Advocacy Services
Blackburn With Darwen Borough CouncilcontractFind a Tender ↗Ref ocds-h6vhtk-058a9cProcurement Act 2023Light-touch servicesSME suitableVCSE suitableactive
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£1.3m
Awarded 20 Feb 2026
Suppliers
2
2 SME
Lots
2
2 awarded
Published
20 Feb 2026
Description
Advocacy Services Lot 1 - All Age Advocacy Provision Lot 2 - Independent Health Complaints
Scope
- Reference
- DN787516
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 31 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2029Possible extension to 31 Mar 2031
Option to extend for two additional one year periods, subject to service demand. The contract price will be fixed for the initial three year period with potential uplifts in years four and five subject to budget availability and approval.
- CPV classifications
- 85300000
- Contract locations
- North West England, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Method Statements | — | quality | 85.00% |
| Social Value | — | quality | 15.00% |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
None
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Award details· 2 awards
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£1.2m
Award date
20 Feb 2026
Contract start
31 Mar 2026
Contract end
31 Mar 2029
Lots · 2 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All Age Advocacy Provision | £1.2m | complete |
| 2 | Independent Health Complaints | £100k | complete |