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Tender for the Provision of All Age Advocacy Service for Adults and Children
Published value
£2,310,000
Submission deadline 30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: London Borough of Hounslow: "Tender for the Provision of All Age Advocacy Service for Adults and Children". Published status: active. Published value: £2,310,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.duenorth.com.
| Contracting Authority | London Borough of Hounslow | Scope & Categories | SERVICES (1 lot) | Submission Window | 23d 14h left 30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Legal Basis & Regime | 2023/54 · Open procedure · Above threshold | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £2,310,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: London Borough of Hounslow
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for London Borough of Hounslow. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
14Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
St Mungo'sTop vendor: 98.8% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 30 active published awards; 6 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| St Mungo's | 1 win | £12,000,000 |
| Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 1 win | £144,000 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityLondon Borough of Hounslow | Procedure methodOpen procedure | Procurement categoryservices |
Statusactive | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdYes | Legal basisUKPGA · 2023/54 | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadline18 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST | Electronic submissionallowed | Submission languagesen |
Published2 Sept 2026, 14:35 BST | Last source update2 Sept 2026, 14:35 BST | Recurring procurementYes |
ClassificationSocial services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05f37c | ||
How to participate
Submission methodNot published | Electronic submissionallowed | Clarification deadline18 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST |
Submission languagesen | Expression of interest deadlineNot published | E-Sourcing Portal |
Submission instructions https://procontract.duenorth.com/ProjectManagement/ProjectDashboard?projectId=b1034d99-319a-f111-813c-005056b64545 | ||
What is being bought
The Advocacy Service Hub will fulfil the Councils statutory duties by providing the following functions: · Element A - Independent Mental Health Advocacy Service · Element B - Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy and Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) Relevant Person Representative (RPR) · Element C - Care Act & Generic Advocacy · Element D - Independent NHS Complaints Advocacy · Element E - Children's Advocacy.
The Advocacy Service Hub will support vulnerable individuals to:
live independently for longer in the community and ensure they are able to maximise their independence, choice and control and empower them to actively participate in the community have easy access to information, advice and signposting to enable them to make decisions about their own care and support needs, providing information in a range of accessible formats such as Easy Read, large print, audio, and multiple languages, as well as offering interpretation and translation services where required engage underrepresented groups, by working closely with community organisations and outreach networks ensure that all individuals can understand their rights, express their wishes, and fully participate in decisions about their care and treatment.
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £2,310,000
2 Sept 2026, 14:35 BST - Status changed to active
2 Sept 2026, 14:35 BST - Official notice release published
2 Sept 2026, 14:35 BST - Submission deadline changed to 30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
2 Sept 2026, 14:35 BST - Published value updated to £320,000
10 Mar 2026, 16:13 GMT - Official notice release published
10 Mar 2026, 16:13 GMT - Published value updated to £957,000
11 Dec 2025, 11:02 GMT - Status changed to planning
11 Dec 2025, 11:02 GMT - Official notice release published
11 Dec 2025, 11:02 GMT - Buyer information updated
11 Dec 2025, 11:02 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedactiveRenewalPublished value£2,310,000The source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract period1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST — 31 Mar 2032, 23:59 BSTEligibilitySME eligibleVCSE eligibleOptions / renewal5 years and up to 2 years extension (1+1)
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
10 Mar 2026, 16:13 GMT - Pipeline notice
11 Dec 2025, 11:02 GMT - Procedure published
2 Sept 2026, 14:35 BST - engagement
24 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT · scheduledThe Council is holding an online providers engagement event on 24th March at 2pm. For the invite link to join the event please email procurement@hounslow.gov.uk It is not a formal invitation to tender. It should be noted that this engagement is not a formal tendering process. The information we gain through our market engagement will help to inform our commissioning intentions and refine our specification for this service. - Submission deadline
30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
London Borough of Hounslow
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PQYY-1684-DYLVDocuments (4)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 2 Sept 2026, 14:35 BST
- 10 Mar 2026, 16:13 GMT
- 11 Dec 2025, 11:02 GMT
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |