Adult Advocacy Services

A Tender Notice
by NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Framework (Services)
Duration
32.5 month
Value
£1M-£1M
Sector
HEALTH
Published
25 Jun 2021
Delivery
To 11 Apr 2024 (est.)
Deadline
26 Jul 2021 11:00

Concepts

Location

North Lanarkshire

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

1 buyer

Description

North Lanarkshire Council (the "Council") propose to establish a multi-lot Framework with a sole Contractor in each lot, who will provide an Independent Advocacy Service for both adults and older adults within North Lanarkshire. . Start Date 1 November 2021 until End Date 31 July 2024. .

Lot Division

1 Younger Adults
  • Value: £742K

The Framework is to support the Council to fulfill its statutory obligations for the provision of advocacy Services. The Mental Health [Care and Treatment] Act [Scotland] 2003 imposed a duty on local authorities and health boards to collaborate to ensure the availability of independent advocacy services within their area. The Act gave everyone with mental illness, learning disability, dementia and related conditions the right to access independent advocacy support. The Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015 builds on the rights enshrined within the 2003 Act to widen access to independent advocacy support. . Duration: 33 months . Budget: Annual budget of 270000GBP. . Further to this overview, the complete 'Details of Requirements' forms part of the Invitation to Tender ("ITT") pack; please refer to the PCS-Tender portal https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ - Project code 19051. Additional information: PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE EXCLUSION GROUNDS: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
2 Older Adults
  • Value: £632K

The Framework is to support the Council to fulfill its statutory obligations for the provision of advocacy services. The Mental Health [Care and Treatment] Act [Scotland] 2003 imposed a duty on local authorities and health boards to collaborate to ensure the availability of independent advocacy services within their area. The Act gives everyone with mental illness, learning disability, dementia and related conditions the right to access independent advocacy support. The Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015 builds on the rights enshrined within the 2003 Act to widen access to independent advocacy support. . Duration: 33 months duration . Budget: Annual budget 230000GBP . Further to this overview, the complete 'Details of Requirements' forms part of the Invitation to Tender ("ITT") pack; please refer to the PCS-Tender portal https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ - Project code 19051. Additional information: PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE EXCLUSION GROUNDS: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

CPV Codes

  • 85300000 - Social work and related services

Indicators

  • Restrictions apply to the lot award allocation.
  • Staff qualifications are relevant.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Police Scotland identified a number of business areas that have a high risk of infiltration by Serious and Organised Crime groups; this Framework belongs to one such area and as such the Council reserves the right to include enhanced probity checks prior to any contract award, including sharing tenderer information with Police Scotland. . Mandatory tender submission requirement: all tenderers are required to complete a schedule within PCS-Tender for the Declaration of non-involvement in serious organised crime. . The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 19051. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2361 A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: The following Community Benefit initiatives are those which the Council deem relevant, and include, but are not limited to: - Targeted Recruitment and Training: tenderers may have proposals to recruit staff from the Council's area and/or may offer individual and young people training, jobs and work experience. - Young Person Engagement: Tenderers may have proposals to provide communications, resources, or run free training sessions. - Local Sponsorship: tenderers may propose sponsorship to organisations within the Council's area. - Resources: tenderers may provide resources (temporary/permanent) (SC Ref:658470)

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