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Advocacy Services

Health and social work services
Other community
social and personal services
+2 more
East of England (UKH32)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Suitable for SMEs
Prepared 7 Sept 2026, 22:11 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Review notice
Submission deadline not published
Check official notice for submission route
Scope structure
1lots
1 lot · 1 published item
2 published CPV families
Decision Velocity
~48 days
Typical sector award window after deadline
Sector median: 48 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No future linked contract end in retained records
No published extension signal
Pricing & Budget Savings
£940,000
Contract/award value: £940,000
1 award supplier linked
Bidding Competition
4 bids
2 SME bids · 4 electronic
No bid spread metrics published
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 85)
Based on 36,437 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
5.15%
Award reduction below published budget
Typical Bids Received
1 bidders
Median competitive participation in sector
Typical Evaluation Window
48 days
Median time between deadline and award
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 85)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
SupplierAwards won in sectorTotal awarded valueAvg. winning discount
Chiltern Healthcare
445 contracts£589,385At ceiling / not disclosed
Knowle House SurgeryCRN: TBC
403 contracts£1,860,017,505At ceiling / not disclosed
Bellcare Domiciliary Care Services Ltd
300 contracts£232,055At ceiling / not disclosed
Mountbatton Care Limited
251 contracts£779,257At ceiling / not disclosed
Heritage Healthcare Milton Keynes
243 contracts£257,522At ceiling / not disclosed
Emiran HealthCare
228 contracts£251,448At ceiling / not disclosed
Twilight Years LTD
225 contracts£169,325At ceiling / not disclosed
Cumbria View Care Services Ltd
219 contracts£251,097At ceiling / not disclosed
Community Care Direct Limited
202 contracts£597,982At ceiling / not disclosed
St Gregorys Homecare Ltd
180 contracts£212,030At ceiling / not disclosed
Evidence coverage
7/12 core inputs published
Standard procedure facts
Comparable published opportunities
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
Published procedurePublished valueMatching evidence
Advocacy Services for Children, Young People & Adults.Plymouth City Council · 4 Sept 2026, 12:12 BST
£5,000,000
same CPV family
matching published text
Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) - Adult Advocacy ServicesSwindon Borough Council · 16 Jun 2026, 10:28 BST
£1,050,000
same CPV family
matching published text
Tender for the Provision of All Age Advocacy Service for Adults and ChildrenLondon Borough of Hounslow · 2 Sept 2026, 14:35 BST
£2,310,000
same CPV family
matching published text
Children’s Advocacy and Independent Visitors ServiceSwindon Borough Council · 4 Sept 2026, 11:54 BST
£598,500
same CPV family
matching published text
Children's Advocacy and Independent VisitorsOldham Metropolitan Borough Council · 13 Jul 2026, 13:45 BST
Value not published
same CPV family
matching published text
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Thurrock Council: "Advocacy Services". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityThurrock CouncilScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Thurrock Council
Market Analytics
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Thurrock Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
7Bids / Report (median)
10% of reports have one bid · Mean: 6.5 bids
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
John Stanley's Care Agency LtdTop vendor: 32.6% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 10 active published awards; 10 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 85):
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable ValueAvg. Price Discount
John Stanley's Care Agency Ltd1 win£37,638,000—
Pineapple Care Services Ltd1 win£34,317,000—
Hales Group Ltd1 win£24,907,500—
Take 4 Care Ltd1 win£13,837,500—
John Stanley's Care Agency Ltd1 win£3,300,000—
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityThurrock Council
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published27 Oct 2022, 09:43 BST
Last source update27 Oct 2022, 09:43 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationHealth and social work services, Other community, social and personal services, Social services, Social work and related services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH32)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-03593e
What is being bought
Thurrock Council sought a Provider to deliver an advocacy service that will offer a single gateway and coherent service pathway, which will meet all relevant statutory advocacy obligations alongside a range of non-statutory interventions, information and resources to support and empower individuals. The services to be provided are:• Care Act Advocacy (CAA)• Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA). • Independent Complaints Advocacy Services (ICAS)• Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) – (including Paid Relevant Person Representative)
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    27 Oct 2022, 09:43 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    27 Oct 2022, 09:43 BST
  3. tender value changed
    17 Aug 2022, 11:10 BST
  4. Status changed to published status
    17 Aug 2022, 11:10 BST
  5. Official notice release published
    17 Aug 2022, 11:10 BST
  6. Submission deadline changed to published date
    17 Aug 2022, 11:10 BST
  7. Published value updated to £1,000,000
    5 Aug 2022, 11:00 BST
  8. Status changed to active
    5 Aug 2022, 11:00 BST
  9. Official notice release published
    5 Aug 2022, 11:00 BST
  10. Submission deadline changed to 9 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
    5 Aug 2022, 11:00 BST
  11. Buyer information updated
    5 Aug 2022, 11:00 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Thurrock Council sought a Provider to deliver an advocacy service that will offer a single gateway and coherent service pathway, which will meet all relevant statutory advocacy obligations alongside a range of non-statutory interventions, information and resources to support and empower individuals. The services to be provided are:• Care Act Advocacy (CAA)• Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA). • Independent Complaints Advocacy Services (ICAS)• Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) – (including Paid Relevant Person Representative) Additional information: This contract is for three years with the option to extend for a further two years. Please note the contract value provided in II.2.6 is the total estimated value over the full five years, including extension options.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    27 Oct 2022, 09:43 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 27 Oct 2022, 00:00 BST · £940,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
VoiceAbility
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£940,000 · signed 27 Oct 2022, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 4 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 4 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot 1)
smeBids: 2 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Thurrock Council

Contracting authority GB-FTS-3831
View buyer profile

  • Thurrock Council
    buyer

    Civic Offices, New Road, Grays, UKH32, RM17 6SL
    [email protected]

  • Royal Courts of Justice
    reviewBody

    London

  • VoiceAbility
    supplier

    London, UKI
Documents (0)
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