Pipeline

Advocacy Services for Adults

  • Worcestershire County Council
  • NHS HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

UK1: Pipeline notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-021327

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-051344 (view related notices)

Published 14 May 2025, 2:41pm

Scope

Reference

ASC25086

Description

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 likely to be 5 years, plus a possible 2 year extension (on a one plus one year basis).

The contract is likely to have a whole life value, including extensions, of £3,360,000 (exc. VAT) or £4,032,000 (inc. VAT). It is therefore considered an above threshold light touch contract.

Total value (estimated)

  • £3,360,000 excluding VAT
  • £4,032,000 including VAT

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2030
  • Possible extension to 31 December 2032
  • 7 years

Main category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

Contract locations

  • UKG12 - Worcestershire

Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

24 June 2025

Procedure

Procedure type

Competitive flexible procedure

Special regime

Light touch

Above or below total value threshold

Above or equal to threshold

Contracting authorities

Worcestershire County Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PRPQ-4584-WLPQ

County Hall, Spetchley Road

Worcester

WR5 2NP

United Kingdom

Email: procurement@worcestershire.gov.uk

Website: https://www.worcestershire.gov.uk

Region: UKG12 - Worcestershire

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

NHS HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

  • NHS Organisation Data Service: QGH
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNMN-7243-RQRR

Kirkham House, John Comyn Drive, Perdiswell

Worcester

WR3 7NS

United Kingdom

Email: HWicb.contracts@nhs.net

Region: UKG12 - Worcestershire

Organisation type: Public authority - central government

Contact organisation

Contact Worcestershire County Council for any enquiries.