PROVISION OF SINGLE INDEPENDENT ADVOCACY SERVICE FOR ADULTS IN SLOUGH

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Slough Borough Council is seeking to commission an Advocacy service for adults under a single contract through the appointment of an Independent Lead Provider. The Independent Lead Provider will be responsible to form any joint working arrangements with organisations that will deliver Independent Statutory and Non-statutory Advocacy services. It will be the responsibility of the Lead Provider to ensure there are appropriate contractual arrangements in place including the management of these arrangements. The specification sets out the requirements of the service and must be read in conjunction with the Terms and Conditions of the Contract. The service provider must provide high quality non-instructed advocacy for people with a variety of communication needs. A demonstration of an understanding and commitment to this form of advocacy as well as an ability to deliver this are required as a part of the evaluation process. If you are interested in this opportunity, please download ,read the guidance documents and supporting appendices. Completed proposals need to be submitted via Intend at the latest by Tuesday 13th June 2023 at 12 noon. Additional information: For more information on how to apply for this contract please visit `https://www.sesharedservices.org.uk/esourcing` and search for `PROVISION OF ADVOCACY ` in the opportunities section. The Council`s full requirements and details of how to tender for this opportunity are available by clicking the Express Interest button. The deadline for tender submission is 12 noon on tuesday 13th June 2023 How to obtain the Tender Documents Interested parties should register their interest in the project via the In-Tend website https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/aspx/Tenders/Current. The Tender documents can be accessed when logged into In-Tend by selecting 'View Details' on the relevant tender advert and clicking the 'Express Interest' tab. Once in the tender there are five tabs, namely 'Tender', 'ITT - documents', 'Correspondence', 'Clarifications' and 'History'. Select the 2nd tab (ITT - documents) where you will find useful information under 'Tender Details'. Continue to scroll down to the heading 'Tender Documents Received' where you will be able to view / download the documents. Please download all the documents and read very carefully. Opting In and Opting Out Please note you are required to 'Opt In' before you can access the 'My tender Return' to start populating your response. The 'Opt Out' functionality will also be available throughout the duration of the tender process. Opting out will give you the option of declaring you no longer want to receive any further communication in relation to this tender along with the opportunity of providing comments and feedback for this decision. You can choose to 'Opt In' at any time during the tender process if you initially decided to 'Opt Out'. Further Guidance In addition, guidance on how to participate in a tender, download and upload documents / returns and if required, register your company (free of charge) can be found on the In-tend site under the 'Help' or 'Information for Suppliers' buttons. Receiving Notification Emails To ensure you receive email alerts and notifications from our system, please add the email domain `@in-tendorganiser.co.uk` to your Safe Senders list. Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

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