Official UK procurement notice
Advocacy Service for Adults
Authority: South Tyneside Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe service to be provided is an advocacy service for adults, which includes the following
types of advocacy support:
- Care Act Advocacy
- Independent Mental Health Advocacy
- Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy
- NHS Complaints Advocacy
- Relevant Person's Representatives
- Rule 1.2 Representatives
- General Advocacy
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1This procurement was undertaken under Chapter 3 of Part 2 of the Public Contracts…Published value£2,800,000
This procurement was undertaken under Chapter 3 of Part 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (also known as the "light touch" regime). The process adopted uses the primary methodology of an open tender, but the Council reserves the right to make such adjustments as are required to facilitate the process. The
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
The Annual block Contract Price has been set by the Council. Award will be based on 100% quality. Full details of the assessment is contained within the tender pack.
- Shortlisting
- Full details of the Conditions for Participation are contained within the tender pack.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Feb 2025, 09:03 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Jun 2025, 14:35 BST
- Authority reference
S8277- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-029545- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04dd15Find a Tender
- Performance terms
Bidders will be required to have, or be willing to obtained within Year 1 of the Contract Term, the Advocacy Quality Performance Mark.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
13 Mar 2025 → 1 Sept 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline13 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published3 Jun 2025, 14:35 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Jun 2025- Status changed to complete3 Jun 2025, 14:35 BST
- Procurement method changed3 Jun 2025, 14:35 BST
- Buyer details updated3 Jun 2025, 14:35 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| YOUR VOICE COUNTSVCSE | £2,967,440 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 029545-2025-1 · YOUR VOICE COUNTSVCSE
- Signed
- date not published
- Value
- £2,967,440
- Period
- … – 31 Aug 2030
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids · 5 electronic | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- South Tyneside CouncilContracting authorityRegional or local authorityGeneral public services
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Your Voice CountsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.