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title: "Integrated Advocacy Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02b6d3"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2025-01-14"
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# Integrated Advocacy Service

Buyer: STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02b6d3

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## Summary

Staffordshire County Council has commissioned an Integrated Advocacy Service to provide statutory advocacy for eligible individuals across Staffordshire. The procurement process, labelled as IA2419, falls within the Health and Social Work Services industry category (CPV code 85000000) and is currently in the Award stage. The contract, originally signed on 3rd December 2021, has a duration of 1440 days and includes multiple service elements such as Independent Advocacy under the Care Act 2014, Independent Advocacy for Prisoners, Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy, Independent Mental Health Advocacy, and Independent Health Complaints Advocacy Service. The contract has been amended to address increased service demand and extended on 6th October 2023, ensuring continuity until 31st March 2025, with funding approved for an additional advocate and continued support for the Collected Stories project.

This tender offers significant business growth opportunities, particularly for SMEs experienced in health and social advocacy. The procurement method is an open tender process, encouraging providers to apply as single entities or in consortia, partnerships, or subcontracting arrangements to deliver the comprehensive service requirements. The contract promotes digital utilization, a strength-based approach to health and wellbeing, and the involvement of volunteers. Businesses that can effectively coordinate and deliver a range of statutory advocacy services while fostering community capacity are well-suited to compete for this tender, creating substantial prospects for expansion within the public sector health and social services domain.

## Notice

The Council wishes to commission an Integrated Advocacy Service for the provision of statutory advocacy for eligible Individuals across Staffordshire.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Council wishes to commission an Integrated Advocacy Service for the provision of statutory advocacy for eligible Individuals across Staffordshire. The Council invites suppliers to tender for an integrated approach to the coordination and delivery of a range of statutory advocacy services outlined below: a) Independent Advocacy under the Care Act 2014; b) Independent Advocacy for Prisoners under the Care Act 2014; c) Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) including Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and Trained Representatives. Where the Individual has no family/friends to represent them, an advocate and/or trained person may be appointed to be the Rule 1.2 Representative; d) Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA); and e) Independent Health Complaints Advocacy Service (ICAS). In the provision of the Services, the Provider will: a. Provide a single point of access model that promotes a triage approach to ensure Individuals get the right advice, support and/or services required; b. Make use of digital; c. Recognise the benefits of strength-based and an Asset Based Approach to improving health and wellbeing, promoting independence and building community capacity; d. Be strongly encouraged to develop a model that uses volunteers to fulfil some of the roles where it is safe and appropriate to do so; it adds value to and improves the outcomes of the Service; and provides a valuable experience to the volunteer; and e. Target and support those with greatest need. The tender will be procured via an open tender process. Tenderers may submit as a provider or lead provider in the form of a consortia, or partnership arrangement or through sub-contracting arrangements with other organisations to deliver all of the service requirements within the Service Specification.

Options: Additional option to extend up to 12 months to 31st March 2025 and then a further 12 months up to 31st March 2026

Renewal: Additional option to extend up to 12 months to 31st March 2025 and then a further 12 months up to 31st March 2026.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001112-2025 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Jan 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 27 Sep 2021 |
| Future notice date | 14 Aug 2021 |
| Award date | 3 Dec 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | 24 months |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,213,120 |
| Lots value | £2,213,120 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £6,730,450 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | STAFFORD |
| Post town | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Postcode | ST16 2DH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG24 Staffordshire CC |
| Local authority | Stafford |
| Electoral ward | Forebridge |
| Westminster constituency | Stafford |
| Delivery location | TLG24 Staffordshire CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ASIST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 14 Jan 2025 at 09:13 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001112-2025
- 6 Oct 2023 at 08:45 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029485-2023
- 14 Mar 2023 at 09:41 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007332-2023
- 8 Dec 2021 at 13:30 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030516-2021
- 27 Aug 2021 at 07:30 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021227-2021
- 1 Jun 2021 at 08:01 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012129-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk
- https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com

## Provenance

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