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title: "Rotherham Advocacy Service"
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# Rotherham Advocacy Service

Buyer: ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-047c71

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## Summary

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council has completed the procurement process for the "Rotherham Advocacy Service," which falls under the industry category of Health and Social Work Services (CPV 85000000). The award was finalised on 2nd January 2025, and the contract is set to commence on 1st April 2025, running until 31st March 2030. The service covers the geographical location within the Borough of Rotherham (UKE31). The procurement was conducted using an open procedure and the total value of the contract is £2,533,690 over five years. The fixed hourly rates for 2025/2026 are set at £36 for Statutory Advocacy and £33 for Community (Non-Statutory) Advocacy, with an inflationary uplift subject to annual market condition reviews by the council.

The contract offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in advocacy, health, and social care services. It is an excellent opportunity for businesses with experience in delivering Independent Advocacy services and providing community support. Companies like Cloverleaf Advocacy 2000 Ltd, which has been awarded the contract, will be expected to meet statutory duties and support vulnerable populations, including individuals transitioning from child to adult services. This tender encourages business growth by partnering with the Social Value Portal to ensure businesses can demonstrate their commitment to delivering high-quality, impactful services. Bidders must be well-versed in the Care Act 2014 and have the capacity to offer comprehensive advocacy support aligned with the council's established rates and social value criteria.

## Notice

Rotherham Advocacy Service will be led by a Lead Provider determined by the tender process. The Lead Provider will provide: * The Advocacy Hub * Independent Advocacy (statutory) * Community Advocacy (non-statutory)

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Rotherham Advocacy Service will be led by a Lead Provider determined by the tender process. The Lead Provider will provide: * The Advocacy Hub * Independent Advocacy (statutory) * Community Advocacy (non-statutory) The key objective of the Rotherham Advocacy Service is to help people with health and social care needs and their unpaid carers to have their voices heard and make informed decisions about their care and support and: * Have ready access to information in respect of advocacy services and the levels of service that are available in their particular circumstances. * Have greater understanding of the care, support and health care planning systems, their right to information, to be involved, to be heard, to exercise control and choice and to challenge. * Have greater capacity and skills to articulate their needs, with or without the assistance of an Advocate, and negotiate arrangements to meet their care, support, and health needs. * Be able to utilise the care and support planning process to obtain the support they require and to achieve the personal outcomes to which they aspire. * Receive effective independent protection of their rights and best interests. It is anticipated that the contract will commence on 01/04/2025 and will run for a period of 60 months making the expiry date 31/03/2030. The contract will have no further options to extend. Bidders are advised that the indicative budget available for the provision of this contract is estimated to be PS506,738 per annum which includes estimated expenditure to be made by Children and Young Peoples Services (CYPS) in relation to support for under 18 years, transitioning to adult health and social care services. This equates to PS2,533,690 over the full 5 year duration of the contract. The contract will have no option to extend. The Council has set initial fixed hourly rates for the mobilisation of the contract (Financial Year 25-26) * Statutory Advocacy, including subcontracted out of area at PS36 per hour * Community (Non-Statutory) Advocacy at PS33 per hour In bidding for this contract, the provider accepts to deliver the services in accordance with the fixed rates proposed by the Council. The rates set by the Council will be subject to an inflationary uplift which will be determined by the Council following an examination of market conditions and as part the Council's annual budget position. The incumbent supplier of this service considers that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 as amended by the Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 apply to this contract. The Council has partnered with the Social Value Portal. The Social Value Portal will be used for the submission of all social value proposals and the ongoing management and monitoring of these commitments. The Council is committed to a performance and evidence-based approach to Social Value and has partnered with the Social Value Portal (SVP) to assist in the delivery of this. Based on the National TOMs (Themes, Outcomes and Measures) developed by the Social Value Portal, bidders are required to propose credible commitments against which performance (for the successful bidder) will be monitored. The TOMs within this tender process have been developed to reflect the specific needs of the Council and bidders will be given access to them after registering on the Social Value Portal Additional information: The award criteria is comprised of 80% quality and 20% social value. There is no pricing and commercial evaluation, the following fixed hourly rates are applicable for 2025/2026: Statutory Advocacy, including subcontracted out of area at PS36 per hour Community (Non-Statutory) Advocacy at PS33 per hour The rates set by the Council will be subject to an inflationary uplift.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000685-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| 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 | 9 Jan 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 9 Aug 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Jan 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,533,690 |
| Lots value | £2,533,690 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,533,690 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | ROTHERHAM |
| Post town | Sheffield |
| Postcode | S60 1AE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE34 Rotherham |
| Local authority | Rotherham |
| Electoral ward | Boston Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Rotherham |
| Delivery location | TLE31 Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CLOVERLEAF ADVOCACY 2000 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- 85310000 - Social work services
- 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation

## Release History

- 9 Jan 2025 at 14:16 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000685-2025
- 10 Jul 2024 at 16:34 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021160-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=81670&B=UK
- https://www.rotherham.gov.uk/
- https://yortender.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/104118

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