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ESCC - CL East Sussex Advocacy Service

East Sussex County Council · compiled

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Opportunity overview

Award of an East Sussex Advocacy Service that will support the delivery of Statutory and Non-Statutory Advocacy requirements, namely Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) and Care Act Advocacy to Adults and Children, and Independent Advocacy for Adults. Provision of this service will ensure the Council’s statutory requirements are met. Key relevant legislation that applies to the delivery of this service are the Mental Health Act 1983, the Care Act 2014 (Adults) and Care Act 2014 (Children & Young People). All advocacy requirements will be addressed through a single contract with a single point of access, which will cover the following areas: Care Act Advocacy (Children & Young People or CYP) Care Act Advocacy (Adults) Independent Mental Health Advocacy (Adults) Independent Mental Health Advocacy (CYP) Non-Statutory Independent Advocacy (Adults)

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Contract value
£1.8m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
20 Dec 2024
Award ID
001495-2025-1-1
Status
active
Location
TAUNTON, UKK23, TA2 6HB, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services
  • CPV85100000 — Health services
  • CPV85140000 — Miscellaneous health services
  • CPV85300000 — Social work and related services
  • CPV85310000 — Social work services
  • CPV85312000 — Social work services without accommodation
  • CPV85320000 — Social services
  • CPV85323000 — Community health services
  • CPV98000000 — Other community, social and personal services

Lots

  • Award of an East Sussex Advocacy Service that will support the delivery of Statutory and Non-Statutory Advocacy requirements, namely Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) and Care Act Advocacy to Adults and Children, and Independent Advocacy for Adults.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DN2659
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
8 Oct 2024, 17:00

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Expected award period

Starts
8 Oct 2024, 17:00

Tender Period

Ends
8 Oct 2024, 17:00

Classification

Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
No
Description
Award of an East Sussex Advocacy Service that will support the delivery of Statutory and Non-Statutory Advocacy requirements, namely Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) and Care Act Advocacy to Adults and Children, and Independent Advocacy for Adults.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
80
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
20

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2025, 00:00

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ22
Entry 2
Region
UKJ22

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
98000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Other community, social and personal services
Entry 2
Id
85300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Social work and related services
Entry 3
Id
85100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health services
Entry 4
Id
85140000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Miscellaneous health services
Entry 5
Id
85310000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Social work services
Entry 6
Id
85320000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Social services
Entry 7
Id
85323000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Community health services
Entry 8
Id
85312000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Social work services without accommodation

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic1
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical1
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-8761
Name
East Sussex County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ22
Locality
Lewes
Postal Code
BN7 1UE
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
County Hall, St Annes Crescent

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
East Sussex County Council

Contact

Name
Caroline Lloyd
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-92
Name
Royal Courts of Justice

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
Royal Courts of Justice
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-102278
Name
East Sussex County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ22
Locality
LEWES
Postal Code
BN7 1UE
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
County Hall, St Annes Crescent

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
East Sussex County Council

Contact

Name
Caroline Lloyd
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-135232
Name
Swan Advocacy Network operating as SWAN

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKK23
Locality
TAUNTON
Postal Code
TA2 6HB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Hi Point, Thomas Street

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Swan Advocacy Network operating as SWAN

Award information

Award 1
Id
001495-2025-1-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-135232
Name
Swan Advocacy Network operating as SWAN

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
001495-2025-1-1
Status
active
Award ID
001495-2025-1-1
Date Signed
20 Dec 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,760,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · LEWES · UKJ22 · BN7 1UE · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ22

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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