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North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative

Advocacy Services for Health and Social Care

HealthcareCPV 85000000 85100000 85300000 85320000
Value£137.0m
Awarded2 Aug 2024
Published13 Dec 2024
RegionUK-wide
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£137.0mtotal contract value
median £380k
this tender£0£148.0m

This is a large award for Health & Social Care — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 32,734 valued Health & Social Care tenders in our corpus.

The brief

NOE CPC is inviting Suppliers, to provide the NHS, including but not limited to NHS Trusts, Mental Health Trusts, Community Trusts and Integrated Care Systems a compliant and cost-effective Advocacy Services.

Everyone has a legal right to advocacy and public authorities are responsible for arranging independent advocacy services to assist people making or intending to make complaints, effectively supporting individuals during assessments, care planning, safeguarding and reviews and collaborating with families, friends, carers, commissioners and providers.

Patient advocacy services are designed to support individuals in navigating the complex healthcare system, ensuring they receive appropriate care and assistance.

These services can be provided by individuals, organisations, or professionals trained in advocating for patients' needs and rights.

These requirements are to be provided under six overarching Lots, listed below; Lot One - Independent advocates for patients using Social Care Services Lot Two - Independent Mental Capacity Advocates Lot Three - Independent Mental Health Advocates Lot Four - Advocacy for Adult Secure Services Lot Five - Advocacy for Children and Young People Lot Six - Advocacy for Health Inequalities (including, generic advocacy, women's health, black and minority ethnic groups, gypsies and travellers', unemployment, the homeless and people with terminal diagnosis)

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

Patient advocacy services are designed to support

Patient advocacy services are designed to support individuals in navigating the complex healthcare system, ensuring they receive appropriate care and assistance.

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What this notice demands of you

1 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.

Safeguarding policyPolicies & commitments
…ng independent advocacy services to assist people making or intending to make complaints, effectively supporting individuals during assessments, care planning, safeguarding and reviews and collaborating with families, friends, carers, commissioners and providers.…

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Stage
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