Planning

Advocacy Services

  • Bristol City Council

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-010303

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02afb0

Published 11 May 2021, 4:15pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Bristol City Council

City Hall, College Green

Bristol

BS1 5TR

Contact

Ms Catherine Martin

Email

catherine.martin@bristol.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1173525247

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.bristol.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.bristol.gov.uk/

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Advocacy Services

Reference number

DN471323

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Bristol City Council is notifying providers about a forthcoming tender opportunity for a range of advocacy services.

Independent advocacy can assist individuals to understand their choices, make decisions and have their voice heard. Advocacy can take several forms depending on the individual’s ability and capacity to instruct an advocate.

Bristol City Council will be using the open procedure method to tender for advocacy services detailed below.

- Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy ( for adults, children and young people);

- Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy relating to Deprivation of Liberty (DoLs)

- Independent Mental Health Advocacy (for adults, children and young people),

- Advocacy for people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities,

- In-patient Advocacy,

- Outreach Advocacy,

- Citizen Advocacy.

Bristol City Council is moving towards commissioning its services on a more devolved locality basis. This means that the Council will be focusing the approach towards localised models of provision where organisations can demonstrate high social value and a significant community presence. The Directorate is particularly interested in new models of provision with a high user focus and where use of local assets is integral to the offer, and where there may be different provision for each locality specifically focused upon the needs of that community. It is the principle of people being able to access services within the areas they live as much as possible that we are seeking to achieve and working with providers of these services that are locally based, adding social value and reinvesting in these localities and local people.

A pre-tender event for provider is taking place on Wednesday 2nd June 2021, 10.30am - 12 noon. This will be a virtual event held on Microsoft Teams. This will be an opportunity to meet the commissioners, hear more details about the tender and the chance for potential bidders to ask questions before the tender is issued.

Joining instructions:

Meeting will be held over Zoom. Please copy and paste the URL below into a web browser.

https://zoom.us/j/94399227294?pwd=VWFPL3VNSFoxdUJNRzJVc1ppNGoxdz09

Meeting ID: 943 9922 7294

Passcode: 914873

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £1,135,368

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
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

See description above

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

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

contract term 12 month with two 6 month extensions

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

22 June 2021


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No