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Published 5 Oct 2026, 16:50 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Independent Integrated Advocacy Service

Authority: Newcastle City Council (Local council)

ServicesAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: North East (UKC2)
Published estimate£833,230≈ £417k / year · £833,230 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 2 yrsstarts 1 Apr 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procurement of an Integrated Advocacy Service including Statutory Advocacy for eligible individuals under the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Health Act 1983 and Health and Social Care Act 2012 alongside NHS Complaints Advocacy. The contract duration is two years to give time to evaluate how the AGNI judgment may affect future demand for Relevant Person's Representative and other Mental Capacity Act advocacy functions and changes to the Mental Health Bill. Value: £416,615.

CPV: Other community, social and personal services · Social work and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Planned 2 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 — 1 Apr 2029 (2 yrs)Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: North East
85300000 Social work and related services98000000 Other community, social and personal services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
5 Oct 2026, 16:50 BST
Last source update
5 Oct 2026, 16:50 BST
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Other community, social and personal servicesSocial work and related services
Delivery area
North East (UKC2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07811b

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

3 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice publishedearlier today
    5 Oct 2026, 16:39 BST
  2. Market engagementin 26 days
    31 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
    The provider engagement will take place on Wednesday 21st October in the Collingwood Room, Civic Centre, Barras Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 8QH, from 3.15 pm, 5 minutes walk from the Haymarket Metro Station, Newcastle Upon Tyne. The event will offer an opportunity to hear about the provision of more…advocacy services over the last two and half years, ask questions and find out more about the tendering process itself. Please submit expressions of interest on the Open system for the North East where this opportunity will be posted.
  3. Contract startsin 177 days
    1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Oct 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    5 Oct 2026, 16:50 BSTUK2
  2. Published value updated
    5 Oct 2026, 16:50 BST
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    5 Oct 2026, 16:39 BSTUK2
Published amendments (1)

Updated value of contract over two year duration

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Newcastle City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PBHM-6848-TWYG Civic Centre, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East, NE1 8QH

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure