Published date: 25 March 2019

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 30 November 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

KT1 1EU

Value of contract

£240,000 to £396,000

Procurement reference

LBKING001-DN369008-04143938

Published date

25 March 2019

Closing date

30 November 2018

Contract start date

1 April 2019

Contract end date

31 March 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

The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames (The Council) invites organisations with relevant experience of providing Specialist Advocacy Services to submit bids for the above contract on behalf of Adult Social Care.

The requirement is for four types of advocacy:

1. Mental Capacity Advocacy under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 ('MCA 2005', including Deprivation of Liberty Regulations 2007 'DoLS2007') (in-borough and out of borough provision);
2. Care Act 2014 (in-borough and out of borough provision);
3. LD & MH Advocacy (in-borough provision only);
4. Appropriate Adult Advocacy (in-borough provision only).

All four types of advocacy are being tendered for as a single contract.
The anticipated contract commencement will be 1st April 2019 and will be for a period of three (3) years, with an optional extension of up to two (2) years (1 year + 1 year), to be exercised at the Council's discretion.
The tender process selected for this contract is an open procedure in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015), meaning that suppliers will submit responses to Suitability Criteria to assess their competence and capability to deliver the contract at the same time as submitting Tender documents to determine how they will deliver the contract.
Organisations that are interested in participating in this exercise are invited to register immediately on the London Tenders Procurement Portal by following this link:
https://www.londontenders.org/procontract/supplier.nsf/frm_suppl ier_registration_wizard_introduction?openform.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Specialist Advocacy Services including Out of Borough Spot Purchasing

  • Opportunity
  • Published 30 October 2018, last edited 30 October 2018

Award information

Awarded date

1 March 2019

Contract start date

1 April 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Total value of contract

£371,279

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Cambridge House

Address

SE5 0HF

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Kam Shinhmar

Address

Guildhall
High Street
Kingston upon Thames
KT1 1EU
England

Telephone

+44 2085475000

Email

kam.shinhmar@kingston.gov.uk

Website

http://www.kingston.gov.uk