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title: "Hosted Advocacy Services for Children and Young people"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000784137"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE"
published: "2025-01-31"
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# Hosted Advocacy Services for Children and Young people

Buyer: NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000784137

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## Summary

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has awarded a contract for the provision of hosted advocacy services for children and young people to Partners in Advocacy. This procurement, with the title "Hosted Advocacy Services for Children and Young People," falls under the health industry category and is specifically for regions within Glasgow (UKM82). The contract supports mental health services at Skye House and Ward 4 of the Royal Hospital for Children. It was awarded through a limited procurement method without prior publication of a call for competition and was signed on 30 January 2025. The total contract value is £250,000.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in advocacy services, especially those with expertise in mental health, childcare, and legal frameworks specific to Scotland. Companies with experience in delivering health-related services within a hospital setting, as well as those interested in expanding their offerings within the Glasgow region, will find this tender suitable for business growth. SMEs, like Partners in Advocacy, are ideal candidates due to their specialised knowledge and ability to meet the specific geographic and service delivery requirements.

## Notice

NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde wish to appoint an independent advocacy service for children and young people who are being treated in Skye House and Ward 4 of the Royal Hospital for Children. This is a highly specialised service mandated by the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act. the service is usually non instructed and is governed by clearly defined principles and standards.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

An Independent Advocacy Service for NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde's Specialist Childrens Services Hosted Services which include the West of Scotland Adolescent Inpatient Unit and The Child Inpatient Unit. The Service will be provided to the whole spectrum of mental health service users up to the age of 18 years and the diversity of the population including gender, ethnicity, age, disability (physical or otherwise) and sexuality.

Options: The tender includes the ability to add practices to the service enabling future flexibility if additional funding is made available. There is currently funding available for the service delivery as detailed in this Specification. If additional funding becomes available, the business will be awarded to the successful supplier without further competition.

### Procurement Information

Searches carried out with Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance have confirmed that the current supplier is the sole provider for this type of service in West of Scotland. Competent suppliers are located in other areas of the UK but these tend to have a limited and specific geographical reach. Previous tendering exercises have resulted in a single bid from this supplier. This is a specialist service which requires indepth knowledge of the psychiatric inpatient setting in Glasgow. To achieve a comparable level of skill, suppliers would need to undertake extensive training over a considerable period of time which would result in disruption to the existing service- a transition period of a minimum of 12 months would be required.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN522894 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 31 Jan 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Jan 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £250,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G4 0SF |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Dennistoun |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow North East |
| Delivery location | TLM82 Glasgow City |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PARTNERS IN ADVOCACY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 31 Jan 2025 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN522894
- 13 Jan 2025 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F15 - Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN521653

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN521653
  Hosted Advocacy Services for Children and Young people - NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde wish to appoint an independent advocacy service for children and young people who are being treated in Skye House and Ward 4 of the Royal Hospital for Children. This is a highly specialised service mandated by the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act. the service is usually non instructed and is governed by clearly defined principles and standards.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN522894
  Hosted Advocacy Services for Children and Young people - NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde wish to appoint an independent advocacy service for children and young people who are being treated in Skye House and Ward 4 of the Royal Hospital for Children. This is a highly specialised service mandated by the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act. the service is usually non instructed and is governed by clearly defined principles and standards.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.nhsggc.scot/about-us/procurement/
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000784137
- https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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