Published date: 9 January 2025
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Contract summary
Industry
Health and social work services - 85000000
Social work and related services - 85300000
Social work services - 85310000
Social work services without accommodation - 85312000
Location of contract
S60 1AE
Value of contract
£506,738 to £2,533,690
Procurement reference
20250109163243-104118
Published date
9 January 2025
Closing date
9 August 2024
Closing time
10am
Contract start date
1 April 2025
Contract end date
31 March 2030
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
Rotherham Advocacy Service will be led by a Lead Provider determined by the tender process.
The Lead Provider will provide:
• The Advocacy Hub
• Independent Advocacy (statutory)
• Community Advocacy (non-statutory)
The key objective of the Rotherham Advocacy Service is to help people with health and social care needs and their unpaid carers to have their voices heard and make informed decisions about their care and support and:
• Have ready access to information in respect of advocacy services and the levels of service that are available in their particular circumstances.
• Have greater understanding of the care, support and health care planning systems, their right to information, to be involved, to be heard, to exercise control and choice and to challenge.
• Have greater capacity and skills to articulate their needs, with or without the assistance of an Advocate, and negotiate arrangements to meet their care, support, and health needs.
• Be able to utilise the care and support planning process to obtain the support they require and to achieve the personal outcomes to which they aspire.
• Receive effective independent protection of their rights and best interests.
It is anticipated that the contract will commence on 01/04/2025 and will run for a period of 60 months making the expiry date 31/03/2030. The contract will have no further options to extend.
Bidders are advised that the indicative budget available for the provision of this contract is estimated to be £506,738 per annum which includes estimated expenditure to be made by Children and Young Peoples Services (CYPS) in relation to support for under 18 years, transitioning to adult health and social care services. This equates to £2,533,690 over the full 5 year duration of the contract. The contract will have no option to extend.
The Council has set initial fixed hourly rates for the mobilisation of the contract (Financial Year 25-26)
• Statutory Advocacy, including subcontracted out of area at £36 per hour
• Community (Non-Statutory) Advocacy at £33 per hour
In bidding for this contract, the provider accepts to deliver the services in accordance with the fixed rates proposed by the Council.
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Award information
Awarded date
2 January 2025
Contract start date
1 April 2025
Contract end date
31 March 2030
Total value of contract
£2,533,690
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
Cloverleaf Advocacy 2000 Limited
Address
5th Floor
Empire House
Wakefield Old Road
Dewsbury
WF12 8DJReference
None
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Contact name
Lorna Byne
Address
Riverside House, Main Street
Rotherham
S60 1AE
ENG
Telephone
+44 1709334159
Website
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