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Independent Integrated Advocacy Service

Newcastle City Council

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PlanningUpdate

05 Oct 2026 at 16:50

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

05 Oct 2026 at 16:39

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Newcastle City Council plans to procure an integrated advocacy service for Newcastle. It will provide statutory advocacy for eligible people under the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Health Act 1983 and Health and Social Care Act 2012, alongside NHS complaints advocacy. The service falls within social work and related services. Delivery is in the Newcastle area. The council is seeking an integrated service covering several statutory advocacy duties as well as support for people making complaints about NHS services.

This is at the planning stage: the council has announced its intention to procure, but has not issued an invitation to tender. The intended contract is for two years, with a planned start on 1 April 2027 and end on 1 April 2029. The stated value is £416,615 over the two-year duration. The procurement is planned as a single lot, and the council indicates that small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises are suitable suppliers. A provider engagement event is planned for 21 October 2026 at Newcastle Civic Centre, to discuss the service delivered over the previous two and a half years, questions and the forthcoming tendering process. The council says the two-year term will allow it to evaluate the effect of the AGNI judgment on demand for Relevant Person’s Representative and other Mental Capacity Act advocacy, and changes to the Mental Health Bill.

This planned service is relevant to providers with experience delivering advocacy to eligible people across adult social care, mental capacity, mental health and NHS complaints. Suppliers will need to be equipped to work across the statutory frameworks named by the council and to provide an integrated service rather than a single advocacy strand. The council’s stated focus on the possible effect of the AGNI judgment and changes to the Mental Health Bill also makes relevant experience in Relevant Person’s Representative and other Mental Capacity Act advocacy particularly pertinent. The council considers the work suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, indicating that smaller and mission-led providers may be well placed to prepare. The engagement event offers providers a chance to hear about recent service provision and discuss the forthcoming procurement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Independent Integrated Advocacy Service

Notice Description

Procurement of an Integrated Advocacy Service including Statutory Advocacy for eligible individuals under the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Health Act 1983 and Health and Social Care Act 2012 alongside NHS Complaints Advocacy. The contract duration is two years to give time to evaluate how the AGNI judgment may affect future demand for Relevant Person's Representative and other Mental Capacity Act advocacy functions and changes to the Mental Health Bill. Value: PS416,615.

Planning Information

The provider engagement will take place on Wednesday 21st October in the Collingwood Room, Civic Centre, Barras Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 8QH, from 3.15 pm, 5 minutes walk from the Haymarket Metro Station, Newcastle Upon Tyne. The event will offer an opportunity to hear about the provision of advocacy services over the last two and half years, ask questions and find out more about the tendering process itself. Please submit expressions of interest on the Open system for the North East where this opportunity will be posted.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07811b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093996-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

85300000 - Social work and related services

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£833,230 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Oct 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 1 Apr 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Newcastle City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Postcode
NE1 8QH
Postcode Area
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
TLC2 Northumberland, and Tyne and Wear
Local Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Electoral Ward
Monument
Westminster Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

Further Information

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