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Opportunity overview
Procurement of an Integrated Advocacy Service including Statutory Advocacy for eligible individuals under the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Health Act 1983 and Health and Social Care Act 2012 alongside NHS Complaints Advocacy. The contract duration is two years to give time to evaluate how the AGNI judgment may affect future demand for Relevant Person's Representative and other Mental Capacity Act advocacy functions and changes to the Mental Health Bill. Value: £416,615.
Classification
CPV85300000 — Social work and related services
CPV98000000 — Other community, social and personal services
Lots
Lot 1Value not stated
Documents and notices
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Published notice details
Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.
The provider engagement will take place on Wednesday 21st October in the Collingwood Room, Civic Centre, Barras Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 8QH, from 3.15 pm, 5 minutes walk from the Haymarket Metro Station, Newcastle Upon Tyne.
The event will offer an opportunity to hear about the provision of advocacy services over the last two and half years, ask questions and find out more about the tendering process itself.
Please submit expressions of interest on the Open system for the North East where this opportunity will be posted.
Due
31 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled
Documents
Entry 1
Id
093996-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Buyer location · Newcastle Upon Tyne · UKC22 · NE1 8QH · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKC2 · United Kingdom
Notice and amendment history
2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
2 VERSIONS
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093988-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
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093996-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Newcastle City Council is planning to procure a two-year integrated advocacy service. The anticipated scope includes statutory advocacy under the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Health Act 1983 and Health and Social Care Act 2012, plus NHS Complaints Advocacy. This is early-stage market engagement, not an open bidding opportunity.
Who this may suit
Potentially suitable for providers of statutory and NHS complaints advocacy services. Supplier selection and submission requirements are not yet stated.
Key points identified
Service scopeProvide an integrated advocacy service covering statutory advocacy and NHS Complaints Advocacy.Evidence: "Procurement of an Integrated Advocacy Service including Statutory Advocacy... alongside NHS Complaints Advocacy."
Relevant legislationCare Act 2014; Mental Capacity Act 2005; Mental Health Act 1983; Health and Social Care Act 2012.Evidence: "eligible individuals under the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Health Act 1983 and Health and Social Care Act 2012"
Supplier requirementsUnknown at market-engagement stage.Evidence: No supplier selection, technical, financial, insurance or staffing requirements are stated.
94% approved-analysis confidence5 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
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Newcastle City Council is planning to procure a two-year integrated advocacy service. The anticipated scope includes statutory advocacy under the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Health Act 1983 and Health and Social Care Act 2012, plus NHS Complaints Advocacy. This is early-stage market engagement, not an open bidding opportunity.
Who this may suit
Potentially suitable for providers of statutory and NHS complaints advocacy services. Supplier selection and submission requirements are not yet stated.
Key deliverables
Integrated advocacy service
Care Act 2014 statutory advocacy
Mental Capacity Act 2005 advocacy
Mental Health Act 1983 advocacy
Health and Social Care Act 2012 advocacy
NHS Complaints Advocacy
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
5 criteria identified
Service scope
98% confidence
Provide an integrated advocacy service covering statutory advocacy and NHS Complaints Advocacy.
View supporting evidence
"Procurement of an Integrated Advocacy Service including Statutory Advocacy... alongside NHS Complaints Advocacy."
Relevant legislation
99% confidence
Care Act 2014; Mental Capacity Act 2005; Mental Health Act 1983; Health and Social Care Act 2012.
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"eligible individuals under the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Health Act 1983 and Health and Social Care Act 2012"
Supplier requirements
98% confidence
Unknown at market-engagement stage.
View supporting evidence
No supplier selection, technical, financial, insurance or staffing requirements are stated.
Eligible service users
91% confidence
Individuals eligible for statutory advocacy under the named legislation; detailed eligibility criteria are not stated.
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"Statutory Advocacy for eligible individuals under the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Health Act 1983 and Health and Social Care Act 2012"
Supplier eligibility
99% confidence
Unknown.
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The notice does not state supplier eligibility criteria.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Estimated value
98% confidence
£416,615 stated in the description; opportunity data also gives a maximum value of £833,230.
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Description: "Value: £416,615." Process value_max: "833230" GBP.
Contract duration
99% confidence
Two years.
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"The contract duration is two years"
Pricing and payment terms
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No pricing model, payment terms or indexation terms are stated.
Delivery
Delivery area
86% confidence
UKC2 (Northumberland and Tyne and Wear); exact service geography and delivery model are not stated.
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Delivery location region is "UKC2". Buyer is Newcastle City Council.
Service delivery
97% confidence
Integrated statutory and NHS complaints advocacy provision.
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"Procurement of an Integrated Advocacy Service"
Contract dates
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No contract start or end dates are provided.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Opportunity stage
99% confidence
Planning / preliminary market engagement.
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Stage is "planning" and notice type is "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender".
Bidding status
99% confidence
This is early-stage market engagement; a bidding process and submission deadline are not stated.
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The notice is a preliminary market engagement notice; submission_deadline is null.
Procurement method
99% confidence
Unknown.
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Procurement method fields are null.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Value discrepancy
99% confidence
The narrative value (£416,615) differs from the structured maximum value (£833,230); clarify the intended total contract value and any options or extensions.
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Description states "Value: £416,615"; process value_max is £833,230.
Demand uncertainty
97% confidence
Future demand may change due to the AGNI judgment's effect on Relevant Person's Representative and other Mental Capacity Act advocacy functions, and due to changes to the Mental Health Bill.
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"evaluate how the AGNI judgment may affect future demand for Relevant Person's Representative and other Mental Capacity Act advocacy functions and changes to the Mental Health Bill"
Market-engagement uncertainty
99% confidence
Final scope, procurement route, timetable, supplier requirements and commercial terms are unknown at this planning stage.
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Preliminary market engagement notice with no procurement method, deadline or contract dates stated.
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