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PEOPLE FIRST INDEPENDENT ADVOCACY

Carlisle
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People First Independent Advocacy empowers individuals by providing advocacy services, support for carers, and various community programs. They focus on inclusion and improving lives through direct support and training.

wearepeoplefirst.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£13.9m
Live
14
Buyers
10
12m
£31
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities3
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts14 / 24
  • Top buyers10
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — PEOPLE FIRST INDEPENDENT ADVOCACYUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

PEOPLE FIRST INDEPENDENT ADVOCACY has won £13.9m across 10 public-sector buyers, with 14 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Stockton Borough Council at 31% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
14 of 24Live contracts
31%Top-buyer concentration
—Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes.

⚑ Self-reported
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No social-value commitments yet

Jobs, skills, environmental, inequality and community commitments appear here once a claimed supplier attributes them to awarded contracts, or once we detect them on the supplier’s website.

ESG & policies vault · 0/5

Key governance & sustainability policies. Published documents link out; missing ones are greyed.

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Net-zero planNot provided✓
Modern slavery statementNot provided✓
EDI policyNot provided✓
Anti-briberyNot provided✓
Data protectionNot provided✓

Capabilities

What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.

◐ From website & notices
Sectors served · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 4
Advocacy SupportSupport for individuals needing advocacy services. ↗UDirect SupportSupport services for direct payments and personal assistants. ↗Payroll ServicesPayroll services for individuals using direct payments. ↗Training ProgramsVarious training programs including independent travel training. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 3 from notices
  • LPS CAPH Provision of a Local Healthwatch Service in Lancashire - RFQ 15181856Lancashire County Council · £1.2m
  • LPS CARE - Provision of a local Healthwatch Service in Lancashire - RFQ 15304635Lancashire County Council · £967k
  • LPS CARE - Service for Group Advocacy and Support for Peer Advocates who have a Learning Disability - RFQ 15293494Lancashire County Council · £157k

Extracted automatically from wearepeoplefirst.co.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies

Delivery stories the supplier has published, with sector and outcome.

⚑ Self-reported
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No case studies yet

Once a claimed supplier publishes delivery stories — the buyer, the sector, what was delivered and the outcome — they appear here.

Buyer references

Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.

✓ Confirmed by buyer
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No buyer references yet

Public-sector buyers can confirm they'll act as a reference for this supplier. Confirmed references — with the contract they relate to — show here.

Accreditations & memberships

Independently issued. Verification dates cross-checked against issuer registers.

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No accreditations recorded

B-Corp, ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage and similar credentials appear here once added by a claimed supplier and cross-checked against the issuing register.

KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

✓ Verified
84

No verified KPI scores yet

Once buyers report contract KPIs — delivery on time, on budget, satisfaction, adoption and accessibility — a weighted grade and breakdown appear here.

Contracts · 14 live · 10 historic

Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Cancer Care Cafe
The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust—12 Jan 2026£313 yrsLive
Carers Support Service
Cumberland Council—01 Oct 2025£3.3m2 yrspending
Healthwatch Stockton-on-Tees
Stockton Borough Council8510000001 Oct 2024£650k3 yrsLive
Teesside Advocacy Contract
North Yorkshire County Council8532000003 Jun 2024£40k17 moClosed
Healthwatch Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness Council8500000001 Jun 2024£465k2.8 yrsLive
Teesside Advocacy Services
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council8500000001 May 2023£341k3 yrsClosed
Teesside Advocacy Services
Stockton Borough Council8500000001 May 2023£3.6m3 yrsClosed
Direct Payment Support Services
Cumbria County Council8500000001 Apr 2023£240k12 moClosed
LPS CARE - Provision of a local Healthwatch Service in Lancashire - RFQ 15304635
Lancashire County Council8500000001 Apr 2022£967k3 yrsClosed
LPS CARE - Service for Group Advocacy and Support for Peer Advocates who have a Learning Disability - RFQ 15293494
Lancashire County Council8500000001 Dec 2021£157k15 moClosed
Total live value £1.1m · mean award £579k1–10 of 24

Top buyers · 10 buyers · top 3 = 76%

Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.

✓ From notices
1
Stockton Borough Council
2 contracts
31%
since 2023
2
Cumberland Council
6 contracts
23%
since 2025
3
Cumbria County Council
4 contracts
22%
since 2016
4
Lancashire County Council
5 contracts
17%
since 2018
5
Westmorland and Furness Council
2 contracts
3%
since 2024
6
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council
1 contract
2%
since 2023
7
NHS Cumbria Clinical Commissioning Group
1 contract
1%
since 2016
8
North Yorkshire County Council
1 contract
0%
since 2024
9
The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
1 contract
0%
since 2025
10
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
North West17 contracts
96%
North East3 contracts
4%
Region resolved for 68% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). PEOPLE FIRST INDEPENDENT ADVOCACY highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
OH
Optima Health UK Limited
No£29.4m1
LH
Lotus Home Care Limited
Yes£13.4m2
PH
PRIVATE HOME CARE UK LIMITED
Yes£13.1m1
C&
City & County Care Services Ltd
Yes£13.1m1
DC
Domiciliary Care Services (UK) Limited
Yes£13.1m1
PF
PEOPLE FIRST INDEPENDENT ADVOCACY
Yes£31—
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Red flags · 0 active

Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.

✓ Verified
✓ Clean. No active risk signals from Companies House status, charges or insolvency records.

Compliance scorecard

Derived from Companies House filings — not a full supplier-assurance check.

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 31 Mar 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 12 May 2027
Outstanding charges
0
No charges registered
Insolvency history
None
No insolvency cases registered
Certifications (ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage, B-Corp, modern-slavery) are supplier self-reported and appear once a claimed profile adds them.

Modifications

Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.

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No modifications recorded

No published contract variations for this supplier. Modification notices appear here as they are issued under the Procurement Act 2023.

News mentions

UK trade press & nationals, matched to this supplier.

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No news mentions found

We haven't matched any recent UK press coverage to this supplier. Mentions appear here automatically as they're published.

Companies House

Live sync — registered details, directors, PSC and SIC codes.

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
05438407
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Guarant Nsc Limited Exemption
Incorporated
28 Apr 2005
Reg. office
People First Conference Centre, Milbourne Street, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA2 5XB
SIC codes
82990
Last accounts
31 Mar 2025
Next accounts due
31 Dec 2026

Directors & PSC

  • WALKINGSHAW, Martin — director
    Appointed 24 Mar 2026
  • MURRAY, Nicola — director
    Appointed 28 May 2024
  • CHAMBERS, Elaine — director
    Appointed 28 May 2024
  • WEEKES, Imogen — director
    Appointed 29 Sept 2023
  • PANNONE, Mark — director
    Appointed 29 Sept 2023
  • DEANS, Michael Grant — director
    Appointed 29 Sept 2023

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

↔ From Cos House
£

No financial filings on record

Turnover, profit and headcount appear here once audited or micro-entity accounts are filed at Companies House.

Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

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PEOPLE FIRST INDEPENDENT ADVOCACY
05438407 · this company

Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.