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Adult Advocacy Service and Children's Advocacy Service
Published 19 Oct 2026
19 Oct 2026
Deadline in 22 days
- Primary CPV
-
85000000 *
Health and social work services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Manchester, North West
- Value
- £1,200,000
- Contract
-
4 years Duration
01/04/2027 31/03/2031
- Contract Types
-
85 *Health & social work servicesFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Town Hall, Knowsley Street, Bury, BL9 0SW, United Kingdom · UKD33
Contact
Award Criteria
- MAT (100%)
Related tenders
Metropolitan borough of Bury
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
85000000 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: DN832413
Bury Council is commissioning an independent advocacy service to ensure people have access to high-quality independent advocacy across statutory and non-statutory pathways. It is a joint commission with Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board and covers health statutory duties.
Adult Advocacy Service
Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy
Independent Mental Health Advocacy
Care Act Advocacy
NHS Independent Complaints Advocacy
Generic advocacy
Children's Advocacy Service
Independent Mental Health Advocacy
Full CPV breakdown
- 85000000 — Health and social work services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Active
- Renewal
- Extension depending on review
- Options
- Please see documents on the CHEST/Proactis portal
- Submission method
- To express an interest please go to the Proactis/The CHEST E-Portal (Link Below) https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index?v=2 All bids are to be submitted via the RTX section of the CHEST No submissions will be accepted via message section or emails. Please note access to the documents are only available until the 23rd October 2026 12:00 noon
- Enquiries close
- 23 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected
- 1 Dec 2026
- Reserved / special regime
- Light Touch
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 19 Oct 2026 14:27
- Deadline
- 16 Nov 2026 12:00
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06b395
- Notice ID
- DN832413
Full notice record
60 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Name | Metropolitan borough of Bury |
| Address › Street | Town Hall, Knowsley Street |
| Address › Town / city | Bury |
| Address › Postcode | BL9 0SW |
| Address › Country | GB |
| Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Address › Region (NUTS) | UKD37 |
| Contact › Email | corporateprocurement@bury.gov.uk |
| Role | buyer |
| Classification › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
Buyer
| Name | Metropolitan borough of Bury |
Tender
| Title | Adult Advocacy Service and Children's Advocacy Service |
| Description | Bury Council is commissioning an independent advocacy service to ensure people have access to high-quality independent advocacy across statutory and non-statutory pathways. It is a joint commission with Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board and covers health statutory duties. Adult Advocacy Service Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy Independent Mental Health Advocacy Care Act Advocacy NHS Independent Complaints Advocacy Generic advocacy Children's Advocacy Service Independent Mental Health Advocacy |
| Status | active |
| Item › CPV › Description | Health and social work services |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKD33 |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £1,440,000 |
| Value › Value | £1,200,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Open procedure |
| Procedure › Is Accelerated | Yes |
| Procedure › Accelerated Rationale | Light touch contract |
| Category | services |
| Special regime | Light touch |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| How to submit | To express an interest please go to the Proactis/The CHEST E-Portal (Link Below) https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index?v=2 All bids are to be submitted via the RTX section of the CHEST No submissions will be accepted via message section or emails. Please note access to the documents are only available until the 23rd October 2026 12:00 noon |
| Submission Terms › Electronic submission | allowed |
| Submission Terms › Languages | en |
| Bidding period › End | 16 Nov 2026 |
| Questions period › End | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Award decision period › End | 1 Dec 2026 |
| Lot › Status | active |
| Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT | £1,440,000 |
| Lot › Value › Value | £1,200,000 |
| Lot › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Type | price |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Name | MAT |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Description | Please see documents on the CHEST/Proactis portal |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Weighting › Weight | 100 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Lot › Contract period › Start | 1 Apr 2027 |
| Lot › Contract period › End | 31 Mar 2031 |
| Lot › Contract period › Can be extended to | 31 Mar 2032 |
| Lot › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Lot › Renewal › Description | Extension depending on review |
| Lot › Has options | Yes |
| Lot › Options › Description | Please see documents on the CHEST/Proactis portal |
| Document › Document 1 › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Document 1 › Description | Not published |
| Document › Document 2 › Document type | Tender notice |
| Document › Document 2 › Description | Tender notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Document 2 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098534-2026 |
| Document › Document 2 › Published | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Has Recurrence | Yes |
| Recurrence › Dates › Start | 31 Mar 2032 |
| Risk Details | While the tender outlines an estimated number of required, it is acknowledged that this is a demand-driven service. As such, there are inherent risks associated with fluctuations in demand which may increase or decrease over time. These variations are recognised and will be managed within the parameters of the contract. The Supplier is expected to respond flexibly to evolving requirements and to engage proactively and collaboratively to ensure service continuity and value for money. |