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title: "Provision of an  All Wales Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) Service"
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# Provision of an  All Wales Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-an-all-wales-independent-mental-capacity-advocacy-imca-service-ocds-h6vhtk-037c0c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust): "Provision of an  All Wales Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) Service". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £1,255,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-wales-shared-services-partnership-procurement-services-h-GB-NHS-RQF)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £1,255,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services, Social services, Social work and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKL
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-037c0c`

## 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/provision-of-an-all-wales-independent-mental-capacity-advocacy-imca-service-ocds-h6vhtk-037c0c#tl-md)

## Description
The current agreement for the provision of South East Wales Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy expires on 31st March 2024. It is the intention to proceed with an agreement for an Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy Service on behalf of all Health Boards in Wales from 1st April 2024.
This notice is to inform the market of the future contract plans and that NWSSP Procurement Services will be holding a pre-procurement event on Wednesday 30th November 2022. The format will be a short presentation in the morning of the 30th of November via Microsoft Teams followed by a short question and answer session.
This will be followed by the opportunity for individual 20 minute 1:1 sessions in the afternoon with Health Board representatives and representatives from NWSSP Procurement Services. .
If the service decides to undertake a procurement exercise this will be advertised as appropriate at the relevant time. This notice is also an opportunity for any potential providers to submit requests for tender documentation in Welsh. Any requests for documentation to be provided through the medium of the Welsh language must be submitted via email to david.makani@wales.nhs.uk by Wednesday 9th November 2022.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 85300000, 85320000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Description:** This is not a call for competition but an opportunity for providers within this market to meet with NWSSP Procurement Services and representatives from Health Boards in Wales.
If NWSSP Procurement Services decides to undertake a procurement exercise ...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F030085-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-10-25T15:07:53.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T19:35:48.888Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-037c0c