Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Support Advocacy and Intermediary Services
Authority: The Nursing and Midwifery Council (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionProvide specialist workers to enable members of the public who need additional support to meaningfully engage with a complex legal process and make their own decisions.
The lots are:
- Mental Health Lay Advocacy
- Cognitive Impairment Lay Advocacy
- Physical Impairment Lay Advocacy
- General Lay advocacy
- Intermediaries
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 2 Apr 2029, 23:59 BST.
- No preliminary market engagement: Having previously tendered these services NMC is aware that this is a limited market place. On researching the current market space this is still the case therefore knowing the competition NMC feels there is no reason for a pre-market engagement exercise.
CPV: Health and social work services
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · all with a published value (£25,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 4 and win at most 4 of them · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Mental Health Lay AdvocacyAwardedRenewalPublished value£5,000
Mental health but may also need support due to issues such as: Physical impairment (including long term health issues) Acquired brain injury Neurological disorders Learning disabilities/ difficulties Conditions on the Autistic spectrum Asperger's syndrome Children and young people Older people People who are isolated or only have limited access to support Currently affected by a difficult life event (this list is not exhaustive)
- Economic & financial standing
N/A
- Technical & professional ability
N/A
Lot #2Cognitive impairmentAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,667
Cognitive impairment Learning disabilities/ difficulties Neurological disorders Acquired brain injury but may also need support due to issues such as: Physical impairment (including long term health issues) Mental health Conditions on the Autistic spectrum Asperger's syndrome Children and young people Older people People who are isolated or only have limited access to support Currently affected by a difficult life event (this list is not exhaustive)
- Economic & financial standing
N/A
- Technical & professional ability
N/A
Lot #3Physical Impairment Lay AdvocacyAwardedRenewalPublished value£833
Physical impairment e.g.
- Long term health issues
- Deaf or hard-of hearing
- Blind or visually impaired
- Are deaf blind
- Speech and language difficulties (this list is not exhaustive) but may also need support due to issues such as: Acquired brain injury Mental health Neurological disorders Learning disabilities/ difficulties Conditions on the Autistic spectrum Asperger's syndrome Children and young people Older people People who are isolated or only have limited access to support Currently affected by a difficult life event (this list is not exhaustive)
- Economic & financial standing
N/A
- Technical & professional ability
N/A
Lot #4General Lay AdvocacyAwardedRenewalPublished value£5,000
General Children and young people Older people People who are isolated or only have limited access to support Currently affected by a difficult life event e.g. bereavement or another type of traumatic life event e.g. domestic violence; sexual assault (this list is not exhaustive)
- Economic & financial standing
N/A
- Technical & professional ability
N/A
Lot #5IntermediariesAwardedRenewalPublished value£12,500
Primary need: Communication impairment This may be as a result of: Mental health Cognitive impairment Learning disabilities/ difficulties Neurological disorders Acquired brain injury Conditions on the Autistic spectrum Asperger's syndrome Children and young people Physical impairment (including long term health issues) Older people with additional needs People who are currently affected by a difficult life event - people who may be currently finding it difficult to go through complex processes due to a recent life event, for example bereavement/ sexual assault. (this list is not exhaustive)
- Economic & financial standing
N/A
- Technical & professional ability
N/A
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality Questions: 60%
- Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality Questions: Method Statement Questions
- Price: Pricing Schedule
- Economic & financial standing
N/A
- Technical & professional ability
N/A
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 2 Apr 2029
- First published
- 18 Nov 2025, 10:04 GMT
- Last source update
- 18 Nov 2025, 10:04 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 Aug 2025
- Authority reference
C1485- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-032068- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054803Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
30 days of the date of receipt of the relevant invoice
- Risks
N/A
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 27 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Reponses to the tender are to be completed electronically using the e-sourcing portal Atamis. atamis-5621.my.site.com/login ↗ ('e-Sourcing Portal'). The e-Sourcing Portal provides a web-based tool that enables the NMC and Bidders to conduct the strategic activities of the procurement lifecycle over the internet. It provides a simple, secure and efficient means for managing tendering and quotation activities, reducing the time and effort required for the NMC and potential providers / suppliers. Please note the following project name and reference number allocated to this procurement process ('Procurement') within the e-Sourcing Portal: Project Name: Provision of Support Advocacy and Intermediary Services Project Reference: C1485
Timeline
12 Jun 2025 → 18 Nov 2025 · 6 dates- Tender notice published12 Jun 2025, 16:36 BST
- Clarification questions by27 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline11 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by15 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts354 days ago3 Nov 2025
- Latest notice published338 days ago18 Nov 2025, 10:04 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 12 Jun 2025- Tender notice published12 Jun 2025, 16:36 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published25 Jun 2025, 10:17 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published25 Jun 2025, 10:35 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published18 Nov 2025, 10:04 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 5 · Intermediaries1 award | |||
| Communicourt Ltd | £25,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| POhWER | £25,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of Support Advocacy and Intermediary Services · POhWER
- Signed
- 3 Nov 2025
- Value
- £25,000
- Period
- 7 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2027 · up to 31 Oct 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 1+1 year contract extension
Provision of Support Advocacy and Intermediary Services · Communicourt Ltd
- Signed
- 3 Nov 2025
- Value
- £25,000
- Period
- 7 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2027 · up to 31 Oct 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 1+1 years contract extension
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- The Nursing and Midwifery CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - central government
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- COMMUNICOURT LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- POHWERAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details 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