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# INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL ADVOCACY (IPA) SUPPORT SERVICE

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/independent-professional-advocacy-ipa-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-036441). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Bridgend County Borough Council: "INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL ADVOCACY (IPA) SUPPORT SERVICE". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 5 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Bridgend County Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bridgend-county-borough-council-ons-w06000013)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 5
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services, Social work and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKL17
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £840,000 (exc. VAT, 5 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-036441`

## 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-professional-advocacy-ipa-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-036441#tl-md)

## Description
Award for the provision of an INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL ADVOCACY (IPA) SUPPORT SERVICE for individuals across the County Borough of Bridgend.

## Lots (5)
### Lot 1: Advocacy Hub
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** Not published
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Description:** Advocacy Hub: central contact point with provision of information, signposting and referral function;

### Lot 2: Specialist Statutory IPA service (LD/ASD)
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** Not published
- **CPV codes:** 85300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Description:** Specialist Statutory IPA service (LD/ASD): for learning disabilities and clients with Autistic Spectrum Conditions

### Lot 3: Specialist Statutory IPA service (Communication/Support Needs)
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** Not published
- **CPV codes:** 85300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Description:** Specialist Statutory IPA service (Communication/Support Needs): based on specialist communication or support needs including dementia, mental health, sensory impairment, physical disabilities or life-limiting conditions

### Lot 4: Accessible Statutory IPA service
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** Not published
- **CPV codes:** 85300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Description:** Accessible Statutory IPA service: to ensure that as many people as possible are able to access an IPA as needed including care home residents, unpaid carers (including parent-carers) and any other eligible clients identified

### Lot 5: Specialist Non-statutory Advocacy service (LD/ASD)
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** Not published
- **CPV codes:** 85300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Description:** Specialist Non-statutory Advocacy service (LD/ASD): for people with learning disabilities or with an Autistic Spectrum Condition who require non-statutory advocacy, and who are facilitated to offer peer support, develop skills for independence, as we...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (5)
- **Award:** Advocacy Hub (active)
  - Award id: `024233-2022-1`
  - Supplier(s): **ProMo Cymru Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-6051`
  - Value: £45,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Specialist Statutory IPA service (LD/ASD) (active)
  - Award id: `024233-2022-2`
  - Supplier(s): **People First Bridgend**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-62539`
  - Value: £162,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Specialist Statutory IPA service (Communication/Support Needs) (active)
  - Award id: `024233-2022-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Mental Health Matters Wales**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-143612`
  - Value: £135,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Accessible Statutory IPA service (active)
  - Award id: `024233-2022-4`
  - Supplier(s): **Mental Health Matters Wales**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-143612`
  - Value: £90,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Specialist Non-statutory Advocacy service (LD/ASD) (active)
  - Award id: `024233-2022-5`
  - Supplier(s): **People First Bridgend**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-62539`
  - Value: £408,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (5)
- **Contract:** Specialist Statutory IPA service (LD/ASD) (active)
  - Signed Value: £162,000
  - Signed Date: 04/08/2022

- **Contract:** Specialist Non-statutory Advocacy service (LD/ASD) (active)
  - Signed Value: £408,000
  - Signed Date: 04/08/2022

- **Contract:** Advocacy Hub (active)
  - Signed Value: £45,000
  - Signed Date: 24/07/2022

- **Contract:** Specialist Statutory IPA service (Communication/Support Needs) (active)
  - Signed Value: £135,000
  - Signed Date: 24/07/2022

- **Contract:** Accessible Statutory IPA service (active)
  - Signed Value: £90,000
  - Signed Date: 24/07/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F024233-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-08-31T09:15:07.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T01:04:51.816Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-036441