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Contract Award Notice

Advocacy Services

  • First published: 20 March 2024
  • Last modified: 20 March 2024

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Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-04077a
Published by:
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Authority ID:
AA20201
Publication date:
20 March 2024
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

The purpose of the Advocacy Services is to provide high-quality support to Service Users who are legally eligible to receive advocacy under existing legislation, and to provide non-statutory advocacy to inpatients who are voluntarily in hospital due to their mental health diagnosis and treatment. These Services will ensure that as many people as possible in Sandwell who are legally eligible to access these services do access them, have their legal rights upheld, and are effectively supported to engage with the processes and decisions in relation to their health and social care needs. The services will ensure that the Service User's voice (or best interests in the case of IMCA/IMCA DOLS) are at the heart of any decisions made and ensure maximum choice, safety and independence for service users.

Full notice text

Social and other specific services – public contracts

Contract award notice

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

Sandwell Council House,Freeth St

OLDBURY

B693DE

UK

Contact person: Rupi Deo

Telephone: +44 1215695429

E-mail: rupi_deo@sandwell.gov.uk

NUTS: UKG37

Internet address(es)

Main address: https://www.sandwell.gov.uk/

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.5) Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Advocacy Services

Reference number: 2023/S 000-029116

II.1.2) Main CPV code

85000000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

The purpose of the Advocacy Services is to provide high-quality support to Service Users who are legally eligible to receive advocacy under existing legislation, and to provide non-statutory advocacy to inpatients who are voluntarily in hospital due to their mental health diagnosis and treatment. These Services will ensure that as many people as possible in Sandwell who are legally eligible to access these services do access them, have their legal rights upheld, and are effectively supported to engage with the processes and decisions in relation to their health and social care needs. The services will ensure that the Service User's voice (or best interests in the case of IMCA/IMCA DOLS) are at the heart of any decisions made and ensure maximum choice, safety and independence for service users.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: 924 636.00  GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

85000000

98000000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKG37

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Open procedure

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S:

2023/S 000-029116

Section V: Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

//

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

POhWER

03323040

Stevenage

UK

NUTS: UK

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: : 924 636.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

19/03/2024

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
85000000 Health and social work services Other Services
98000000 Other community, social and personal services Other Services

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
rupi_deo@sandwell.gov.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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