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# Adult Advocacy Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/adult-advocacy-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03b58c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Milton Keynes Council: "Adult Advocacy Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £480,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 17 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Milton Keynes Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/milton-keynes-council-ons-e06000042)
- **Published Value:** £480,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 17 April 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Social work and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ12
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £479,940 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/adult-advocacy-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03b58c#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03b58c`

## 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/adult-advocacy-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03b58c#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fmilton-keynes)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/adult-advocacy-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03b58c#participate

## Description
Milton Keynes City Council requires an independent advocacy service which meets all statutory requirements for the provision of independent advocacy under the terms of the Care Act 2014, the Mental Capacity Act 2005, the Mental Health Act 2007 and the Health and Social Care Act 2012. The service will be provided across all categories of need, including adults with learning disabilities, dementia, mental health needs, acquired brain injury, physical and sensory impairment and young people in transition to adult services. This Service is being commissioned to meet the Council’s statutory advocacy responsibilities in relation to: • Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) • Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) Including Adult protection cases that involve vulnerable people • Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) • Care Act • NHS Independent Complaints Advocacy Service (ICAS)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** The provider will supply independent advocacy services including Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA). Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA), Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (MCA / DoLS), Care Act Advocacy, Safeguarding Adults Advocacy a...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Adult Advocacy Service (active)
  - Award id: `022798-2023-ASC0042-1`
  - Supplier(s): **The Advocacy People**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-161254`
  - Value: £479,940 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Adult Advocacy Service (active)
  - Signed Value: £479,940
  - Signed Date: 02/08/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F022798-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-08-04T14:46:41.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T18:26:59.901Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03b58c