2022 Social Care Aberdeenshire Advocacy Service

Concepts

• health and social work
• social care aberdeenshire advocacy service
• aberdeenshire health and social care partnership
• aberdeen
• aberdeenshire health
• aberdeenshire council
• future service requirement
• social care partnership
• collective independent advocacy services
• care services

Location

Aberdeenshire

Description

The Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership have a future service requirement for a locally based service to provide individual and collective independent advocacy services in accordance with Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance principles, standards and codes of practice, and in support of its statutory responsibilities.

Total Quantity or Scope

Procurement of an Advocacy Service. Aberdeenshire Council, through the Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership, has a requirement to meet its statutory duties to provide independent advocacy services to a range of people across different care groups who are in receipt of health and care services, or who would benefit from the receipt of such services. The priority for the provision of the Service will be given to individuals who are or may be subject to compulsory duties or powers under the relevant legislation – Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003; Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015; Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000; Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007. Priority also includes provision of advocacy for unpaid carers in accordance with duties under the Carer (Scotland) Act 2016.

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services

Other Information

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