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# Pan Dorset Advocacy Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pan-dorset-advocacy-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0399bb). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Dorset Council: "Pan Dorset Advocacy Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: £4,381,040. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 27 Feb 2023, 09:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Dorset Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/dorset-council-ons-e06000059)
- **Published Value:** £4,381,040 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 27 February 2023 at 09:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK24, UKK25
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £4,137,052 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0399bb`

## 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/pan-dorset-advocacy-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0399bb#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pan-dorset-advocacy-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0399bb#participate

## Description
Contract for a Single Pan Dorset Advocacy Service in partnership with Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (BCP), NHS Dorset and DHUFT to include:
•	IMCA Service and DOLS Paid Representative Service – current contract with Dorset Advocacy Contribution from BCP and DC
•	CHC Advocacy Service (NHS Dorset Integrated Care System)
•	Advocacy service for Mental Health service users and Independent Mental Health Advocacy in Dorset, Bournemouth and Poole – current contract with Dorset Mental Health Forum – Contribution from BCP, DC and DHUFT
•	The Provision of Care Act and Generic Advocacy Services for Adults Over the Age of 18 Across Dorset, Bournemouth and Poole – current contract with Dorset Advocacy – contribution from BCP, DC, CCG and PHD
•	Advocacy for Parents of children in proceedings where the parent does not have care act eligible needs. To be funded by Dorset Council Children’s Services.
•	Advocacy for Carers

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

- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Estimated Value:** £4,381,040

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Pan Dorset Advocacy Service (active)
  - Award id: `009731-2023-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Swan Advocacy Network (operating as South West Advocacy Network – SWAN)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-79329`
  - Value: £4,137,052 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Pan Dorset Advocacy Service (active)
  - Signed Value: £4,137,052
  - Signed Date: 02/04/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F009731-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-04-04T08:21:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T18:08:18.466Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0399bb