Notice Information
Notice Title
Advocacy Service for Adults
Notice Description
The service to be provided is an advocacy service for adults, which includes the following types of advocacy support: * Care Act Advocacy * Independent Mental Health Advocacy * Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy * NHS Complaints Advocacy * Relevant Person's Representatives * Rule 1.2 Representatives * General Advocacy
Lot Information
Lot 1
This procurement was undertaken under Chapter 3 of Part 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (also known as the "light touch" regime). The process adopted uses the primary methodology of an open tender, but the Council reserves the right to make such adjustments as are required to facilitate the process. The
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04dd15
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029545-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85000000 - Health and social work services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,800,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £2,800,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £2,967,440 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Jun 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 13 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 3 Jun 20258 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2025 - 31 Aug 2030 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SOUTH TYNESIDE BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Karen Dixon
- Contact Email
- karen.dixon@southtyneside.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1914244052
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SOUTH SHIELDS
- Postcode
- NE33 2RL
- Post Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC43 Tyneside
- Delivery Location
- TLC22 Tyneside
-
- Local Authority
- South Tyneside
- Electoral Ward
- Beacon and Bents
- Westminster Constituency
- South Shields
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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