Decision details

Purpose of Report: Local authorities have a statutory duty under the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, the Health and Social Care Act 2012 and the Mental Health Act 2007 to provide statutory advocacy services. The Advocacy service is funded by the Local Authority and partly by Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB).

The purpose of this report is to seeks approval from the executive to go out to the market and commence a competitive tender process to re-procure Advocacy Hub service York. This will enable CYC to go through a process that is fair, open, and transparent, and will ensure CYC secures value for money and the best outcomes for our customers.

The Hub offers a single referral point, holistic and coherent service pathway which meets all statutory advocacy requirements and a range of lower–level non-statutory interventions and materials which will impact on demand levels.

Members will be asked to: Approve the procurement of the new Contract for the Advocacy Hub Service.

Resolved:

                      i.         Approved the procurement of a new Contract for the Advocacy Hub Service for an initial term of 3-years, with an option to extend for up to a further 2-years, and delegated authority to the Corporate Director of Adult Services and Integration in consultation with the Head of Procurement (or their delegated officers) to take such steps as are necessary to carry out the procurement;

                    ii.         Delegated authority to the Corporate Director of Adult Services and Integration, in consultation with the Director of Governance and the Head of Procurement (or their delegated officers), to take such steps as are necessary to award and conclude the Contract for the Advocacy Hub Service and to determine the provisions of any subsequent modifications and/or extensions thereto post award.

Reason:     The option proposed will comply with CYC’s CPRs,

the Procurement Regs and the Procurement Act in terms of completing an open, fair, and transparent process as the market has not been approached since 2017.

Further, the provision of the Advocacy Hub Service ensures the Council meets the statutory duty of the Care Act 2014, the Mental Capacity Act 2005, the Health and Social Care Act 2012 and the Mental Health Act 2007 to maintain a stable and sustainable care market. The Council would also meet the needs vulnerable adults identified as benefiting from non-statutory advocacy.