Cumberland Advocacy Hub (Adults)

Cumberland Council · awarded 14 January 2025 · delivered in England

Who

Buyer	Cumberland Council Carlisle
Supplier	People First
Category	services
Classification	Health and social work services CPV 85000000
Notice published	22 January 2025

What it is for

Cumberland Council is procuring 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.\r \r 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.\r \r 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.\r \r The contract end date on this notice includes these extension periods.\r \r The estimated annual value of the contract is: £363,000 excluding VAT.\r \r The estimated maximum contract value over the three year term is: £1,144,000 excluding VAT. This includes an estimate of any potential uplifts.\r \r 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.\r \r You must be registered on The Chest (https://www.the-chest.org.uk/) to access the tender documents. All bids must be received electronically via the Chest by the closing date…

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