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# Independent Advocacy Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/independent-advocacy-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02ced3). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** East Riding of Yorkshire Council: "Independent Advocacy Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 2 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [East Riding of Yorkshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/east-riding-of-yorkshire-council-ons-e06000011)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 2 September 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKE12
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,040,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02ced3`

## 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-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02ced3#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%2FIndex%3FadvertId%3Dfad2cc3f-37f1-eb11-810d-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/independent-advocacy-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02ced3#participate

## Description
The East Riding of Yorkshire Council (ERYC) is aiming to procure an Independent Advocacy Service in order to meet its statutory duties, corporate priorities and the individual needs of Service Users.
S.1.3.	This contract will cover the following services;
i.	Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA)
ii.	Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) including a Relevant Persons Representative (RPR) service –
iii.	Independent Care Act Advocacy including Carers Advocacy
iv.	General Advocacy

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Description:** The East Riding of Yorkshire Council (ERYC) is aiming to procure an Independent Advocacy Service in order to meet its statutory duties, corporate priorities and the individual needs of Service Users.
S.1.3.	This contract will cover the following serv...
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2022 to 
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 030944-2021-BMC1003/21 Indepedent Advocacy Services-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **VoiceAbility**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-83924`
  - Value: £1,040,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 030944-2021-BMC1003/21 Indepedent Advocacy Services-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,040,000
  - Signed Date: 07/12/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F030944-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-12-13T13:13:21.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T22:17:51.452Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02ced3