---
title: "Advocacy Service for Adults"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04dd15"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SOUTH TYNESIDE BOROUGH COUNCIL"
published: "2025-06-03"
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# Advocacy Service for Adults

Buyer: SOUTH TYNESIDE BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04dd15

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## Summary

The public procurement process for the "Advocacy Service for Adults" was conducted by South Tyneside Borough Council, a regional authority in South Shields, UK. This contract falls under the health and social work services category, specifically structured to provide various forms of adult advocacy support. The procurement was completed under an open procedure as part of the "light touch" regime outlined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The contract was awarded on 3 June 2025, with the contract period starting from 1 September 2025 and continuing until 31 August 2030. The procurement process emphasised quality and utilised a methodology that allowed for some procedural flexibility to ensure transparency and fairness during the bidding phase, which concluded on 13 March 2025.

Businesses specialising in health and social work services could leverage this procurement opportunity to expand their services within the South Tyneside region. Organisations adept in delivering high-quality advocacy services and capable of complying with performance standards like the Advocacy Quality Performance Mark are well-suited for this tender. The tender particularly encourages participation from SMEs, evident from the procurement receiving several bids from such entities. This setting provides a robust platform for businesses to engage with public sector contracts, ensuring sustained growth and enhanced credibility in the industry.

## Notice

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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029545-2025 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Jun 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 13 Mar 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Jun 2025 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2025 - 31 Aug 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,800,000 |
| Lots value | £2,800,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,967,440 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SOUTH TYNESIDE BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | SOUTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL |
| Locality | SOUTH SHIELDS |
| Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE33 2RL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | South Tyneside |
| Electoral ward | Beacon and Bents |
| Westminster constituency | South Shields |
| Delivery location | TLC22 Tyneside |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | YOUR VOICE COUNTS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 3 Jun 2025 at 13:35 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029545-2025
- 10 Feb 2025 at 09:03 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004279-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://open-uk.org/
- https://www.southtyneside.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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