Published date: 5 October 2017

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 3 November 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£1,815,000

Procurement reference

CROYD001-DN300638-70615191

Published date

5 October 2017

Closing date

3 November 2017

Contract start date

1 April 2018

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

The Council is seeking to provide a Single Advocacy Service (Adults).

This service covers a number of statutory advocacy functions including:
• Independent Care and Support Advocacy
• Independent Mental Health Advocacy
• Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Relevant Person's Representatives
• NHS Complaints Independent Advocacy

Additionally we are seeking to provide a number of non-statutory advocacy services to extend the provision of representative advocacy in the borough to other service users and carers who could benefit from it, including:
• Mental Health General Advocacy
• Learning Disability General Advocacy
The Council should procure and implement a single contract for advocacy covering both statutory and non-statutory provision on the basis of three years with a possible further two extensions of twelve (12) months each for a total contract period of five (5) years.
This tender process is being carried out in accordance with the Open Procurement Procedure as set out in the Public Contracts Regulations (PCR) 2015.


About the buyer

Contact name

Melissa Bower

Address

3RD FLOOR
BWH
CROYDON
CR0 1EA
England

Telephone

+44 2087266000

Email

melissa.bower@croydon.gov.uk

Website

http://www.croydon.gov.uk