Advocacy services
Swindon Borough Council · South West
Key facts
- Estimated value
- £455,000
- Closing date
- 09 Apr 2024
- Contract starts
- 02 Jul 2024
- Contract ends
- 02 Jul 2025
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Buyer type
- Local government
- Source
- Contracts Finder
Description
Advocacy services Swindon Borough Council invites tenders from suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the provision of Advocacy across Swindon.
Project Description To provide advocacy services. 'Advocacy is taking action to help people say what they want, secure their rights, represent their interests and obtain services they need. Advocates and advocacy schemes work in partnership with people they support and take their side. Advocacy promotes social inclusion, equality and social justice.' (The Advocacy Charter, Action for Advocacy 2002). Local authorities have a duty to ensure the availability of Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) and Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) to meet the requirements of the Mental Capacity Act, 2005 and the Mental Health Act, 1983 respectively.
The initial contract term will be for 12 months with an option to extend for a further 12 months for a potential total contract term of 24 months as stated in the ITT documents.
Full details relating to the Service are provided in the tender documents.
To participate, Suppliers will need to Register as a Supplier with ProContract, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk, then Register an Interest before obtaining access to the tender documents. In the event of difficulties registering as a supplier, please refer to the System Administrator Proactis support team [email protected]
Tender clarifications to be submitted in writing via Messaging in ProContract tender portal by 2nd April 2024, 1200 hrs UK Local time. The Council's responses to these clarification questions will be issued periodically on the ProContract tender portal.
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