--- title: "Barking and Dagenham Advocacy Service" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-952c2027-f1c6-42bc-b60d-ee42884b0c46" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-952c2027-f1c6-42bc-b60d-ee42884b0c46" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-952c2027-f1c6-42bc-b60d-ee42884b0c46.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-952c2027-f1c6-42bc-b60d-ee42884b0c46.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "LONDON BOROUGH OF BARKING AND DAGENHAM" published: "2018-11-23" --- # Barking and Dagenham Advocacy Service Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF BARKING AND DAGENHAM Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-952c2027-f1c6-42bc-b60d-ee42884b0c46 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-952c2027-f1c6-42bc-b60d-ee42884b0c46) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-952c2027-f1c6-42bc-b60d-ee42884b0c46.json) ## Summary The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham is inviting tenders for the "Barking and Dagenham Advocacy Service," aimed at delivering Integrated Statutory Advocacy Services across various client groups including those with Learning Disabilities, Mental Health issues, and other related needs. This open procurement process, classified under health and social work services, has a tender submission deadline of 12:00pm on Wednesday, 9th January 2019, with clarification requests due by 12noon on Thursday, 3rd January 2019. The contract is set to commence on 1st April 2019 and will initially run for 2 years, with an option to extend for a further 2 years at the council's discretion. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in advocacy and social care services, particularly those experienced in working with vulnerable populations. Companies that can mobilise a skilled team of advocates and demonstrate effective organisational marketing strategies will be well-suited to compete for this contract. The inclusion of options for consortium and sub-contractor arrangements also encourages small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations to participate, fostering collaboration in service delivery. ## Notice Barking & Dagenham Council has committed to the vision of 'One borough; one community; London's growth opportunity' and advocacy services deliver this vision and in particular, our corporate priority of 'enabling social responsibility'. Advocacy supports individuals who require it to be meaningfully involved throughout the care and support process for social care and mental health, enabling individuals to direct their care and support and have choice and control. The Council invites suitably experienced providers to submit completed bids for the provision of Integrated Statutory Advocacy Service. The service can be delivered by a single provider or partnership (working on a consortium or lead/sub-contractor basis). The tender will be for a single Independent Advocacy Service to deliver the statutory advocacy functions of Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) and Advocacy under the Care Act. This work will be across a range of client groups including Learning Disabilities, Mental Health, Dementia, Autism, Acquired Brain Injury, Physical Health and Substance Misuse. The lead provider would need to have capacity to mobilise or supply-in specialist and targeted advocates as required. The winning bidder would be expected to deliver: - A quality and seamless independent statutory IMHA/IMCA/DoLS/RPR and Care Act advocacy service with a range of appropriately qualified, trained and experienced advocates, skilled across a range of specialisms. - A prompt, efficient, equitable, and seamless referral allocation and management system with determined outputs, prioritisation and case closure processes. - Effective organisational marketing and promotion, raising awareness, engaging stakeholders, targeting hard to reach groups and providing clarity around the advocacy offer. - An effective signposting service to local services through sound knowledge of service provision in the locality through productive partnership working. The contract will commence on 1st April 2019 for a period of 2 years with the option to extend for a further 2-year period on an annual basis at the sole discretion of the Council. The London Borough of Barking & Dagenham supports the development of Consortium bids and Sub-Contracting arrangements. Details of all sub-contractors would need to be included in the tender submission pack. It would be the responsibility of the provider to check whether TUPE implications would apply to your particular organisation. The deadline for clarifications is 12noon on Thursday 3rd January 2019. Closing date for tender submissions is 12:00pm on Wednesday 9th January 2019. Late applications will not be considered under any circumstances. Further information and tender documents are available on our e-tendering portal https://lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4ad6109a-be95-461c-b4c7-1aaffeccc53a | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 23 Nov 2018 | | Submission deadline | 9 Jan 2019 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2019 - 31 Mar 2021 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £115,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | LONDON BOROUGH OF BARKING AND DAGENHAM | | Locality | BARKING | | Post town | Ilford | | Postcode | IG11 8HE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI5 Outer London - East and North East | | ITL 3 | TLI52 Barking & Dagenham and Havering | | Local authority | Barking and Dagenham | | Electoral ward | Northbury | | Westminster constituency | Barking | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 23 Nov 2018 at 13:42 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4ad6109a-be95-461c-b4c7-1aaffeccc53a ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4ad6109a-be95-461c-b4c7-1aaffeccc53a 23rd November 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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