Official UK procurement notice
Provision of All Age Statutory and Non-Statutory Advocacy Services
Authority: Sefton Council (Local council)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD73)
Published estimate£2,727,600total for 2 lots · £2,727,600 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 16 Jan 2026awarded 25 Jun 2026
Awarded to VoiceAbility Advocacy, Reconstruct (Children and Adult Services) Limited2 awards
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 May 2029 · up to 31 May 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Jun 2026
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionTenders were invited for the delivery of comprehensive advocacy services designed to safeguard and promote the rights of vulnerable adults and children across the borough. This procurement aimed to establish an Advocacy Hub Model for adults (Lot 1) and a dedicated Advocacy Service for Cared for children and Care Experienced Young People (Lot 2) to ensure timely, effective, and impartial support for individuals navigating complex health, social care, and statutory systems
CPV: Social work and related services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£2,727,600 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Advocacy Hub Model for adultsAwardedRenewalPublished value£2,337,600
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2Advocacy Service for Cared for children and Care Experienced Young PeopleAwardedRenewalPublished value£390,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
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).
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Social Value
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 Aug 2025, 16:55 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Jun 2026, 18:27 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 27 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
DN799329- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-080627- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05868dFind a Tender
Review and risk notes
- Risks
Identified risks which could require changes to the agreement to accommodate are as follows:
- Possible changes to legislation or policy which affect the statutory obligations of the Council and any other public sector body which may be collaborating with the Council in respect of the Contract
- Fluctuations in demand for the service resulting from demographic changes and/or the availability of alternative methods of achieving the required outcomes recipients of the Services.
- Fluctuations in demand resulting from changes in legislation for unrelated factors such as benefits entitlement for example which may impact on potential users of the Service(s)
- The availability of funding and the level of competing demands for such funding.
- Collaboration between other public sector bodies who may wish to source services via the contract or make their sourcing arrangements available to the Council.
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 16 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
12 Aug 2025 → 6 Jul 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published12 Aug 2025, 16:55 BST
- Market engagement21 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
To participate, providers must express their interest to attend by uploading and submitting a request to attend, via the Chest, by 12 noon on Tuesday 19 August 2025.
Prior to the event participants will receive a MS Teams invitation to attend the event on 21st August 2025.
All requests for clarification must be sent via the Chest procurement portal procontract.due-north.com ↗
Please note that attendance is limited to two people from each organisation.
- Tender notice published318 days ago8 Dec 2025, 13:57 GMT
- Clarification questions by286 days ago9 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline279 days ago16 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by236 days ago27 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts143 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent119 days ago25 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published119 days ago25 Jun 2026, 18:27 BST
- Standstill ends107 days ago6 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
14 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Aug 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published12 Aug 2025, 16:55 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published8 Dec 2025, 13:57 GMTUK4
- Published value updated8 Dec 2025, 13:57 GMT
- Status changed to active8 Dec 2025, 13:57 GMT
- Procurement method changed8 Dec 2025, 13:57 GMT
- Deadline published: 9 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT8 Dec 2025, 13:57 GMT
- Tender notice published11 Dec 2025, 14:20 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 13 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT11 Dec 2025, 14:20 GMT+4 days · was 9 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Tender notice published7 Jan 2026, 11:17 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 16 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT7 Jan 2026, 11:17 GMT+3 days · was 13 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract award notice published25 Jun 2026, 18:27 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete25 Jun 2026, 18:27 BST
- Contract signature expected10 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract signature expected17 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (2)
Revised date of submission
Change to deadline for clarification questions and submission date
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-12: 1 release · 8 Dec 2025
- 2025-08: 1 release · 12 Aug 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £3,117,6002 awards inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 54 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Advocacy Hub Model for adults1 award | |||
| VoiceAbility AdvocacyVCSE1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 · up to 31 Jul 2031Extensions: Extension 1 : 1/8/2029 - 31/7/2030 award dependant on the availability of funding and satisfactory performance of supplier Extension 2 : 1/8/2030 - 31/7/2031 award dependant on the availability of funding and satisfactory performance of supplier | £2,727,600 inc. VAT | 25 Jun 2026standstill to 6 Jul 2026 | Standstill |
| Lot 2 · Advocacy Service for Cared for children and Care Experienced Young People1 award | |||
| Reconstruct (Children and Adult Services) LimitedSME13 Jul 2026 – 12 Jul 2029 · up to 12 Jul 2031Extensions: Extension 1 : 13/7/2029 - 12/7/2030 award dependant on the availability of funding and satisfactory performance of supplier. Extension 2 : 13/7/2030 - 12/7/2031 award dependant on the availability of funding and satisfactory performance of supplier. | £390,000 inc. VAT | 14 May 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Advocacy Hub Model for adults | 4final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one | 3 | 2 | — |
| 2 · Advocacy Service for Cared for children and Care Experienced Young People | 1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- RECONSTRUCT (CHILDREN AND ADULT SERVICES) LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- VoiceAbility AdvocacyAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (8)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender