Tender

Independent Adult Advocacy Services

  • Sunderland City Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-005035

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-031a47

Published 23 February 2022, 9:53am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Sunderland City Council

City Hall, Plater Way

Sunderland

SR1 3AD

Contact

Mrs Michelle Soppitt

Email

michelle.soppitt@sunderland.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKC23 - Sunderland

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.sunderland.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

http://www.sunderland.gov.uk/

one.3) Communication

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

https://procontract.due-north.com/Login

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://procontract.due-north.com/Login

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Independent Adult Advocacy Services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Independent Adult Advocacy Services

Reference number

DN598923

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Council are seeking to establish a single contract for the provision of Statutory Independent Adult Advocacy Services.

The service will include:

1. Independent Mental Capacity Advocates (IMCA)

2. Relevant Person’s Representative (RPR)

3. Independent Mental Health Advocates (IMHA)

4. Independent Health Complaints Advocacy (IHCA)

5. Independent Care Act Advocacy (ICAA)

6. Independent Health Complaints Advocacy

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC23 - Sunderland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Council are seeking to establish a single contract for the provision of Statutory Independent Adult Advocacy Services.

The service will include:

1. Independent Mental Capacity Advocates (IMCA)

2. Relevant Person’s Representative (RPR)

3. Independent Mental Health Advocates (IMHA)

4. Independent Health Complaints Advocacy (IHCA)

5. Independent Care Act Advocacy (ICAA)

6. Independent Health Complaints Advocacy

two.2.5) Award criteria

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

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

Duration in months

84

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: 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 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

three.2) Conditions related to the contract

three.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract


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

25 March 2022

Local time

12:00pm

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

English

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

25 March 2022

Local time

12:00pm


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

Sunderland City Council

City Hall, Plater Way

Sunderland

SR1 3AD

Email

michelle.soppitt@sunderland.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

http://www.sunderland.gov.uk/