Adult Advocacy Service and Children's Advocacy Service
- Buyer
- Metropolitan borough of Bury
- Value
- £1,200,000
- Closes
- 16 November 2026
- Where
- Bury, the North West
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
Bury Council, jointly with the Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board (the NHS body that plans local health services), wants to appoint one or more providers to run independent advocacy services. Advocacy means trained workers who support vulnerable adults and children to understand their rights, have their voice heard and make decisions about their care, including under mental health, mental capacity and complaints law. The estimated value is £1.2 million.
What the buyer wants
• Deliver several statutory and non-statutory advocacy services for adults and children, including Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy, Independent Mental Health Advocacy, Care Act advocacy, NHS Independent Complaints Advocacy and generic advocacy. • Provide qualified, trained advocates who meet the legal standards for each service and can work with people across Bury, with clear referral, assessment and case-recording processes. • Show how you will meet safeguarding duties, measure quality and outcomes, and involve service users, with reporting to both the Council and the health commissioner.
Likely requirements
Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.
A small business without an established team of qualified advocates, a track record of delivering statutory advocacy at this scale, and the capacity to run several linked services at once would most likely be ruled out.
How to bid
This is an open tender: any eligible business can respond directly to the buyer by the deadline, with no framework membership needed.
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