Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) Questionnaire for to deliver the Isle of Wight Council’s responsibilities for IMHA, IMCA, Care Act Advocacy and DoLS Advocacy for vulnerable adults, and Health Complaints Advocacy
Estimated value
£1.4m
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
1
Published
16 Jan 2026
This is a preliminary market engagement notice
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Description
The Authority are undertaking a market engagement exercise to inform the commissioning to deliver the Authority's responsibilities for IMHA, IMCA, Care Act Advocacy and DoLS Advocacy for vulnerable adults, and Health Complaints Advocacy from the 1st June 2026 to 31st May 2029, for a period of 3 years with an option to extend for periods up to a further 2 years. The purpose is to explore potential organisations in support of the Authority to deliver this statutory service across the Isle of Wight for our local residents. The draft specification will be published alongside the PME to ensure that potential suppliers of the service were aware of the expectations that will be required to deliver this service.
Scope
- Reference
- DN803384
- Total value
- £1,395,000 excluding VAT£1,674,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 31 May 2026 to 31 May 2029Possible extension to 31 May 2031
The contract has an option to extend for periods up to a further 2 years. The adoption of extensions is through sole discretion of the Authority.
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 85000000
- Contract locations
- UK, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | — | quality | 65.00% |
| Social Value | — | quality | 5.00% |
| Price | — | price | 30.00% |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
Financial, Health and Safety, and Insurance