Notice Information
Notice Title
Independent Health and Social Care Advocacy for Adults
Notice Description
Bath and North East Somerset Council is recommissioning its statutory advocacy services for adults. This includes support under the Care Act, Mental Capacity Act (including DoLS and Liberty Protection Safeguards), Mental Health Act, and advocacy for complaints relating to health and social care. The aim is to ensure residents have access to high-quality, independent advocacy that upholds their rights, supports decision-making, and reflects local needs and legislative requirements.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: The Terms & Conditions include a clause that can trigger an increase in capacity and value. Including the capacity increase that can be triggered the total value of the contract could be PS1,257,060 (PS251,412 per annum).
Renewal: This agreement will commence on 1st April 2026 and expire on 31st March 2029. This Contract can be extended beyond the initial term for up to a further 24 months subject to satisfactory performance and agreed costs.
Planning Information
Completion of an online questionnaire and attendance of an online market engagement event on Wednesday 20th August (14:00pm - 16:00pm). To complete the questionnaire and to register for the event please see the link below: https://forms.office.com/r/u9Rrvaxeeq
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-056929
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031029-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
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
- £1,260,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,300,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £1,249,045 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £1,249,045 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 Apr 20263 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 10 Nov 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 16 Sep 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 10 Dec 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BATH & NORTH EAST SOMERSET COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BATH
- Postcode
- BA1 5AW
- Post Town
- Bath
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK5 West of England
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
- Delivery Location
- TLK12 Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
-
- Local Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Electoral Ward
- Kingsmead
- Westminster Constituency
- Bath
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031029-2026
2nd April 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081957-2025
11th December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063528-2025
9th October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044317-2025
30th July 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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