Official UK procurement notice
Independent Advocacy Services 2026
Authority: East Riding of Yorkshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionIndependent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA), Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA), Litigation Friend, Relevant Persons Representative (RPR), 1:2 Advocacy and Care Act Advocacy are statutory services; the general advocacy is included within the overall IMCA Service as similar skills and competencies are required and this supports people who do not qualify for the statutory services. As the services have to be independent of the Local Authority, a procurement exercise is required to ensure we meet our statutory duties and those of wellbeing for residents within the East Riding.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 5 Sept 2028, 00:59 BST.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,492,500
- Economic & financial standing
As stated in the documentation
- Technical & professional ability
As stated in the documentation
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Method statement questions: 50%
- Total annual cost: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Total annual cost
- Method statement questions
- Economic & financial standing
As stated in the documentation
- Technical & professional ability
As stated in the documentation
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 5 Sept 2028
- First published
- 4 Sept 2025, 11:00 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
BMC1003-2026- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-053823- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0593e0Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
4 Sept 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published4 Sept 2025, 11:00 BST
- Clarification questions by379 days ago6 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline372 days ago13 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent315 days ago10 Dec 2025
- Latest notice published314 days ago10 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by309 days ago15 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill ends302 days ago22 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts203 days ago1 Apr 2026
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Sept 2025- Tender notice published4 Sept 2025, 11:00 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published10 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete10 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract signature expected9 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| VoiceAbility AdvocacyVCSE1 Apr 2026 – 1 Apr 2029 · up to 1 Apr 2031Extensions: two, 12 month extensions available | £1,197,625 | 10 Dec 2025standstill to 22 Dec 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 4 | 2 | — |
Who bid
- wonVoiceAbilitySME · Greater London
- did not winCloverleaf Advocacy 2000 ltdSMEVCSE · Yorkshire and the Humber
- did not winEmpower Life Supported Living LimitedSME · Yorkshire and the Humber
- did not winHull and East Yorkshire MINDSMEVCSE · Yorkshire and the Humber
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
4 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- Cloverleaf Advocacy 2000 ltdBidder / tenderer
- Empower Life Supported Living LimitedBidder / tenderer
- Hull and East Yorkshire MINDBidder / tenderer
- VoiceAbilityAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender