Advocacy Services for Children, Young People & Adults
- Buyer
- Plymouth City Council
- Value
- £7,160,000
- Closes
- 13 November 2026
- Where
- Plymouth, the South West
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
Plymouth City Council wants one integrated provider, or providers across three lots, to deliver advocacy and independent visiting for children, young people and adults. Advocates speak up for people who need support to understand decisions and take part in care, health, safeguarding and court processes. The contract is worth about £7.16 million, so it is a large, specialist service tender.
What the buyer wants
• Trained advocates who can represent children, young people, adults and parents, including statutory roles such as IMCA, IMHA, NHS complaints advocacy and Care Act advocacy. • Independent visiting and out-of-area advocacy for children placed outside Plymouth, plus support linked to the Families First Partnership Programme. • A safe, well-managed service with safeguarding, staff vetting, data handling, quality assurance and the capacity to deliver across all three lots.
Lots
- Children's Advocacy and Independent Visiting Services
- Adult Advocacy Services
- Out-of-Area Advocacy Services for children and young people placed outside Plymouth
Likely requirements
Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.
Most small businesses would be disqualified by the lack of an existing track record in statutory advocacy at this scale, the need to cover multiple lots, and the expectation of robust safeguarding and workforce capacity across a £7.16 million service.
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.
How to write a tender response
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