Contract Information - Provision of Independent Advocacy Services

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Dear FOI Team,

I would be most grateful if you would provide me, under the Freedom of Information Act, details in respect to the contract below.

Advocacy Services - Lot 1 – IMCA/Healthwatch/Care Act Advocacy/NHS Complaints Lot 2 – Independent Mental Health Act Advocacy:
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/N...

The details we require are:
• What are the contractual performance KPI's for this contract?
• Suppliers who applied for inclusion on each contract and were successful & not successful at the PQQ & ITT stages
• Actual spend on this contract (and any sub lots), from the start of the contract to the current date
• Start date & duration of contract?
• Could you please provide a copy of the service/product specification given to all bidders for when this contract was last advertised?
• Is there an extension clause in the contract(s) and, if so, the duration of the extension?
• Has a decision been made yet on whether the contract(s) are being either extended or renewed?
• Who is the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for this contract?

Thank you for your help.

Yours sincerely

Information Governance, Cumbria County Council

Dear Emma Deakin 

Freedom of Information Act 2000 Reference: FOI-18869-2022

Thank you for your request for information regarding Provision of
Independent Advocacy Services, which was received on 12/07/2022.

The council aims to provide you with the information within the statutory
timescale of 20 working days in this case the date is 08/08/2022.
Subject to the information not being exempt or containing any references
to third parties.

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Many thanks 

Information Governance Team
Corporate, Customer & Community | Cumbria County Council
Service Centre | Parkhouse Building | Kingmoor Business Park
| Carlisle | CA6 4SJ
 
t: 01228 221234 
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Information Governance, Cumbria County Council

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Dear Emma Deakin 

Freedom of Information Act 2000, Reference: FOI-18869-2022

Please see attached for a response to your request for information.

Many thanks 

Information Governance Team
Corporate, Customer & Community | Cumbria County Council
Service Centre | Parkhouse Building | Kingmoor Business Park
| Carlisle | CA6 4SJ
 
t: 01228 221234 
[1]https://cumbria.gov.uk
 

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