Stale Pre-tender

Hammersmith and Fulham Advocacy Services for Adults

Details

Buyer: London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
Value: £1,507,000
Topic: Guidance and counselling services
Published: 4 July 2025
Submission: 29 July 2025
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Hammersmith and Fulham Council is seeking to procure a single integrated advocacy service for Adults that combines statutory and community advocacy under one contract. The service will be delivered through a lead provider model, responsible for coordinating a network of specialist organisations and offering a single point of access for referrals. The contract will cover statutory advocacy duties under relevant legislation as well as discretionary community advocacy for residents who do not meet statutory thresholds. The service will be delivered borough-wide and must be responsive to emerging needs. The successful provider will be expected to demonstrate strong local engagement, consistent quality standards, and alignment with the Council’s values and strategic priorities.

Timeline

Completed: Pre-tender published4 July 2025
Current notice

About the buyer

London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham is a west London local authority that runs its own procurement function serving the borough's services. Every opportunity is advertised through capitalEsourcing, the council's e-tendering portal, where suppliers register once for free. Framework agreements from the Crown Commercial Service, ESPO, NEPO and YPO offer additional routes to market alongside dynamic purchasing systems. Larger contracts move to the Find a Tender Service, while smaller opportunities are offered directly to local suppliers first. The H&F Local Supply Chain Project helps local construction and property maintenance firms bid for council and framework contractor work.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham's contract awards have been in construction work, health and social work and IT services.

Relevant CPV codes

85312300 · Guidance and counselling services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-hammersmith-and-fulham.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-hammersmith-and-fulham.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-hammersmith-and-fulham.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-hammersmith-and-fulham.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-hammersmith-and-fulham.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-hammersmith-and-fulham.gov