Expired contract

Advocacy Services

Details

Buyer: London Borough of Brent
Supplier(s): POhWER
Value: £801,000
Duration: 3 years
Topic: Health and social work services
Published: 26 June 2023
Source: uk:procontracts

Tender description

Brent Council is seeking a single provider/organisation to deliver an Advocacy Service for Carers. The contract will be awarded for up to three years, on an initial one year term with the possibility of two, one year extensions. The Service will provide a pathway for carers to access the support they need, and which is available to them. Providers will need to be familiar with the principal legislation, and statutory requirements relating to the provision of: • Independent Mental Health Act Advocacy (IMHA) • Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) • Relevant Person’s Paid Representative (RPPR) • Rule 1.2 Representative (Community DoLS) • Independent Care Advocacy under the Care Act 2014

Timeline

Completed: Award published26 June 2023
Current notice
Completed: Award date8 July 2023
Completed: Contract expiry date31 May 2026

About the buyer

Brent Council is a London borough council and local authority, running procurement through its own in-house corporate Procurement team. Open tenders are advertised and suppliers submit bids through the council's ProContract portal. Lower-value contracts are generally sourced and managed directly by individual service departments across the council. Larger, higher-value contracts are instead led by the corporate Procurement team. A dedicated local supplier database lists smaller-value opportunities specifically for businesses based in the borough. Brent's own Contracts Register, published on the ProContract portal, records every awarded contract going back to 2012.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of London Borough of Brent's contract awards have been in health and social work, business services and construction work.

Relevant CPV codes

85000000 · Health and social work services
98000000 · Other community, social and personal services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-brent.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-brent.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-brent.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-brent.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-brent.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-brent.gov