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title: "The Provision of Cross Regulator Support Advocacy and Intermediary Project"
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# The Provision of Cross Regulator Support Advocacy and Intermediary Project

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-cross-regulator-support-advocacy-and-intermediary-project-ocds-h6vhtk-02c189). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Nursing and Midwifery Council: "The Provision of Cross Regulator Support Advocacy and Intermediary Project". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £500,000. 5 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 29 Jul 2021, 16:30 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [The Nursing and Midwifery Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-nursing-and-midwifery-council-GB-PPON-PHCH-9173-QTMH)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 29 July 2021 at 16:30 BST
- **Lots:** 5
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKD, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK, UKL, UKM, UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-cross-regulator-support-advocacy-and-intermediary-project-ocds-h6vhtk-02c189#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02c189`

## 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/the-provision-of-cross-regulator-support-advocacy-and-intermediary-project-ocds-h6vhtk-02c189#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fnmc)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-cross-regulator-support-advocacy-and-intermediary-project-ocds-h6vhtk-02c189#participate

## Description
We are seeking to set up a framework in order to use lay advocates and intermediaries (who have been trained and registered under the criminal justice scheme) to provide person centred support to members of the public who are involved with regulatory cases. This work relates to referrals received about a registered health or social care professional across the four countries of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

## Lots (5)
### Lot 1: Mental Health Lay Advocacy
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK, UKL, UKM, UKN

- **Description:** This work relates to referrals received about a registered health or social care professional across the four countries of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.To investigate a referral about an individual professional, the health and social...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Cognitive impairment - Learning disabilities/ difficulties; neurological disorders and Acquired brain injury lay advocacy
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK, UKL, UKM, UKN

- **Description:** This work relates to referrals received about a registered health or social care professional across the four countries of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.To investigate a referral about an individual professional, the health and social...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: Physical Impairment Lay Advocacy
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK, UKL, UKM, UKN

- **Description:** This work relates to referrals received about a registered health or social care professional across the four countries of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.To investigate a referral about an individual professional, the health and social...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 4: General Lay Advocacy
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK, UKL, UKM, UKN

- **Description:** This work relates to referrals received about a registered health or social care professional across the four countries of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.To investigate a referral about an individual professional, the health and social...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 5: Intermediaries - Communication impairment (communication assessment and support to member of the public witnesses and the regulator)
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK, UKL, UKM, UKN

- **Description:** This work relates to referrals received about a registered health or social care professional across the four countries of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.To investigate a referral about an individual professional, the health and social...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (5)
- **Award:** Mental Health Lay Advocacy (active)
  - Award id: `012529-2022-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **POhWER**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-92807`
  - Value: £100,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Cognitive impairment - Learning disabilities/ difficulties; neurological disorders and Acquired brain injury lay advocacy (active)
  - Award id: `012529-2022-2-2`
  - Supplier(s): **POhWER**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-92807`
  - Value: £100,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Physical Impairment Lay Advocacy (active)
  - Award id: `012529-2022-3-3`
  - Supplier(s): **POhWER**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-92807`
  - Value: £100,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** General Lay Advocacy (active)
  - Award id: `012529-2022-4-4`
  - Supplier(s): **POhWER**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-92807`
  - Value: £100,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Intermediaries - Communication impairment (communication assessment and support to member of the public witnesses and the regulator) (active)
  - Award id: `012529-2022-5-5`
  - Supplier(s): **Communicourt Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-52781`
  - Value: £100,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (5)
- **Contract:** Mental Health Lay Advocacy (active)
  - Signed Value: £100,000
  - Signed Date: 13/09/2021

- **Contract:** Cognitive impairment - Learning disabilities/ difficulties; neurological disorders and Acquired brain injury lay advocacy (active)
  - Signed Value: £100,000
  - Signed Date: 13/09/2021

- **Contract:** Physical Impairment Lay Advocacy (active)
  - Signed Value: £100,000
  - Signed Date: 13/09/2021

- **Contract:** General Lay Advocacy (active)
  - Signed Value: £100,000
  - Signed Date: 13/09/2021

- **Contract:** Intermediaries - Communication impairment (communication assessment and support to member of the public witnesses and the regulator) (active)
  - Signed Value: £100,000
  - Signed Date: 13/09/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F012529-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-05-13T15:01:07.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T16:15:10.589Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02c189