- 1. Nottinghamshire County Council
- 2. Nottingham City Council
- 3. NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board
- 4. Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
- 5. Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- 6. Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- 7. Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Nottinghamshire County Council
County Hall, West Bridgford
Nottingham
NG2 7QP
Contact
Catherine Flint
catherine.flint@nottscc.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1159772009
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKF1 - Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk
Buyer's address
http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk
one.1) Name and addresses
Nottingham City Council
Nottingham
melody.hinds@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKF1 - Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board
Nottingham
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKF1 - Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Nottingham
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKF1 - Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Nottingham
healthcare-communications@nottshc.nhs.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKF1 - Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk
one.1) Name and addresses
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Sutton-in -Ashfield
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKF1 - Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Doncaster
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKF1 - Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
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
Independent Advocacy Services and Supporting People to Have a Voice in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire
Reference number
DN643085
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Nottinghamshire County Council is seeking a suitably experienced single Provider to deliver Independent Advocacy Services and provide services to support people to have a voice, using a Framework Agreement.
The Framework Agreement will replace an existing contract which is expiring and will be available for use by the following Commissioners:
• Nottinghamshire County Council
• Nottingham City Council
• NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board (ICB)
• Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
• Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
• Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF1 - Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Framework Agreement will provide the mechanism for purchasing Services across Nottinghamshire and Nottingham City to support people to have their voice heard, feel empowered and involved and maintain their independence. These Services will support people to make choices and decisions about their daily lives and activities along with clear information about options, responsibilities and consequences which will enable them to make informed decisions. This will include Advocacy Services and Co-Production Services.
Advocacy Services will support people to have their say in their care, support and/or treatment, help them understand information and empower them to say what they want or need.
Local authorities have a statutory duty to provide certain types of Advocacy and this Framework Agreement and the initial Call Off Contracts will ensure these requirements are met.
Commissioning organisations may also commission Call-Off Contracts for non-statutory Advocacy Services.
Co-production Services will support people to develop the skills and confidence to become involved in the development and delivery of Health and Social Care Services in Nottingham or Nottinghamshire.
Bidders must have demonstrable experience of delivering services that are similar in scope and size to those described in this tender and are specifically required to have significant experience of delivering statutory advocacy services.
The Framework will operate for a term of five years.
In addition to establishing the Framework Agreement the Council anticipates entering into contracts for an initial 4 Call-Off orders, three of which will replace similar current services:
1) Statutory Advocacy Services and the Advocacy Hub
2) Co-production Support Service
3) Relevant Persons Representative (RPR)
4) Learning Disability and Autism (LDA) Programme (formerly Transforming Care Programme) Advocacy Service
Additional Call-Off Contracts may replace or be added to the four initial Call-offs during the life of the Framework Agreement to reflect changes to statutory requirements, innovation in practice and levels of need.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Form of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
28 April 2023
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English