Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
Bootle Town Hall
Bootle
L207AE
UK
Contact person: Stewart Martin
E-mail: stewart.martin@sefton.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD73
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.sefton.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
The Provision of Advocacy Services for Health and Social Care
Reference number: DN777036
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Independent advocacy for individuals who face substantial difficulty engaging in assessment, review, and safeguarding processes and lack an appropriate person to support them.
This includes providing Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) and Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA), undertaking the Relevant Person's Representative (RPR) role for
adults, and delivering advocacy services under the Care Act
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
265 200.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD73
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Call off contract under NOE CPC Framework Agreement ref. NOE.0627 for Independent advocacy for individuals who face substantial difficulty engaging in assessment, review, and safeguarding processes and lack an appropriate person to support them.
This includes providing Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) and Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA),
undertaking the Relevant Person's Representative (RPR) role for
adults, and delivering advocacy services under the Care Act
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
Direct Award Call Off agreement permitted under NOE CPC Framework agreement reference NOE.0627
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
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
17/09/2025
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
Voiceability Advocacy
03798884
Sayer Vincent 10 Golden Lane
London
EC1Y 0TG
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 265 200.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/09/2025