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Advocacy Services in Northumberland

Prior information notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Northumberland County Council
County Hall, Morpeth
For the attention of: Leanne Stewart
NE61 2EF Northumberland
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1670622360
E-mail:

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: www.northumberland.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.mytenders.org/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA22148

Further information can be obtained from: Northumberland County Council
County Hall, Morpeth
For the attention of: Leanne Stewart
NE61 2EF Northumberland
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1670622360
Internet address: www.northumberland.gov.uk

I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.3)Main activity
General public services
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II.B: Object of the contract (Supplies or services)

II.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Advocacy Services in Northumberland
II.2)Type of contract and place of delivery or of performance
Service category No 25: Health and social services
Northumberland.

NUTS code UKC21

II.3)Information on framework agreement
II.4)Short description of nature and quantity or value of supplies or services:
The tender exercise will be looking to commission the following services:
General Advocacy Services (including enabling people to develop a range of natural supports including self-advocacy to assist towards social inclusion, Peer Advocacy and family/carer advocacy, as well as independent advocacy services).
Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMCA) to be available to those people detained under the Mental Health Act who request an independent advocate and who meet the nationally recognised criteria.
Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) to be available to those vulnerable individuals who lack mental capacity.
The Council is looking for one Provider, or a consortia of Providers with a lead Provider, to deliver on the three separate areas of advocacy support. It will therefore be a mandatory requirement of the tender that the Provider has the following qualifications:
Independent Advocacy Qualification - certificate level 3 including IMHA module.
Diploma for IMCA (this includes Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards).

Lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

85000000, 85300000, 85310000, 85320000, 98000000

II.6)Scheduled date for start of award procedures
1.4.2014
II.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.8)Additional information:

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
III.2)Conditions for participation
III.2.1)Information about reserved contracts

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about European Union funds
VI.2)Additional information:
The tender exercise will be looking to commission the following services:
General Advocacy Services (including enabling people to develop a range of natural supports including self-advocacy to assist towards social inclusion, Peer Advocacy and family/carer advocacy, as well as independent advocacy services).
Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMCA) to be available to those people detained under the Mental Health Act who request an independent advocate and who meet the nationally recognised criteria.
Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) to be available to those vulnerable individuals who lack mental capacity.
The Council is looking for one Provider, or a consortia of Providers with a lead Provider, to deliver on the three separate areas of advocacy support. It will therefore be a mandatory requirement of the tender process that the Provider has the following qualifications:
Independent Advocacy Qualification - certificate level 3 including IMHA module.
Diploma for IMCA (this includes Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards).
(MT Ref:111179)
VI.3)Information on general regulatory framework
VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:
11.12.2013