Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Council
Town Hall,St Ives Road
MAIDENHEAD
SL61RF
UK
Contact person: RBWM Procurement
Telephone: +44 1628796285
E-mail: procurement@rbwm.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ11
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.rbwm.gov.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://public.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://public.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
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
INDEPENDENT ADULT AND DISCRETIONARY ADVOCACY SERVICES
Reference number: Project - 864 _ITT 1935
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85320000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM) is seeking to appoint a single provider to deliver the INDEPENDENT ADULT AND DISCRETIONARY ADVOCACY SERVICES accessible to residents of the borough. The details of the services required are included in ITT Specification (Annex A).
The Independent Adult and Discretionary Advocacy Service will comprise:
Service Element 1: statutory service
• Independent Care Act Advocacy (ICAA)
• Independent Health Complaints Advocacy (IHCA)
• Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) support, including:
o Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)
o Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) from 16 years old upwards (once implemented)
o Relevant Person's Representative (RPR)
o Rule 1.2 Representative
o Litigation Friend
• Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA)
Service Element 2: non-statutory service
• Discretionary advocacy:
o Self-advocacy for people with learning disabilities, including facilitation of the Learning Disability Partnership Board (LDPB), LDPB sub-groups and self-advocacy groups
o Carer advocacy support
o Non-statutory advocacy projects
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ
Main site or place of performance:
Area under RBWM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM) is seeking to appoint a single provider to deliver the INDEPENDENT ADULT AND DISCRETIONARY ADVOCACY SERVICES accessible to residents of the borough. The details of the services required are included in ITT Specification (Annex A).
The Independent Adult and Discretionary Advocacy Service will comprise:
Service Element 1: statutory service
• Independent Care Act Advocacy (ICAA)
• Independent Health Complaints Advocacy (IHCA)
• Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) support, including:
o Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)
o Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) from 16 years old upwards (once implemented)
o Relevant Person's Representative (RPR)
o Rule 1.2 Representative
o Litigation Friend
• Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA)
Service Element 2: non-statutory service
• Discretionary advocacy:
o Self-advocacy for people with learning disabilities, including facilitation of the Learning Disability Partnership Board (LDPB), LDPB sub-groups and self-advocacy groups
o Carer advocacy support
o Non-statutory advocacy projects
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
3 years + option to extend for further 2 years
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
How to Express an Interest in This Tender
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Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
As stated in the ITT documents
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
As stated in the ITT documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
As stated in the ITT documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As stated in the ITT documents
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
09/01/2024
Local time: 13:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 60 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
09/01/2024
Local time: 15:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
VI.3) Additional information
3.1 Process
This procurement is being run using a procedure similar to the Open Procedure described in Regulation 27 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended). However, the Authority reserves the right to deviate from the formalities of the Open Procedure given the flexibilities permitted by Regulation 76 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) in the conduct of procurements for 'Social and Other Specific Services', otherwise referred to as 'Light Touch Regime' procurement.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/11/2023