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Cumberland Advocacy Hub (Adults)

Cumberland Council · compiled

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Opportunity overview

Cumberland Council procured a Cumberland Advocacy Hub for adults with health and social care needs. The primary role of the Cumberland Advocacy Hub is to meet all Cumberland Council statutory duties in relation to the provision of a professional independent advocacy service under the terms of the Care Act 2014, Health Social Care Act 2012, Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Mental Health Act 1983 under a single point of access. The advocacy service will support Cumberland residents across all categories of need, including adults with learning disability, organic and mental health functional disorder, mental health needs, acquired brain injury, physical and sensory impairment and young people in transition to adult services and other vulnerabilities and cover of all the different types of statutory advocacy including Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy, Care Act Advocacy, NHS Complaints and Independent Mental Health Act Advocacy. The initial period of the contract is 3 years. There is ONE optional extension of up to 12 month. The use of this extension is at the absolute discretion of the Council. The contract end date on this notice includes these extension periods. The estimated annual value of the contract is: £363,000 excluding VAT. The estimated maximum contract value over the three year term is: £1,144,000 excluding VAT. This includes an estimate of any potential uplifts. The estimated maximum contract value over the three year term plus the one 12 month optional extension is: £1,564,933 excluding VAT. This includes an estimate of any potential uplifts.

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.

Published award value
Value not stated
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
14 Jan 2025
Award ID
002257-2025-1
Status
active
Location
Carlisle, UKD1, CA2 5XB, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

Lots

  • All award criteria are stated in the procurement documents only. The Council is conducted the procurement using the open procedure in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for the purpose of procuring the services described in the specification which can be found within the ITT documents.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DN749326
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
27 Nov 2024, 10:00
Description
Authorised staff from Cumberland Council will verify the bids.

Address

Street Address
The electronic seal will be broken after the deadline on 27/11/2024 at 10:00am.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Expected award period

Starts
27 Nov 2024, 10:00

Tender Period

Ends
27 Nov 2024, 10:00

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
Yes
Description
All award criteria are stated in the procurement documents only. The Council is conducted the procurement using the open procedure in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for the purpose of procuring the services described in the specification which can be found within the ITT documents.

Renewal

Description
The Council proposes to enter into the Contract for a period of three years with the successful Tenderer. There is ONE optional extension of up to 12 month. The use of this extension is at the absolute discretion of the Council. The end date of 31st January 2029 includes the 12 month optional extension. If the extension is not used the contract will end on 31st January 2028.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality - Advocacy Hub, Skills, Quality, Service Delivery, Safeguarding and working with stakeholders
Type
quality
Description
60
Criterion 2
Name
Social Value - Fundraising, volunteering
Type
quality
Description
20
Criterion 3
Type
price
Description
20

Contract period

Ends
31 Jan 2029, 23:59
Starts
1 Feb 2025, 00:00

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD1
Entry 2
Region
UKD1

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-80139
Name
Cumberland Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD1
Locality
Carlisle
Postal Code
CA1 1RD
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Cumbria House, 107 - 117 Botchergate

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
Cumberland Council

Contact

Name
Ms Allison Paterson
Telephone
+44 7867201769
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-103652
Name
His Majesty's Court Service

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2LL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Strand

Identifier

Legal Name
His Majesty's Court Service
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-135895
Name
PEOPLE FIRST INDEPENDENT ADVOCACY

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKD1
Locality
Carlisle
Postal Code
CA2 5XB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Milbourne Street

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
PEOPLE FIRST INDEPENDENT ADVOCACY

Award information

Award 1
Id
002257-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-135895
Name
PEOPLE FIRST INDEPENDENT ADVOCACY

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
002257-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
002257-2025-1
Date Signed
14 Jan 2025, 00:00

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Carlisle · UKD1 · CA1 1RD · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD1

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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