Contract

The Provision of Advocacy Services for Health and Social Care

  • Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-057975

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-059dd6

Published 19 September 2025, 9:37am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council

Bootle Town Hall

Bootle

L207AE

Contact

Stewart Martin

Email

stewart.martin@sefton.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKD73 - Sefton

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.sefton.gov.uk

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

The Provision of Advocacy Services for Health and Social Care

Reference number

DN777036

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Independent advocacy for individuals who face substantial difficulty engaging in assessment, review, and safeguarding processes and lack an appropriate person to support them.

This includes providing Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) and Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA), undertaking the Relevant Person's Representative (RPR) role for

adults, and delivering advocacy services under the Care Act

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £265,200

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD73 - Sefton

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Call off contract under NOE CPC Framework Agreement ref. NOE.0627 for Independent advocacy for individuals who face substantial difficulty engaging in assessment, review, and safeguarding processes and lack an appropriate person to support them.

This includes providing Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) and Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA),

undertaking the Relevant Person's Representative (RPR) role for

adults, and delivering advocacy services under the Care Act

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

Direct Award Call Off agreement permitted under NOE CPC Framework agreement reference NOE.0627

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

17 September 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Voiceability Advocacy

Sayer Vincent 10 Golden Lane

London

EC1Y 0TG

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI - London
Companies House

03798884

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £265,200

Total value of the contract/lot: £265,200


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

NOE CPC

Sheffield

Country

United Kingdom