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# Independent Advocacy Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/independent-advocacy-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04340e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Reading Borough Council: "Independent Advocacy Service". Published status: active. Published Value: £436,599. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 12 Feb 2024, 23:59 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Reading Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/reading-borough-council-ons-e06000038)
- **Published Value:** £436,599 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 12 February 2024 at 23:59 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Administrative social services, Social work services without accommodation
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ11
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04340e`

## 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/independent-advocacy-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04340e#tl-md)

## Description
RBC are completing a ITT exercise for the provision of Independent Advocacy Service - 2.2	The provision of the following Independent advocacy services for adults in Reading: •	Independent Mental Health Act Advocacy (IMHA) •	Care Act Advocacy (CAA)•	NHS Complaints Advocacy (NHS-CA) •	Social Care Complaints Advocacy (SCCA) •	Independent Mental Capacity Act (IMCA)•	Relevant Persons Paid Representative (RPPR)•	Litigation Friend•	Rule 1.2 Representative Advocacy Service, The Court of Protection Rules 2017Suppliers that would like to take part in this process are invited to Express Interest upon which they will be given access to the full documentation delivered through this portal. Documents can be accessed from the My Tenders area of this website by selecting the View Details button for the project.Expressions of interest will only be accepted until 12/02/2024.Any questions relating to this opportunity should be made via the correspondence link on this portal.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85312000, 85321000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £436,599
- **Description:** 2.1	Tenders are invited for the supply of: 2.2	The provision of the following Independent advocacy services for adults in Reading: •	Independent Mental Health Act Advocacy (IMHA) •	Care Act Advocacy (CAA)•	NHS Complaints Advocacy (NHS-CA) •	Social Ca...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002375-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-01-24T10:45:04.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T11:17:27.582Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04340e