Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy Service in Cambridgeshire

Provision of an Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy Service in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire County Council is looking to tender the contract for the provision of an Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy Service in Cambridgeshire. This contract will be for 3 years, with the option to extend for a further 12 months..

REFERENCE project_17390
Awarding body Cambridgeshire County Council

Est. value

£91,463

Description

Cambridgeshire County Council is looking to tender the contract for the provision of an Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy Service in Cambridgeshire. This contract will be for 3 years, with the option to extend for a further 12 months.

The purpose of this contract is to provide a specialist non-instructed Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) service to help particularly vulnerable people who lack the capacity to make important decisions about serious medical treatment and changes of accommodation. It is only available to those people who have no family or friends whom it would be appropriate to consult about those decisions.

The IMCA service must be a generic service for people over 16 years of age and the majority of Service Users who access this service are people with learning disabilities, people with dementia, people who have an acquired brain injury or people with mental health problems.

The ITT will “Go Live” on Thursday 17th January 2013. Bidders wishing to apply for this tender must register on https://lgss.bravosolution.co.uk and submit a response by 12.00 noon on Thursday 14th February 2013. 

Additional information

This contract is being managed by Cambridgeshire County Council . To request documentation contact help@bravosolution.co.uk