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title: "21 066 Statutory Advocacy Service"
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# 21 066 Statutory Advocacy Service

Buyer: CHESHIRE EAST BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-032849

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## Summary

The Cheshire East Borough Council, in partnership with Cheshire West and Chester Council, is seeking to commission an Independent Statutory Advocacy Service within the Social Work Services category, aimed at providing support to eligible Service Users. This procurement process, currently in the tender stage, has a title of "21 066 Statutory Advocacy Service" and features an estimated contract value of £4,284,000. The contracting process is open for bids and the submission deadline for electronic submissions is on May 3, 2022. The main procurer for this opportunity is the Cheshire East Borough Council based in Sandbach, United Kingdom.

This tender presents a significant business growth opportunity for organisations specialising in social work services without accommodation. Businesses with experience in providing advocacy services such as Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy and Continuing Healthcare Advocacy are well-suited to compete. The procurement method is an open procedure with an award criteria split between qualitative questions (70%) and price (30%). The contract, once awarded, will involve VoiceAbility Advocacy as the selected supplier, signifying potential partnerships and subcontracting opportunities within the Social Work Services sector.

## Notice

The provision of an Independent Statutory Advocacy Service will provide support to eligible Service Users to access the following range of advocacy provision: 1) Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) including Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS); and any subsequent changes in legislation 2) Paid Relevant Persons Representative (RPR) role under DoLS; and any subsequent changes in legislation 3) Care Act Independent Advocacy under the Care Act 2014, and including Independent Advocacy for Prisoners under the Care Act 2014 4) Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) 5) Continuing Healthcare Advocacy (CHC)

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The overall purpose of the Independent Statutory Advocacy Service is to offer a high quality, seamless statutory advocacy provision across the Administrative Area. The Service will build upon people's strengths and abilities, maximising Service User involvement. The Provider will deliver a single point of access for the range of statutory advocacy interventions, promoting a triage approach to ensure that Service Users are offered the most appropriate advocacy intervention to meet their eligible advocacy support needs. This will include the following: * Maintaining a local Cheshire based service which understands and responds to local needs. * Providing flexibility, enabling resources to be moved within the Service to meet increased demand for one type of advocacy provision * Provision of a cost-effective service * The Service will reflect the key principles of, recognising and utilising digital technology, promoting wellbeing, help to prevent reliance and dependency on care and support by maximising independence, encouraging participation and personal responsibility, promoting and raising awareness of the Independent Statutory Advocacy Service. Additionally, supporting the development of self-advocacy where possible * People using the Service will be seen as active partners in decisions made about them, including in relation to their care and support, maximising service user involvement * The Service will be (and will be seen to be) independent of the Councils and or it's service partners as well as any other organisations which may participate in the assessment of individuals The provision of an Independent Statutory Advocacy Service will provide support to eligible Service Users to access the following range of advocacy provision: 1) Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) including Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS); and any subsequent changes in legislation 2) Paid Relevant Persons Representative (RPR) role under DoLS; and any subsequent changes in legislation 3) Care Act Independent Advocacy under the Care Act 2014, and including Independent Advocacy for Prisoners under the Care Act 2014 4) Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) 5) Continuing Healthcare Advocacy (CHC)

Options: The initial contract period is 1st September 2022 - 31st August 2026, with up to 3 x 12 month options to extend --therefore options maybe taken up for the period 1st September 2026 up to 31st August 2029. The options will be exercised at the discretion of the Council, in line with the Contractual terms.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024407-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Sep 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 3 May 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Jul 2022 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2022 - 31 Aug 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £4,284,000 |
| Lots value | £4,284,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £4,193,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CHESHIRE EAST BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | CHESHIRE CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP; CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER COUNCIL |
| Locality | SANDBACH |
| Post town | Crewe |
| Postcode | CW11 1HZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire |
| ITL 3 | TLD62 Cheshire East |
| Local authority | Cheshire East |
| Electoral ward | Nantwich North and West |
| Westminster constituency | Crewe and Nantwich |
| Delivery location | TLD62 Cheshire East, TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation

## Release History

- 1 Sep 2022 at 10:23 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024407-2022
- 30 Mar 2022 at 17:37 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008622-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/
- http://www.the-chest.org.uk/
- https://www.cheshireccg.nhs.uk/
- https://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/

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