Adult Advocacy Services
Milton Keynes Council · South East
Key facts
- Estimated value
- £480,000
- Closing date
- 20 Apr 2023
- Contract starts
- 01 Oct 2023
- Contract ends
- 30 Sep 2025
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Buyer type
- Local government
Description
Milton Keynes City Council requires an independent advocacy service which meets all statutory requirements for the provision of independent advocacy under the terms of the Care Act 2014, the Mental Capacity Act 2005, the Mental Health Act 2007 and the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
The service will be provided across all categories of need, including adults with learning disabilities, dementia, mental health needs, acquired brain injury, physical and sensory impairment and young people in transition to adult services.
This Service is being commissioned to meet the Council's statutory advocacy responsibilities in relation to:
⢠Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA)
⢠Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) Including Adult protection cases that involve vulnerable people
⢠Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)
⢠Care Act
⢠NHS Independent Complaints Advocacy Service (ICAS)
The Independent Advocacy Service will also be required to provide leadership in respect of wider advocacy matters across Milton Keynes, working in partnership with the voluntary and community sector (VCS) to ensure that the concept of advocacy is understood, and that support is available to any person who may have genuine difficulty articulating or negotiating their needs and personal goals.
Additional information: For any suppliers interested in this opportunity please visit our e-Tendering portal - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/
Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : Yes
Categories (CPV)
- 85300000 Social work and related services
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