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title: "Pre-Tender Market Engagement - Provision of Advocacy Support for Children in Care and Care Experienced Young People of Health and Social Care Trusts in Northern Ireland"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-040fb4"
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# Pre-Tender Market Engagement - Provision of Advocacy Support for Children in Care and Care Experienced Young People of Health and Social Care Trusts in Northern Ireland

Buyer: PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-040fb4

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## Summary

The Strategic Planning and Performance Group (SPPG) of the Department of Health in Northern Ireland is planning to tender for Advocacy Support for Children in Care and Care Experienced Young People of Health and Social Care Trusts. The procurement process is currently at the planning stage with a deadline for pre-tender market engagement set for Monday 27th November 2023 at 15:00. The tender is aimed at providing services classified under the Health and social work services category. The procurement will be carried out by the Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) on behalf of SPPG, with the tender expected to be advertised in 2024.

This upcoming tender for Advocacy Support presents a business growth opportunity for providers looking to offer services to support Children in Care and Care Experienced Young People in Northern Ireland. Businesses in the health and social care sector would be well-suited to compete for this tender. Interested providers must ensure registration on the eTendersNI platform to access tender documentation when published. The procurement process includes a pre-tender market engagement phase to gauge interest and awareness, ensuring potential providers are informed about key service requirements and policy notes related to social value and human rights included in the tender.

## Notice

Prior information notice - Pre-Tender Market Engagement - Provision of Advocacy Support for Children in Care and Care Experienced Young People of Health and Social Care Trusts in Northern Ireland

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Department of Health, Strategic Planning and Performance Group (SPPG) aim to procure a service for the provision of Advocacy Support for Children in Care and Care Experienced Young People of Health and Social Care Trusts in Northern Ireland. The aim of the Advocacy Support service is to support and maximise opportunities that will enable Children in Care and care experienced Young People to represent their views, wishes and feelings in care planning and decision making and to support, empower and protect their rights. The purpose of this PIN is to raise awareness of an upcoming procurement and gauge the level of interest in the provision of such services. The PIN is also intended to make potential Providers aware, in advance of the publication of the tender, key service requirements and the introduction of Northern Ireland Procurement Policy Notes (PPN) relating to Social Value and Human Rights that will be included in any future Tender. The Business Services Organisation (BSO), Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) will be conducting the procurement process including this pre-tender market engagement process on behalf of the SPPG. PaLS are the Centre of Procurement Expertise for Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031807-2023 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Oct 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Mar 2024 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE |
| Locality | ARMAGH |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT61 7PR |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN07 Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon |
| Local authority | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon |
| Electoral ward | Cathedral |
| Westminster constituency | Newry and Armagh |
| Delivery location | TLN Northern Ireland |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 27 Oct 2023 at 13:00 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031807-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://etendersni.gov.uk
- https://etendersni.gov.uk/
- https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

## Provenance

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