North Yorkshire Council Independent Advocacy Services
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£6.2m
Suppliers
1
Lots
1
Published
12 Dec 2025
Description
The Authority requires a Statutory Advocacy service to deliver all Advocacy Services required by Law, specifically: Statutory Advocacy as per the Care Act 2014; Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) and Relevant Person's Representative (RPR); Independent Mental Health Advocacy.
Scope
- Reference
- 424-NYC-HA
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 01 Apr 2026 to 31 Mar 2029Possible extension to 01 Apr 2029
Initial Term: 01/04/2026 – 31/03/2029 Option to extend 1: 01/04/2029 – 31/03/2031 Option to extend 2: 01/04/2031 – 31/03/2033
- CPV classifications
- 850000008531000085320000
- Contract locations
- Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price Weighting | Price 40% | price | 40.00% |
| Q1 | Service Delivery | quality | 20.00% |
| Q2 | Accessibility | quality | 5.00% |
| Q3 | Implementation | quality | 5.00% |
| Q4 | Legal Compliance | quality | 5.00% |
| Q5 | Community Engagement | quality | 5.00% |
| Q6 | Delivery Approach | quality | 5.00% |
| Q7 | Technological Innovation | quality | 10.00% |
| Q8 | Social Value | quality | 5.00% |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
All information relating to Selection Criteria can be found in PA2023 Volume 3 Procurement Specific Questionnaire V0.01.
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Award details
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£6.2m
Award date
12 Dec 2025
Contract start
31 Mar 2026
Contract end
31 Mar 2029