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GRANT BID FOR THE PROVISION OF ADVOCACY SERVICES

Surrey County Council (SCC) invites expressions of interest from suitably experienced organisations for the provision of Advocacy services.

SCC requires one independent advocacy provider to deliver a range of advocacy services Surrey-wide, to ensure access to appropriate advocacy services for people with a learning disability, a physical, sensory or cognitive impairment, primary mental health needs and older people.  

It is expected that the service will be in place by 1^st April 2012 and will be for a period of three years with an option to extend for one further year at the sole discretion of the Council and subject to satisfactory performance.

Whilst every effort has been made to consider the full scope of the requirement the Council does not guarantee the volume of the services required resulting from this grant bid.

Applicants will be required to apply via our e-sourcing portal, which can be accessed at www.surrey.bravosolution.co.uk. To register an expression of interest and take part in the grant bid you will need to be registered on the portal. Please note that you will not be able to access the Advocacy Grant Bidding Documents until Friday 7^th October 2011. Grant bids must be submitted via the portal by no later than 17^th November 2011.

A bidders morning will be held on Tuesday 11^th October 2011 at the offices of Surrey Care Association Limited, Suite H4, Leatherhead Enterprise Centre, Randalls Road, Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 7RY (Tel: 01372-825116). The event is for organisations wishing to find out more about the advocacy services and grant bidding process. The session will start at 10:00 and is likely to last for approximately two hours.  Please note that this session is not compulsory for organisations that wish to submit a grant application. Further details can be found on the Bravosolution portal. Please note the Bravosolution Helpdesk Number 0800 368 4850

SCC undertakes to use reasonable endeavours to hold confidential any information provided in any proposal submitted, subject to its obligations under law, including the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

If you have any queries with regards to the above then please contact by email norah.lewis@surreycc.gov.uk or Robert.kitt@surreycc.gov.uk