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# Advocacy Services of Adults

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/advocacy-services-of-adults-ocds-h6vhtk-051344). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Worcestershire County Council: "Advocacy Services of Adults". Published status: complete. Published Value: £3,360,966. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 18 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Worcestershire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/worcestershire-county-council-ons-e10000034)
- **Published Value:** £3,360,966 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 18 July 2025 at 16:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKG12
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £3,288,012 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 7 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/advocacy-services-of-adults-ocds-h6vhtk-051344#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-051344`

## 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/advocacy-services-of-adults-ocds-h6vhtk-051344#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-tendhost.co.uk%2Fworcestershire%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/advocacy-services-of-adults-ocds-h6vhtk-051344#participate

## Description
The aim of the Advocacy service is to provide a range of advocacy services to meet both statutory and non-statutory need, including:
- Crisis, Issue
- Care Act
- Complaints Advocacy NHS and Adult Social Care
- Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) (including under 18-year-olds)
- Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) including Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS) and Relevant Person Representative (RPR)
- Appropriate Adult Advocacy
- CHC advocacy
The contract duration is for 5 years, plus a possible 2 year extension (on a one plus one year basis), subject to performance and funding available.
The contract is considered an above threshold light touch contract.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £3,360,966

- **Contract Period:** 01/02/2026 to 31/01/2031
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Advocacy Services for Adults (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **SWAN ADVOCACY NETWORK**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-36620`
  - Value: £3,288,012
  - Date: 23/09/2025

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Advocacy Services for Adults (active)
  - Signed Value: £3,304,534
  - Signed Date: 31/10/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F037297-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-10-31T10:50:27.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-16T09:33:34.464Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-051344