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title: "Advocacy Services of Adults"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-051344"
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buyer: "WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
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# Advocacy Services of Adults

Buyer: WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-051344

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## Summary

The Worcestershire County Council, in collaboration with the NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board, has awarded a significant contract for advocacy services targeted at adults. This contract, titled "Advocacy Services for Adults," falls under the health and social work services industry category, specifically designed to address statutory and non-statutory needs such as crisis advocacy, Care Act advocacy, and independent mental health advocacy. The contract has a duration of five years, starting 1st February 2026, with the option for a two-year extension, and is valued at £3,365,034. This procurement process utilised an open, competitive flexible procedure under the light touch regime, indicating a focus on inclusivity and fair competition. The contracting process has now moved to the award stage, having been signed on 31st October 2025.

This contract represents a considerable opportunity for businesses operating within the advocacy services and health sectors. Given the comprehensive nature of the services required, businesses that are versed in providing mental health advocacy, capacity advocacy, and related services stand to benefit significantly. Large enterprises, as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), which can demonstrate strong performance and adaptability to both statutory and non-statutory requirements within the UKG12 region, are particularly suited to compete. The flexible procurement process and the potential for contract extension offer sustained growth opportunities, encouraging businesses to further develop their service offerings and client base in the Midlands region.

## Notice

The aim of the Advocacy service is to provide a range of advocacy services to meet both statutory and non-statutory need, including: - Crisis, Issue - Care Act - Complaints Advocacy NHS and Adult Social Care - Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) (including under 18-year-olds) - Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) including Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS) and Relevant Person Representative (RPR) - Appropriate Adult Advocacy - CHC advocacy The contract duration is for 5 years, plus a possible 2 year extension (on a one plus one year basis), subject to performance and funding available. The contract is considered an above threshold light touch contract.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Option to extend for up to a further two years (on a one year, plus one year basis) subject to performance and the availability of funding.

### Planning Information

Worcestershire County Council (the Council) would like to invite interested organisations to attend a virtual engagement session around the possible future delivery of an Advocacy service across the county. 
The Council intends to hold a virtual open information and feedback session for all interested organisations on:
Thursday 5th June 2025
10.30am - 11.30am
Virtual Meeting via Microsoft Teams 
The PowerPoint Slides and any supporting documents will be made available after the event.
Booking a place:
• To book a place on this pre-market engagement session, please email procurement@worcestershire.gov.uk with your name, email address and organisation
• Your details will remain confidential, be stored securely and be used for the purposes of disseminating information about this opportunity only
• Please register your interest for the market engagement event by close of business on 4th June 2025 
• Following registration, you will be sent a link to a Microsoft Teams Meeting Invite, which you will need to join on the day
• Should you not be able to attend this event but would like to receive the resources from the pre-market engagement, or should you have any questions about the event, please email procurement@worcestershire.gov.uk
Details of this event can also be found on Worcestershire County Council's Electronic Tendering Site, In Tend. If you are not already registered with In-tend, you will need to register your organisation to view and apply for any opportunities in Worcestershire. To complete your registration, go to https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/worcestershire/aspx/Home

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069995-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 31 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 24 Jun 2025 |
| Award date | 23 Sep 2025 |
| Contract period | 1 Feb 2026 - 31 Jan 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £3,360,966 |
| Lots value | £3,360,966 |
| Awards value | £3,288,012 |
| Contracts value | £3,304,534 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | NHS HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | WORCESTER |
| Post town | Worcester |
| Postcode | WR5 2NP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG12 Worcestershire CC |
| Local authority | Worcester |
| Electoral ward | Claines |
| Westminster constituency | Worcester |
| Delivery location | TLG12 Worcestershire CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SWAN ADVOCACY NETWORK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 31 Oct 2025 at 10:50 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069995-2025
- 1 Oct 2025 at 17:04 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061508-2025
- 4 Jul 2025 at 08:40 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037297-2025
- 21 May 2025 at 08:00 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023545-2025
- 14 May 2025 at 13:41 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021327-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069995-2025
  31st October 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061508-2025
  1st October 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037297-2025
  4th July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023545-2025
  21st May 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021327-2025
  14th May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/worcestershire/aspx/Home
  Please visit https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/worcestershire/aspx/Home to access this opportunity. You will need to register for In Tend in order to apply for this opportunity.

## Notice URLs

- http://swanadvocacy.org.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.worcestershire.gov.uk

## Provenance

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