Published date: 10 September 2018

Last edited date: 10 September 2018

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Opportunity (published 10 September 2018)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£5,200,000

Procurement reference

2015/05F

Published date

10 September 2018

Closing date

10 September 2018

Contract start date

11 September 2018

Contract end date

1 May 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

Cornwall Council and the Council of the Isles of Scilly have a statutory duty to provide Independent Advocacy to meet the eligible needs of the people of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

The provision for these services will be provided under a legal Framework Agreement. The Framework Agreement for will for a term of 3 years with the option to extend for one additional year. There are 4 separate Lots under the Framework Agreement. Service providers may bid for any or all of the Lots.

For Lot 1, 3 and 4, one provider will be awarded a place on the Framework Agreement for each of these Lots. The service provider that has the highest overall tender score for each Lot will be awarded the place on the Framework Agreement.

For Lot 2, two service providers will be awarded a place on the Framework Agreement. The two service providers with the highest tender scores will be awarded a place on the Framework Agreement

Lot 1 - Triage for access to independent advocacy service provision and NHS complaints

Lot 2 - Community

Lot 3 - Mental Capacity Community

Lot 4 - Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA)


More information

Attachments

Additional text

Clarification Log published 28.10.2015
Clarification Log published 03.11.2015
Clarification Log published 03.11.2015 (2nd time)
Clarification Log published 12.11.2015
Clarification Log published 16.11.2015
Clarification Log Published 17.11.2015
Clarification Log Published 20.11.2015
Pricing Document as individual doc 20.11.2015
Clarification Log/Pricing Document Published 23.11.2015


About the buyer

Address

Cornwall Council
Treyew Road
Truro
TR1 3AY
England

Email

advocacytender@cornwall.gov.uk

Website

www.cornwall.gov.uk