Procurement

Advocacy Services of Adults

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-051344

Description

The aim of the Advocacy service is to provide a range of advocacy services to meet both statutory and non-statutory need, including:

- Crisis, Issue

- Care Act

- Complaints Advocacy NHS and Adult Social Care

- Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) (including under 18-year-olds)

- Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) including Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS) and Relevant Person Representative (RPR)

- Appropriate Adult Advocacy

- CHC advocacy

The contract duration is for 5 years, plus a possible 2 year extension (on a one plus one year basis), subject to performance and funding available.

The contract is considered an above threshold light touch contract.