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title: "SC220322: Community Services to Meet the Requirements of Advocacy, DoLs and LPS"
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# SC220322: Community Services to Meet the Requirements of Advocacy, DoLs and LPS

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sc220322-community-services-to-meet-the-requirements-of-advocacy-dols-and-lps-ocds-h6vhtk-0395b2). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Kent County Council: "SC220322: Community Services to Meet the Requirements of Advocacy, DoLs and LPS". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 6 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Kent County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kent-county-council-ons-e10000016)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 6 February 2023 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Other community, social and personal services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ4
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £7,797,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sc220322-community-services-to-meet-the-requirements-of-advocacy-dols-and-lps-ocds-h6vhtk-0395b2#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0395b2`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sc220322-community-services-to-meet-the-requirements-of-advocacy-dols-and-lps-ocds-h6vhtk-0395b2#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [kentbusinessportal.org.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kentbusinessportal.org.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sc220322-community-services-to-meet-the-requirements-of-advocacy-dols-and-lps-ocds-h6vhtk-0395b2#participate

## Description
Kent County Council have awarded two contracts in relation to the provision of Advocacy Services. The Services are divided into two Lots:
Lot 1 – Independent Advocacy Services
Lot 2 – Mental Health Assessment Services

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Independent Advocacy Services
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** The provision of statutory and non-statutory Advocacy services including:
• Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA) and Relevant Persons Representative (RPR)
• Care Act Advocacy
• Independent Mental Health Advocate (IMHA) Health Complaints/Health...

### Lot 2: Mental Health Assessment Services
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** The provision of Medical Capacity Assessments to support DoLS and in readiness for the Liberty Protection Safeguard requirements. The purpose of this service is to ensure that those subject to DoLS have received statutory Mental Health and Eligibilit...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 014141-2023-Independent Advocacy Services-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **The Advocacy People**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-161254`
  - Value: £7,797,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 014141-2023-Mental Health Assessment Services-2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **South East Memory Assessment Services Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-142459`

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** 014141-2023-Independent Advocacy Services-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £7,797,000
  - Signed Date: 11/04/2023

- **Contract:** 014141-2023-Mental Health Assessment Services-2 (active)

  - Signed Date: 11/04/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F014141-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-05-18T09:13:16.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T16:36:20.847Z
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