Decision details

Contract - Advocacy Services Re-tender

Decision Maker: Health & Wellbeing Board and ICB Sub-Committee (Committees in Common)

Decision status: Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

The Board will be presented with options for the tender of a future advocacy service which will include independent advocacy (made statutory by the Care Act) and advocacy around the Mental Capacity Act, Mental Health Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. 

 

The Board will be asked make a decision to delegate authority for the re-tender of advocacy services, and approve some of the terms of the proposed tender.

Decision:

The Board:

 

(i)  Approved the procurement of an integrated statutory advocacy service for a term of two years, with the option to extend for one further year, in accordance with the strategy outlined in the report.

(ii)  Delegate authority to the Corporate Director for Adult and Community Services, in consultation with the Chief Finance Officer and the Head of Legal and Democratic Services, to award the contract to the winning bidder and execute related contracts for an integrated statutory advocacy service.

 

Report author: Mark Tyson

Publication date: 22/10/2015

Date of decision: 20/10/2015

Decided at meeting: 20/10/2015 - Health & Wellbeing Board and ICB Sub-Committee (Committees in Common)

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