - Social work and related services ## Release History - 17 Oct 2018 at 15:57 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d5e434e2-7c1e-4b64-857e-ef475dc8f3c9 - 28 Sep 2018 at 10:37 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d5e434e2-7c1e-4b64-857e-ef475dc8f3c9 - 9 Aug 2018 at 12:43 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d5e434e2-7c1e-4b64-857e-ef475dc8f3c9 - 27 Jul 2018 at 14:17 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d5e434e2-7c1e-4b64-857e-ef475dc8f3c9 - 27 Jul 2018 at 14:14 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d5e434e2-7c1e-4b64-857e-ef475dc8f3c9 - 27 Jul 2018 at 13:31 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d5e434e2-7c1e-4b64-857e-ef475dc8f3c9 - 12 Jul 2018 at 14:34 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d5e434e2-7c1e-4b64-857e-ef475dc8f3c9 - 6 Jun 2018 at 14:06 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d5e434e2-7c1e-4b64-857e-ef475dc8f3c9 - 6 Jun 2018 at 12:17 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d5e434e2-7c1e-4b64-857e-ef475dc8f3c9 - 16 May 2018 at 14:03 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d5e434e2-7c1e-4b64-857e-ef475dc8f3c9 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d5e434e2-7c1e-4b64-857e-ef475dc8f3c9 17th October 2018 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/918f0cbc-86a9-483e-bb80-9f0757b39fa9 Provider Engagement Report - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/fbe2ca0d-0bf6-49b0-abfe-e0127ef34571 Questions from Providers and responses from BHCC - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/afbff7d2-734d-467e-ad3b-9ef75cf30f56 Questions from Providers and responses from BHCC - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d2af90fc-3deb-462d-a80a-abed0fc348bb Questions from Providers and responses from BHCC - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1a4ce763-ab06-49fc-a3ed-94cdad96f4c6 Questions and responses from Provider (2) ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/aspx/Tenders/Current ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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