Independent Advocacy Service for Adults

This tender is for an Independent Advocacy Service for Adults.

Inverclyde Council, operating as a Health and Social Care Partnership in conjunction with NHS Greater

Glasgow & Clyde, require to commission Independent Advocacy Services

Economic Operators may be excluded from the competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 8 and 9 of the

Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016.

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INSURANCE (ESPD 4B):

It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract,

the types and levels of insurance indicated below:

Employers Liability Insurance - 5M GBP

Public Liability Insurance - 5M GBP each and every claim with no inner limit of abuse claims.

Professional Risk Indemnity - 2M GBP

Contractors Data Protection/Cyber Risk Insurance - 250K GBP each and every claim..

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ESPD 4C SUBCONTRACTORS

Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract.

ESPD 4D QUALITY MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES

The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent)

OR

hold the information contained in the buyer attachment area in PCS-T (file name "Contract Notice Additional Information")

HEALTH & SAFETY

The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent), accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS OHSAS 18001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum

OR

hold the information contained in the buyer attachment area in PCS-T (file name "Evaluation of ESPD Contract Notice Additional Information") ESPD Health & Safety.

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TECHNICAL ENVELOPE 2.4 PART A: COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE

The bidder must comply with Inverclyde Council`s Complaints Handling Procedure.

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TECHNICAL ENVELOPE 2.5 PART A: DATA PROTECTION, DATA RETENTION AND SECURE DESTRUCTION

The bidder must demonstrate appropriate compliance with the Data Protection Laws for Data Protection, Data Retention and Secure Destruction by providing a copy of their Policy/Policies

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It will also be a condition of contract that Tenderers comply with the Terms & Conditions of Contract, Specification, Contract Information for Tenderers and Evaluation and Award Criteria documetns and enter into a Data Sharing Agreement with Inverclyde Council.

The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 27649.

The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 27649. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343

A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363

Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/

A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:

Bidders are requested to refer to the Social Value Outcome Menu and select the Social Values they will offer during the Initial 3 Year Contract. It is the Councils expectation that 40 Social Value Points will be delivered over the initial contract period. Only those who offer the Councils expectation of 40 points will achieve the highest score for this section.