Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
London Borough of Merton
Civic Centre, London Rd
Morden
SM4 5DX
commercial.services@merton.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI63 - Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://procontract.due-north.com/Register
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/Register
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 for adults
Reference number
DN744001
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The London Borough of Merton (“the Council”) is inviting tenders to provide Advocacy Services for customers within the London Borough of Merton with out of Borough advocacy to be provided when needed.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI63 - Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The London Borough of Merton is inviting tenders from Providers with relevant skills and experience to provide advocacy support to vulnerable adults who are residents within and outside of London Borough of Merton to assist them to understand and exercise their legal rights towards independence and social inclusion.
The services that the Provider will be expected to deliver are;
Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA): Independent mental capacity advocates represent people who lack capacity to make decisions about serious medical treatment, the provision of or change of accommodation, where there are no relatives or friends to act on their behalf.
Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA): Independent mental health advocates (IMHAs) aim to enable residents to participate in decisions about their care and treatment.
Care Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) and Relevant Persons Representative (RPR).
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Staffing / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Delivery / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Outcomes / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Accessibility and Compliance / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Contract and Performance Management / Weighting: 15
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 5
Price - Weighting: 60
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 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: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
18 October 2024
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
18 October 2024
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
Royal Courts of Justice
London
Country
United Kingdom