HCC Dec 2023 - The Provision of Advocacy Services for Adults in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire County Council are out to procurement for the Provision of Advocacy Services for Adults in Hertfordshire.

Hertfordshire County Council commissions independent advocacy services to ensure that our most vulnerable citizens can have their voices heard in conversations about their care and support and to promote individual choice and control in decisions that will affect their future.

The current advocacy service supports approx. 4000 people per year through the provision of broad, complex and specialist advocacy in the community. The service delivers a range of community advocacy services including groups.

Commissioners have concluded review and evaluation activities to inform and shape the future commissioning arrangements. Considering the feedback received, the council are proposing a different approach to the delivery of advocacy services. It is the intention to award the new Contract to a single Service Provider, responsible for the delivery of an integrated service.

Full details, including the benefits of this approach and partnership working, can be found in the Specification, Schedule 1 of the Terms and Conditions document.

Organisations should be aware that due to the nature of the Services provided, any Contract formed as a result of this procurement process shall be executed as a deed. Organisations should seek independent legal advice on the implications of this prior to submitting their bid, where appropriate.

Please Note the TUPE Employee Liability Information for this procurement has been provided along with other documentation for this procurement. TUPE related information is personal data and must be protected in accordance with the requirements of Data Protection legislation and must also be kept confidential. Therefore, by accessing this Tender via Supply Hertfordshire and then the View Details button and accessing the documentation for this procurement, Tenderers agree to undertake to treat the information as confidential and commercially sensitive at all times and take all reasonable steps to prevent any inadvertent disclosure to any third party.