--- title: "Forensic Advocacy Service" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-044f97" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-044f97" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-044f97.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-044f97.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST" published: "2024-04-04" --- # Forensic Advocacy Service Buyer: EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-044f97 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-044f97) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-044f97.json) ## Summary The East London NHS Foundation Trust is procuring a Forensic Advocacy Service to provide advocacy services to service users, focusing on health services. The contract, valued at £120,000 GBP, involves one-to-one, group, and virtual advocacy services that aim to increase service user awareness of rights, reduce stigma, and promote community engagement. The contract period runs from July 22, 2024, to July 21, 2026. The procurement method is an open procedure, with the tender period ending on May 8, 2024. This tender by the East London NHS Foundation Trust presents opportunities for businesses in the health services sector to provide advocacy services and contribute to service user empowerment. Businesses offering advocacy services, mental health support, and community engagement programmes would be well-suited to compete for this contract. Interested parties can submit bids electronically or in writing, with a bid validity period until May 8, 2024. ## Notice The provider will be able to provide one to one, group and virtual advocacy to servicers, with the aim to meet the outcomes mentioned below. The advocate will split their time roughly doing 70% one to one work, 20% group work and 10% multidisciplinary training. The specific days/ times in each of the venues should be flexible to meet service user need/ or days to be determined upon award. The services in which it would be expected for advocates to attend face to face are: * John Howard Centre, 12 Kenworthy Road, London E9 5TD * Wolfson House, 311-315 Green Lanes, London N4 2ES Whilst the service will be available to all service users, the advocate will work with a group of up to 10 service users at any one time. They will also provide information sessions for the multidisciplinary team to ensure full understanding of the advocacy service. The advocate will work in partnership with other advocacy providers who may be involved in supporting the service user. The advocate must be able to act independently of any person who is professionally concerned with a patient's medical treatment. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The provider will be able to provide one to one, group and virtual advocacy to servicers, with the aim to meet the outcomes mentioned below. The advocate will split their time roughly doing 70% one to one work, 20% group work and 10% multidisciplinary training. The specific days/ times in each of the venues should be flexible to meet service user need/ or days to be determined upon award. The services in which it would be expected for advocates to attend face to face are: * John Howard Centre, 12 Kenworthy Road, London E9 5TD * Wolfson House, 311-315 Green Lanes, London N4 2ES Whilst the service will be available to all service users, the advocate will work with a group of up to 10 service users at any one time. They will also provide information sessions for the multidisciplinary team to ensure full understanding of the advocacy service. The advocate will work in partnership with other advocacy providers who may be involved in supporting the service user. The advocate must be able to act independently of any person who is professionally concerned with a patient's medical treatment. Outcomes As an outcome of the additional advocacy service, it is hoped that the service will achieve: * Increased service user knowledge and awareness of their rights * Encourage service users to speak up * Reduce stigma * Increase confidence and assertiveness of service users * Help connect service users to their local, cultural and faith-based communities * Support service users in putting forward suggestions for service development, become directly involved in the strategic development of the service and raise complaints and queries * Increase equity by breaking down barriers to this * Service users trained as peer advocates ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010944-2024 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 4 Apr 2024 | | Submission deadline | 8 May 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 21 Jul 2024 - 21 Jul 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £120,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | East London | | Postcode | E1 8DE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI42 Tower Hamlets | | Local authority | Tower Hamlets | | Electoral ward | Whitechapel | | Westminster constituency | Bethnal Green and Stepney | | Delivery location | TLI42 Tower Hamlets | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 4 Apr 2024 at 13:02 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010944-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome - https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ - https://www.england.nhs.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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