Published date: 28 January 2021

Last edited date: 29 January 2021

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: 1 March 2021, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£829,000

Procurement reference

CUM001-DN515627-06939407

Published date

28 January 2021

Closing date

1 March 2021

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 June 2021

Contract end date

31 May 2022

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

Lot 1 - IMCA/Healthwatch/Care Act Advocacy/NHS Complaints - The primary role of the services shall be to meet all statutory requirements for Cumbria County Council for the provision of professional independent advocacy under the terms of the Care Act 2014, the Health and Social Care Act 2012, and the Mental Capacity Act 2005, (as amended by the Mental Health Act 2007 and within the guidelines set out in the Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice and the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards supplement to the Code of Practice.)

The services will operate across all categories of need, including adults with learning disabilities, dementia, mental health needs, acquired brain injury, physical and sensory impairment and young people in transition to adult services.

Lot 2 - Independent Mental Health Act Advocacy - IMHA services were introduced to safeguard the rights of people detained under the Mental Health Act (referred to as 'qualifying patients'). IMHA services aim to enable people to understand their rights and safeguards under the Mental Health Act, and to participate in decisions about their care and treatment.

An Independent Mental Health Advocate is a statutory role, with specific responsibilities which include:

- Supporting qualifying patients to access information and to better understand what is happening to them.
- Supporting qualifying patients to explore options and to engage with decision-making about their care and treatment.
- Supporting qualifying patients to articulate their own views.
- Speaking on the qualifying patient's behalf, as instructed by them, and representing them when requested.
- Accessing records relating to the qualifying patient's detention, treatment or after-care.
- Providing non-instructed advocacy to qualifying patients who cannot clearly instruct their advocate or lack capacity to make specific decisions.


More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Advocacy Services - Lot 1 - IMCA/Healthwatch/Care Act Advocacy/NHS Complaints Lot 2 - Independent Mental Health Act Advocacy

  • Opportunity
  • Published 28 January 2021, last edited 29 January 2021

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About the buyer

Contact name

Corrina McCleary-Hill

Address

Cumbria House
107-117 Botchergate
Carlisle
CA1 1RD
England

Email

corrina.mccleary-hill@cumbria.gov.uk

Website

http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/