Advocacy Services
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£1.3m
Suppliers
2
Lots
2
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 |
Total lots
2
Awarded
2
Estimated total
£1.3m
Awarded total
£1.3m
All Age Advocacy Provision
Start
31 Mar 2026
End
31 Mar 2029
Estimated
£1.2m
CPV
Independent Health Complaints
Start
31 Mar 2026
End
31 Mar 2029
Estimated
£100k
CPV
Other contracts from Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council
Full notice and award history for this contracting authority is on the buyer profile.
Other contracts awarded to N-Compass· 7
Cross-buyer view of this supplier's public-sector wins.
| Title | Type | Value | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| TC143 - All Age Prevention Flexible Purchasing System (FPS) | contract | — | 21 Jan 2026 |
| Invitation to Tender for the provision of Carers Services (adults) | call off | £800k | 08 May 2025 |
| Wirral Advocacy Hub | contract | — | 11 May 2022 |
| Provision of Carer Services | call off | £580k | 06 Apr 2020 |
| For the Provision of an Independent Mental Capacity Service | call off | £895k | 06 Jan 2020 |
| Carers Service | contract | £1.1m | 18 May 2018 |
| Wirral Advocacy Hub | contract | £1.2m | 14 Nov 2016 |