Planning

West Wales Independent Professional Advocacy Service

  • Pembrokeshire County Council
  • Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council
  • Carmarthenshire County Council

F21: Social and other specific services – public contracts (prior information notice without call for competition)

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-021570

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02dbb1

Published 1 September 2021, 10:44am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Pembrokeshire County Council

County Hall, Haverfordwest

Pembrokeshire

SA61 1TP

Email

roxanne.kehoe@pembrokeshire.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKL14 - South West Wales

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0255

one.1) Name and addresses

Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council

Canolfan Rheidol, Rhoddfa Padarn

Aberystwyth

SY23 3UE

Email

caffael@ceredigion.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1970633050

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKL1 - West Wales and the Valleys

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.ceredigion.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0491

one.1) Name and addresses

Carmarthenshire County Council

County Hall

Carmarthen

SA31 1JP

Email

LVBrown@carmarthenshire.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1267234567

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKL14 - South West Wales

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0281

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

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

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

West Wales Independent Professional Advocacy Service

Reference number

PROC/2122/070

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85300000 - Social work and related services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Pembrokeshire County Council is preparing to tender for an Independent Professional Advocacy Service for the West Wales Region (Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion) and are holding a Briefing Session prior to advertising this tender opportunity.

The Briefing Session will be via Microsoft Teams on Tuesday 7th September 2021 from 13:30 - 15:00.

The event will provide an overview of the services we are seeking to procure & the procurement process with an opportunity to ask questions on matters relating to the tender.

We would encourage you to attend the event to obtain further information.

Please note that the estimated value is per annum.

*Please note that this is not a formal PIN notice but a means to advertise our event*

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £284,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85310000 - Social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKL1 - West Wales and the Valleys
Main site or place of performance

Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The provision of Independent Professional Advocacy (IPA) is a legislative requirement under Part 10 of the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act (SSWBA) 2014. This type of advocacy is provided in circumstances such as where a citizen’s access to care and support services is in question. Advocacy itself can be seen on a continuum and while IPA provision is specifically mandated, other types are to be encouraged, building on individual and community capacity.

We are seeking a single IPA service for West Wales with the service model based on:

-Management

-Single point of contact

-Direct IPA advocacy work – generic & specialist IPA provision

-Workforce and sector development

-Awareness raising and understanding

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

22 September 2021


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

The Engagement Event will be held virtually over Microsoft Teams:

- Date: Tuesday 7th September 2021

- Time: 13:30 – 15:00

- Venue: Microsoft Teams

- Telephone Number: 01437 775578

If you are planning to attend, please provide the following information by no later than 10am on Tuesday 7th September 2021 to Roxanne.kehoe@pembrokeshire.gov.uk:

- Your organisation

- Names of representatives who will be attending on your organisation's behalf

- Email addresses for those representatives

A link to the virtual meeting will be emailed out once all interested parties have confirmed their attendance.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=113661.

(WA Ref:113661)