Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Statutory and Non‑Statutory Advocacy Services for Wandsworth
Authority: London Borough of Wandsworth (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of statutory and non‑statutory advocacy services for adults across the London Borough of Richmond upon Wandsworth. Services include Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA), Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA), Care Act Advocacy, NHS Complaints Advocacy, Relevant Person’s Representative (RPR), and general advocacy support to enable vulnerable adults to access services, understand their rights, and participate in decision-making processes.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 25 Jun 2026, 15:35 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Jun 2026, 15:35 BST
- Authority reference
3763- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-059960- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bd59Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
The contract is required to ensure the continued delivery of statutory advocacy services, including IMHA, IMCA and Care Act advocacy, where there are clear legal duties on the authority. A direct award is necessary and proportionate to mitigate risk to vulnerable service users and ensure continuity of critical support while a longer-term procurement is undertaken
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 25 Jun 2026- Transparency notice published25 Jun 2026, 15:35 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected25 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rethink Mental Illness25 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2028 | £802,075 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Rethink Mental Illness LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender