Tender

Provision of Peer Advocacy for People with: Mental Health Needs and/or Autism Spectrum Conditions and/or Learning Disabilities

  • Lancashire County Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-003574

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0436e3

Published 2 February 2024, 3:44pm



The closing date and time has been changed to:

19 March 2024, 3:00pm

See the change notice.

Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Lancashire County Council

Fishergate

Preston

PR10LD

Contact

Procurement Care-Health

Email

caphprocurement@lancashire.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1772534966

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKD45 - Mid Lancashire

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/isupplier/

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/isupplier/

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/isupplier/

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

Provision of Peer Advocacy for People with: Mental Health Needs and/or Autism Spectrum Conditions and/or Learning Disabilities

Reference number

JB/ACS/LCC/24/1455

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Advocacy can challenge inequality and discrimination and facilitate access to appropriate treatment and support. It can also serve to influence the development and design of culturally acceptable and appropriate services, and increase the awareness and understanding of mental health needs, autism spectrum conditions, and learning disabilities (the "Conditions").

Lancashire County Council seeks to procure a service which will offer non-statutory advocacy to support people with the Conditions ("People") to have their views and wishes heard and acted upon in relation to a variety of issues (the "Service").

In each Lot which is awarded, the Service Provider will support People with either:

• Mental health needs;

• Autism Spectrum Conditions; or

• Learning disabilities

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £1,312,500

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 3

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Provision of Peer Advocacy for People with: Mental Health Needs

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD4 - Lancashire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Advocacy can challenge inequality and discrimination and facilitate access to appropriate treatment and support. It can also serve to influence the development and design of culturally acceptable and appropriate services, and increase the awareness and understanding of mental health needs, autism spectrum conditions, and learning disabilities (the "Conditions").

Lancashire County Council seeks to procure a service which will offer non-statutory advocacy to support people with the Conditions ("People") to have their views and wishes heard and acted upon in relation to a variety of issues (the "Service").

In each Lot which is awarded, the Service Provider will support People with:

• Mental health needs

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £437,500

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

60

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

The contract is subject to contract extensions as stated within the tender documents. This is at the Authority's discretion.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Provision of Peer Advocacy for People with: Autism Spectrum Conditions

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD4 - Lancashire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Advocacy can challenge inequality and discrimination and facilitate access to appropriate treatment and support. It can also serve to influence the development and design of culturally acceptable and appropriate services, and increase the awareness and understanding of mental health needs, autism spectrum conditions, and learning disabilities (the "Conditions").

Lancashire County Council seeks to procure a service which will offer non-statutory advocacy to support people with the Conditions ("People") to have their views and wishes heard and acted upon in relation to a variety of issues (the "Service").

In each Lot which is awarded, the Service Provider will support People with:

• Autism Spectrum Conditions

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £437,500

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

60

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

The contract is subject to contract extensions as stated within the tender documents. This is at the Authority's discretion.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Provision of Peer Advocacy for People with: Learning Disabilities

Lot No

3

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD4 - Lancashire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Advocacy can challenge inequality and discrimination and facilitate access to appropriate treatment and support. It can also serve to influence the development and design of culturally acceptable and appropriate services, and increase the awareness and understanding of mental health needs, autism spectrum conditions, and learning disabilities (the "Conditions").

Lancashire County Council seeks to procure a service which will offer non-statutory advocacy to support people with the Conditions ("People") to have their views and wishes heard and acted upon in relation to a variety of issues (the "Service").

In each Lot which is awarded, the Service Provider will support People with:

• Learning disabilities

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £437,500

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

60

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

The contract is subject to contract extensions as stated within the tender documents. This is at the Authority's discretion.


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


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

Originally published as:

Date

4 March 2024

Local time

11:00am

Changed to:

Date

19 March 2024

Local time

3:00pm

See the change notice.

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

4 March 2024

Local time

11:10am


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Royal Courts of Justice - The High Court

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom