Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Derbyshire County Council
County Hall
Matlock
DE4 3AG
Contact
Mrs Vicki Cauldwell
Vicki.Cauldwell@derbyshire.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1629532243
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKF1 - Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained 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
Social protection
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
SSD 23 06 Independent Advocacy Service
Reference number
DN678496
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 Derbyshire Independent Advocacy Service will provide a range of advocacy support to the people of Derbyshire (excluding Derby City) which includes:
• A single point of access for advocacy referral and triage
• Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA)
• Non statutory IMHA in hospital settings for informal patients who have accessed, or likely to access, IMHA
• Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) including DoLS Relevant Person’s Representatives
• Independent Health Complaints Advocacy (IHCA)
• Independent Care Act Advocacy (ICAA)
• Non statutory Advocacy
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 Derbyshire Independent Advocacy Service will provide a range of advocacy support to the people of Derbyshire (excluding Derby City) which includes:
• A single point of access for advocacy referral and triage
• Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA)
• Non statutory IMHA in hospital settings for informal patients who have accessed, or likely to access, IMHA
• Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) including DoLS Relevant Person’s Representatives
• Independent Health Complaints Advocacy (IHCA)
• Independent Care Act Advocacy (ICAA)
• Non statutory 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
Start date
10 July 2023
End date
1 September 2023
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Looking to renew this contract in the future due to an element being a statutory requirement.
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
1 September 2023
Local time
11:30am
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
10 July 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
Derbyshire County Council
Matlock
Country
United Kingdom