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
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.
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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