Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Dorset Council
Dorset Council, County Hall, Colliton Park
Dorchester
DT1 1XJ
Contact
Mrs Angela Pavey
angela.pavey@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK25 - Dorset
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
Buyer's address
https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Pan Dorset Advocacy Service
Reference number
DN648800
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This procurement seeks to commission a Pan-Dorset Advocacy Service for a 3+1+1-year period. The commissioning partners are from Dorset Council (DC), Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (BCP), NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Dorset Healthcare.
The commissioning partners are seeking to procure a Pan Dorset Advocacy Service which will deliver the following statutory and non-statutory advocacy:
• Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA – LPS / DoLS) Including Safeguarding Advocacy, Litigation Friend and Relevant Persons Representative (RPR)
• Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA)
• Care Act Advocacy – Including Parents who have Care Act eligible needs
• General / Generic Advocacy (non-statutory)
• CHC Advocacy
• Advocacy for Parents during care proceedings who are not Care Act eligible (Children’s Services)
• Carers Advocacy (Not under the Care Act)
To provide an advocacy service to people with health and social care needs including but not limited to mental health needs, learning disability, physical and sensory impairment, autistic spectrum conditions, dementia, acquired brain injury, young people in transition to adult services, carers and parents who are subject to care proceeding but do not meet Care Act eligibility.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £4,381,040
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK24 - Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- UKK25 - Dorset
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This procurement seeks to commission a Pan-Dorset Advocacy Service for a 3+1+1-year period. The commissioning partners are from Dorset Council (DC), Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (BCP), NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Dorset Healthcare.
The commissioning partners are seeking to procure a Pan Dorset Advocacy Service which will deliver the following statutory and non-statutory advocacy:
• Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA – LPS / DoLS) Including Safeguarding Advocacy, Litigation Friend and Relevant Persons Representative (RPR)
• Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA)
• Care Act Advocacy – Including Parents who have Care Act eligible needs
• General / Generic Advocacy (non-statutory)
• CHC Advocacy
• Advocacy for Parents during care proceedings who are not Care Act eligible (Children’s Services)
• Carers Advocacy (Not under the Care Act)
To provide an advocacy service to people with health and social care needs including but not limited to mental health needs, learning disability, physical and sensory impairment, autistic spectrum conditions, dementia, acquired brain injury, young people in transition to adult services, carers and parents who are subject to care proceeding but do not meet Care Act eligibility.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 45
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 5
Price - Weighting: 50
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £4,381,040
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
36
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
At the end of the initial contract period there are two options to extend of 12 months each.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
27 February 2023
Local time
9:00am
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
27 February 2023
Local time
9:30am
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Dorset Council
County Hall, Colliton Park
Dorchester
DT1 1XJ
Country
United Kingdom