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title: "Statutory Independent Advocacy - 2025"
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# Statutory Independent Advocacy - 2025

Buyer: WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a584

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## Summary

The procurement process for the "Statutory Independent Advocacy - 2025" contract, organised by West Northamptonshire Council, concluded successfully with the award of the contract to POhWER on 3rd February 2026. This contract, valued at £3,746,588, aims to provide statutory independent advocacy services within the West Northamptonshire region. Commencing on 1st April 2026, the contract spans an initial period of 36 months, with potential extensions totalling 60 months. Governed by several essential legislative acts, it stands as an open procedure under the services category, with the procurement process having been outlined in the Invitation to Tender, which concluded on 5th November 2025.

This tender provides an excellent growth opportunity for businesses specialising in advocacy services, particularly those with the capacity to align with legislative requirements such as the Care Act 2014, Mental Health Act 1983, and others. The selected supplier, POhWER, will need to effectively deliver various advocacy services, including Independent Care Act Advocacy and Independent Mental Health Advocacy, among others. This contract is particularly beneficial for large organisations with the expertise and resources to provide comprehensive advocacy services. Businesses that can deliver high-quality service while ensuring cost-effectiveness are well-suited to compete in such tenders, which offer significant long-term engagement and stability.

## Notice

West Northamptonshire Council is seeking one organisation to provide Statutory Independent Advocacy services on its behalf across West Northamptonshire. Local Authorities have a duty to involve people in decisions made about them and their care and support. No matter how complex a person's needs, Local Authorities are required to help people express their wishes and feelings, support them in weighing up their options, and assist them in making their own decisions during the assessment, care planning, review processes, and also including safeguarding enquiries. This service will assist in the delivery of, and compliance with, the following relevant legislation and guidance: Care Act 2014; Mental Health Act 1983 and its Code of Practice; Mental Capacity Act 2005 and its Code of Practice; The Care and Support (Independent Advocacy) Regulations 2014 Care and Support Statutory Guidance (Issued under the Care Act 2014); Equality Act 2010; Advocacy Code of Practice (Revised Edition 2014). The Mental Capacity (Deprivation of Liberty: Appointment of Relevant Person's Representative) Regulations 2008 Health and Social Care Act (2012) The service will enable people who have substantial difficulty being involved in the key processes and interactions with the local authority to be supported in that involvement as fully as possible, and where necessary be represented by an advocate who speaks on their behalf. It will ensure that people's wishes, feelings and needs are at the heart of the assessment, care planning and review processes and will focus on the presenting issue, be person-centered, delivered in line with relevant legislation and guidance and be resource and cost effective. The Provider will be required to deliver the following types of Advocacy Services during the lifetime of the contract: Independent Care Act Advocacy (ICCA) Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) Independent Health Complaints Advocacy Relevant Paid Persons Representative (RPPR) Advocacy The Authority's detailed requirements are defined in the Specification. The Authority's procurement process is set out in the Invitation to Tender documents The Authority proposes to enter into one (1) contract for an initial period of 36 months with the preferred Potential Provider, with an option to extend for a further two individual periods of 12 months each making 60 months in total. The estimated value of the contract is PS3,122,240 * * The value is estimated for an increase requirement for IMHAs as the Mental Health Act 1983 is amended by the Mental Health Bill 2025 and is currently based on an anticipated implementation date of 2027. If the IMHA changes are delayed, the overall contract value will reduce by PS337,060 for every year it is delayed as the additional hours will not be required. There is no price evaluation in this tender and bidders are to submit a tender with the understanding that the value listed above is final and fixed. If your organisation wishes to participate in this process, you need to register with In-Tend Portal. You will be unable to take part if you do not register. Please use the link below and follow the instructions on the website: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/wnc/aspx/Home Tenders must be returned via the Portal. The tender return date is midday on Wednesday 5th November 2025. Tenders received after this time and date will not be accepted.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: An initial period of 36 months with the preferred Potential Provider, with an option to extend for a further two individual periods of 12 months each making 60 months in total.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009237-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Nov 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 Dec 2025 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 |
| Recurrence | 2028-10-01 |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £3,122,240 |
| Lots value | £3,122,240 |
| Awards value | £3,746,588 |
| Contracts value | £3,746,588 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | NORTHAMPTON |
| Post town | Northampton |
| Postcode | NN1 1ED |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF24 West Northamptonshire |
| Local authority | West Northamptonshire |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Northampton North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85312310 - Guidance services

## Release History

- 3 Feb 2026 at 08:45 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009237-2026
- 5 Dec 2025 at 14:55 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080249-2025
- 1 Oct 2025 at 09:04 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061160-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009237-2026
  3rd February 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080249-2025
  5th December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061160-2025
  1st October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/wnc/aspx/Home
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/

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