Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2016-08-25
Buyer: North Yorkshire County Council
Country: UK
Region: North Yorkshire CC
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85100000: Health services | 85323000
Estimated value: 1827382.85 GBP

Technical requirements: North Yorkshire County Council has awarded a contract for an Independent Advocacy Service to provide Care Act, non-statutory, Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA), Deprivation of Liberty (DoLs) Safeguards Relevant Persons Representative (RPR) and Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) Services for adults across North Yorkshire. The IMCA Service will be available to people over 16 years of age covered by the MCA, and over 18 years of age for the DoLS RPR Service. This will include collaborative working with the contracted providers of Advocacy services to the Council's Children and Young People's Directorate to ensure a smooth hand hold for any transitions cases. The contract will run between 1.4.2016 and 31.3.2019.
North Yorkshire County Council is awarding a contract for an Independent Advocacy Service to provide Care Act, non-statutory, Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA), Deprivation of Liberty (DoLs) Safeguards Relevant Persons Representative (RPR) and Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) Services for adults across North Yorkshire. The IMCA Service will be available to people over 16 years of age covered by the MCA, and over 18 years of age for the DoLS RPR Service. This will include collaborative working with the contracted providers of Advocacy services to the Council's Children and Young People's Directorate to ensure a smooth handhold for any transitions cases. The contract will run between 1.4.2016 and 31.3.2019.
York Mind (York Advocacy), Highcliffe House, Highcliffe Court, York, YO30 OUG, registered charity number 1006759 and Company Limited by Guarantee (2659442) to deliver 15,7 % of the contract.
Advocacy Alliance, Office 28, The Street, 12 Lower Clark Street, Scarborough, YO12 7PW registered charity number 1014398 to deliver 10,6 % of the contract.
North Yorkshire County Council shall in accordance with the Public Contracts (Amendment) Regulations 2015, incorporate a minimum 10 day standstill period commencing at the point that information on the intention toward the contract is sent to tenderers.
The Council shall, as soon as possible after the decision has been made, inform the tenderers and candidates of its decision, and shall do so by notice in writing by the most rapid means of communication practicable. The information will include:
Should additional information be required, please contact the person cited in paragraph I.1) of this form. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 6) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
Any such action must be started within 30 days beginning with the date when the aggrieved party first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen. Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. Following the 10 day standstill period, if no further debriefing has been requested, the Court may only award damages once the contract has been entered into.


Award value: 1827382.85
Number of bids: 3