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title: "Clinical Supervision for advocacy staff"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-029a37"
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# Clinical Supervision for advocacy staff

Buyer: THE ADVOCACY PROJECT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-029a37

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## Summary

The Advocacy Project has recently completed a procurement process for "Clinical Supervision for advocacy staff", classified under health and social work services. This open tender was designed to secure the provision of clinical supervision for advocacy employees primarily in challenging environments. The procurement took place in London and at Broadmoor Hospital in Berkshire, with key contracts signed in December 2020 and January 2021. The project, now in the award stage, involves two separate lots: one for supervisory services at Broadmoor and another for staff teams in London.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in mental health services, counselling, or psychology to expand their client base within public health sectors. Companies with experience in clinical supervision, especially those that are SMEs, would be ideally positioned to compete. The requirements for highly qualified professionals to provide emotional resilience support to advocates highlight a growing need for skilled suppliers in the mental health field, making this an advantageous opportunity for firms that meet the specified qualifications and ethical standards.

## Notice

The Advocacy Project wishes to provide external clinical supervision for employees that work in challenging environments, this will predominately be advocates but could include staff in other roles within the organisation for Lot 2. In line with best practice and good governance, we are inviting appropriately qualified professionals (or organisations) to bid for this work. There are two lots: Lot 1: Provision of clinical supervision to the advocacy team at Broadmoor Hospital Lot 2: Provision of clinical supervision to the staff teams in London Suppliers can bid for one or both of these lots.

### Lot Information

Provision of clinical supervision to the advocacy team at Broadmoor Hospital

Clinical supervision is to be provided to 6 people at Broadmoor Hospital in Berkshire on a monthly basis. You must: Give practical support to the advocates to process the emotional impact of the situations they hear and see. Support advocates maintain their emotional resilience In delivering the clinical supervision you must: Maintain confidentiality about the patients and advocates at all times Maintain professional boundaries and ensure independence Comply with The Advocacy Project policies regarding equal opportunities, risk assessment, safeguarding, security, confidentiality. Communicate clearly Maintain appropriate clinical records and raise any concerns with the Head of Service Delivery should you feel that the advocates require additional help or have raised any safeguarding concerns. Commit to on-going supervision for yourselves to develop your practice Adhere to the BACP Ethical Framework

Provision of clinical supervision to the staff teams in London

Clinical supervision is to be provided to groups of staff on a monthly basis. The sessions should alternate between West and East London each month or where demand requires offer one in each location each month. In addition to providing costs for delivery of the group supervision, please also specify the hourly rate for addition 1:1 supervision should there be an occasional requirement to do that. In a group setting you must: Give practical support to the advocates to process the emotional impact of the situations they hear and see. Support advocates maintain their emotional resilience In delivering the clinical supervision you must: Maintain confidentiality about the patients and advocates at all times Maintain professional boundaries and ensure independence Comply with The Advocacy Project policies regarding equal opportunities, risk assessment, safeguarding, security, confidentiality. Maintain appropriate clinical records and raise any concerns with the Head of Service Delivery should you feel that the advocates require additional help or have raised any safeguarding concerns. Commit to on-going supervision for yourselves to develop your practice Adhere to the BACP Ethical Framework

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004806-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Mar 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Dec 2020 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £19,926 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE ADVOCACY PROJECT |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | West London |
| Postcode | W10 9EB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI7 Outer London - West and North West |
| ITL 3 | TLI73 Ealing |
| Local authority | Ealing |
| Electoral ward | Pitshanger |
| Westminster constituency | Ealing North |
| Delivery location | TLI32 Westminster, TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham, TLI41 Hackney and Newham, TLI73 Ealing, TLJ11 Berkshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | EDEN PSYCHOLOGY AND CONSULTANCY SERVICES; MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID WALES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 10 Mar 2021 at 11:40 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004806-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.advocacyproject.org.uk
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:431172-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
- https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA42924

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