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title: "Provision of Independent Health Complaints Advocacy Service"
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# Provision of Independent Health Complaints Advocacy Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-independent-health-complaints-advocacy-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06f851). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** London Borough of Brent: "Provision of Independent Health Complaints Advocacy Service". Published status: active. Published Value: £300,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 23 Nov 2026, 13:00 GMT. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 28 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [London Borough of Brent](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-brent-ons-e09000005)
- **Published Value:** £300,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 23 November 2026 at 13:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Social work and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI72
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-independent-health-complaints-advocacy-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06f851#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06f851`

## 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-independent-health-complaints-advocacy-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06f851#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%3FadvertId%3Df658a9c2-f0c3-f111-813c-005056b64545%26p%3D2241eb95-058a-e511-80f7-000c29c9ba21)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-independent-health-complaints-advocacy-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06f851#participate

## Description
This tender is for the provision of Independent Health Complaints Advocacy Service (IHCAS). 
The IHCAS empowers and supports clients, their family, carer or representative to go through the complaints procedures for complaint or grievance related to any aspect of care or treatment they received from NHS funded services and to assist them in finding a resolution.
The service will also support clients’ complaints concerning health and social care services. The service will support the client through the appropriate complaints processes of the service they accessed.
The key aspect of the role of the service is the focus on empowering and supporting clients, their family, carer or representative.
Contract Start Date: 1 April 2027
Contract End Date: 31 March 2030
Possible Extension up to 2 years

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £300,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/03/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F100678-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-23T14:51:13.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T21:59:39.586Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06f851