All Age Advocacy Services

Buyer
Suffolk County Council
Value
£5,438,400
Closes
29 October 2026
Where
Ipswich, the East of England
Type
Dynamic purchasing system (open to join)

In plain English

Suffolk County Council is buying independent advocacy services for adults, children and young people across all ages. The service must meet legal requirements for advocacy support and be flexible, high quality and cost-effective. The contract runs for 3 years with options to extend for up to 3 further years.

What the buyer wants

• Provide integrated advocacy services for adults, children and young people • Meet all statutory advocacy requirements set by law • Deliver services that are flexible, high quality and cost-effective • Support independent advocacy across the whole age range

Likely requirements

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This contract will disqualify almost all small businesses: it requires £5.4 million in contract value delivery, extensive statutory advocacy expertise, integrated service across multiple age groups, and the capacity to deliver complex compliance-heavy services. Only large specialist advocacy organisations will have the track record, scale and resources needed.

How to bid

This is a Dynamic Purchasing System: an open list of approved suppliers. You can apply to join at any time while it runs, and once accepted you can bid for the individual contracts the buyer runs through it.

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