Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Council
Town Hall,St Ives Road
MAIDENHEAD
SL61RF
Contact
RBWM Procurement
Telephone
+44 1628796285
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ11 - Berkshire
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://public.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://public.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to 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
INDEPENDENT ADULT AND DISCRETIONARY ADVOCACY SERVICES
Reference number
Project - 864 _ITT 1935
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85320000 - Social services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM) is seeking to appoint a single provider to deliver the INDEPENDENT ADULT AND DISCRETIONARY ADVOCACY SERVICES accessible to residents of the borough. The details of the services required are included in ITT Specification (Annex A).
The Independent Adult and Discretionary Advocacy Service will comprise:
Service Element 1: statutory service
• Independent Care Act Advocacy (ICAA)
• Independent Health Complaints Advocacy (IHCA)
• Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) support, including:
o Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)
o Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) from 16 years old upwards (once implemented)
o Relevant Person's Representative (RPR)
o Rule 1.2 Representative
o Litigation Friend
• Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA)
Service Element 2: non-statutory service
• Discretionary advocacy:
o Self-advocacy for people with learning disabilities, including facilitation of the Learning Disability Partnership Board (LDPB), LDPB sub-groups and self-advocacy groups
o Carer advocacy support
o Non-statutory advocacy projects
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ - South East (England)
Main site or place of performance
Area under RBWM
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM) is seeking to appoint a single provider to deliver the INDEPENDENT ADULT AND DISCRETIONARY ADVOCACY SERVICES accessible to residents of the borough. The details of the services required are included in ITT Specification (Annex A).
The Independent Adult and Discretionary Advocacy Service will comprise:
Service Element 1: statutory service
• Independent Care Act Advocacy (ICAA)
• Independent Health Complaints Advocacy (IHCA)
• Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) support, including:
o Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)
o Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) from 16 years old upwards (once implemented)
o Relevant Person's Representative (RPR)
o Rule 1.2 Representative
o Litigation Friend
• Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA)
Service Element 2: non-statutory service
• Discretionary advocacy:
o Self-advocacy for people with learning disabilities, including facilitation of the Learning Disability Partnership Board (LDPB), LDPB sub-groups and self-advocacy groups
o Carer advocacy support
o Non-statutory advocacy projects
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
Duration in months
60
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
3 years + option to extend for further 2 years
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.14) Additional information
How to Express an Interest in This Tender
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Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
As stated in the ITT documents
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria
As stated in the ITT documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria
As stated in the ITT documents
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As stated in the ITT documents
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
9 January 2024
Local time
1:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 60 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
9 January 2024
Local time
3:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
six.3) Additional information
3.1 Process
This procurement is being run using a procedure similar to the Open Procedure described in Regulation 27 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended). However, the Authority reserves the right to deviate from the formalities of the Open Procedure given the flexibilities permitted by Regulation 76 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) in the conduct of procurements for 'Social and Other Specific Services', otherwise referred to as 'Light Touch Regime' procurement.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
RBWM
Maidenhead
Country
United Kingdom