Provision of Advocacy Services

Contract summary

Industry

• Social work services without accommodation - 85312000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

Advocacy Services

Published date

5 November 2015

Closing date

7 December 2015

Contract start date

1 April 2016

Contract end date

31 March 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

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Description

TENDER FOR ADVOCACY SERVICES
Wokingham Borough Council is inviting expressions of interest for the provision of
• Independent Mental Health Act Advocacy
• Independent National Health Service Complaints Advocacy
• Care Act Advocacy
• Spot purchased Advocacy
Those wishing to express an interest should have demonstrable evidence of:
• Experience of providing any of the above advocacy services
• The ability to meet the statutory requirements of each service
• Experience of working with the groups likely to benefit from these services
• Understanding of the value of advocacy for users and potential users of the services
• Ability to work flexibly to deliver the services especially where demand may be variable
• Robust recruitment process to ensure advocacy is provided by high quality well trained staff
• Internal monitoring and continuous improvement process to ensure and sustain a high quality service
Tender evaluation will also take into account feedback from referees and stakeholders within Wokingham Borough Council where applicable.
Specific statutory requirements are
• Independent Mental Health Act Advocacy under S.130A of the Mental Health Act 1983 (as amended 2007), as required under s.43 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
• Independent National Health Service Complaints Advocacy under section 223A of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, as required under s.185 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
• Care Act Advocacy to support people through the relevant assessment, support planning and safeguarding procedures, as required under s.67 and s.68 of the Care Act

In addition the successful provider will be expected to deliver time limited advocacy for other purposes.

The Service will be delivered under a three year contract, held with Wokingham Borough Council, with the opportunity of a year on year extension for a further two years, subject to satisfactory performance, funding availability and mutual agreement of the parties. The service contract is expected to commence on 1st April 2016.
The Council intends to award the contract based on the most economically advantageous tender. The award criteria that will be used, ranked in order of significance are:
Price - 50%
Method Statement - 35%
Presentation - 15%

The Council reserves the right not to accept the lowest, or any tender, submitted.
How to apply
Interested parties wishing to be considered for this opportunity must register their interest, and download or request the PQQ via one of the methods shown below:
• Contracts Finder website
Register and download the PQQ and Service Specification
• Email commissioningsupportteam@wokingham.gov.uk to request the PQQ and Service Specification.
All completed Questionnaires and proposals to be received no later than 12:00pm on 7th December 2015. Responses received after this time will be disregarded.

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More information

Attachments

• Combined Advocacy Service Specification 2015.doc
• Service Specification

• Advocacy Advert.docx
• Advert

• Advocacy PQQ.docx
• PQQ

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Award information

Awarded date

18 April 2016

Contract start date

1 July 2016

Contract end date

30 June 2019

Total value of contract

£0

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

SeAp

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About the buyer

Contact name

Andrew Beasley

Address

Quality and Contracts Team
Wokingham Borough Council
Wokingham
RG401BN
England

Telephone

0118 908 8368

Email

Andrew.Beasley@wokingham.gov.uk

Website

www.wokingham.gov.uk