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# All-Age Advocacy Hub and Right to Representation for Children Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/all-age-advocacy-hub-and-right-to-representation-for-children-service-ocds-h6vhtk-034873). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Medway Council: "All-Age Advocacy Hub and Right to Representation for Children Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 20 Jul 2022, 16:30 BST. Published submission portal: www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Medway Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/medway-council-ons-e06000035)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 20 July 2022 at 16:30 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ41
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,466,000 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-034873`

## 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/all-age-advocacy-hub-and-right-to-representation-for-children-service-ocds-h6vhtk-034873#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [kentbusinessportal.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kentbusinessportal.org.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/all-age-advocacy-hub-and-right-to-representation-for-children-service-ocds-h6vhtk-034873#participate

## Description
Medway Council invites tenders for an All-Age Advocacy Hub and Right to Representation for Children Service. The requirements are divided into 2 lots:
Lot 1 - All-Age Advocacy Hub
The service will deliver several functions including:
A. Statutory Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA)
B. Statutory Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA)
C. Statutory Independent Advocacy under the Care Act (CA)
D. Statutory Deprivation of Liberty Standards (DoLS) conducted by Relevant Person’s Representative (RPR)
E. Independent NHS Complaints Advocacy.
F. Developing community advocacy and self-advocacy /peer advocacy
G. Coordinating the provision of advocacy service for people placed outside of Medway where Medway retains statutory responsibility for their provision.
Lot 2 - Right to Representation for Children
The service requirements for Lot 2 combine several elements listed below. The specification for each service includes the legal context, the aims and objectives, national standards, eligibility criteria, access referral process and expected outcomes:
• Children’s advocacy
• Independent Visitors
• Appropriate Adults
• Children in Care Council

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: All-Age Advocacy Hub
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** Lot 1 - All-Age Advocacy Hub
The service will deliver several functions including:
A. Statutory Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA)
B. Statutory Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA)
C. Statutory Independent Advocacy under the Care Act (C...

### Lot 2: Right to Representation for Children Service
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** Lot 2 - Right to Representation for Children
The service requirements for Lot 2 combine several elements listed below. The specification for each service includes the legal context, the aims and objectives, national standards, eligibility criteria, a...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 000351-2023-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Libra Partnership**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-72198`
  - Value: £610,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 000351-2023-2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **The Young Lives Foundation**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-65141`
  - Value: £856,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** 000351-2023-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £610,000
  - Signed Date: 30/08/2022

- **Contract:** 000351-2023-2 (active)
  - Signed Value: £856,000
  - Signed Date: 30/08/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F000351-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-01-06T11:00:53.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T13:01:10.299Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-034873