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title: "Cumberland Advocacy Hub (Adults)"
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# Cumberland Advocacy Hub (Adults)

Buyer: CUMBERLAND COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04b2aa

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## Summary

Cumberland Council is procuring a Cumberland Advocacy Hub for adults with health and social care needs. This procurement falls under the Health and Social Work Services category and the main procurement category is services. The procurement is in the tender stage, and the process follows the open procedure as per the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The initial contract period is for three years, with an optional 12-month extension at the council's discretion. The estimated maximum contract value over the three-year term plus the optional extension is £1,564,933 excluding VAT. The procurement covers the region of UKD1 and the submission deadline is 27th November 2024, with bids to be submitted electronically via the Chest platform.

This tender offers significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in advocacy and support services for adults with various health and social care needs. Companies with expertise in independent advocacy service provision, as outlined under the Care Act 2014, Health Social Care Act 2012, Mental Capacity Act 2005, and Mental Health Act 1983, are well-suited to compete. The open procedure ensures a competitive environment, and the inclusion of criteria like quality, social value, and price fair evaluation. SMEs, especially those with a strong track record in delivering high-quality advocacy services, can significantly benefit from participating in this procurement process.

## Notice

Cumberland Council procured a Cumberland Advocacy Hub for adults with health and social care needs. The primary role of the Cumberland Advocacy Hub is to meet all Cumberland Council statutory duties in relation to the provision of a professional independent advocacy service under the terms of the Care Act 2014, Health Social Care Act 2012, Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Mental Health Act 1983 under a single point of access. The advocacy service will support Cumberland residents across all categories of need, including adults with learning disability, organic and mental health functional disorder, mental health needs, acquired brain injury, physical and sensory impairment and young people in transition to adult services and other vulnerabilities and cover of all the different types of statutory advocacy including Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy, Care Act Advocacy, NHS Complaints and Independent Mental Health Act Advocacy. The initial period of the contract is 3 years. There is ONE optional extension of up to 12 month. The use of this extension is at the absolute discretion of the Council. The contract end date on this notice includes these extension periods. The estimated annual value of the contract is: PS363,000 excluding VAT. The estimated maximum contract value over the three year term is: PS1,144,000 excluding VAT. This includes an estimate of any potential uplifts. The estimated maximum contract value over the three year term plus the one 12 month optional extension is: PS1,564,933 excluding VAT. This includes an estimate of any potential uplifts.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

All award criteria are stated in the procurement documents only. The Council is conducted the procurement using the open procedure in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for the purpose of procuring the services described in the specification which can be found within the ITT documents.

Renewal: The Council proposes to enter into the Contract for a period of three years with the successful Tenderer. There is ONE optional extension of up to 12 month. The use of this extension is at the absolute discretion of the Council. The end date of 31st January 2029 includes the 12 month optional extension. If the extension is not used the contract will end on 31st January 2028.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002257-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Jan 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 27 Nov 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Jan 2025 |
| Contract period | 1 Feb 2025 - 31 Jan 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CUMBERLAND COUNCIL |
| Locality | CARLISLE |
| Post town | Carlisle |
| Postcode | CA1 1RD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD1 Cumbria |
| ITL 3 | TLD13 Cumberland |
| Local authority | Cumberland |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Carlisle |
| Delivery location | TLD1 Cumbria |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PEOPLE FIRST INDEPENDENT ADVOCACY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 22 Jan 2025 at 15:52 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002257-2025
- 30 Oct 2024 at 15:31 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035212-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://www.cumberland.gov.uk/
- https://www.the-chest.org.uk/

## Provenance

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