Awarded contract

Delivery of the Isle of Wight Council's responsibilities for IMHA, IMCA, Care Act Advocacy and DOLS Advocacy for Vulnerable Adults, and Health Complaints Advocacy

Details

Buyer: Isle of Wight Council
Supplier(s): Swan Advocacy Network
Value: £1,385,000
Duration: 3 years
Topic: Health and social work services
Published: 8 April 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

The provision of statutory advocacy services including IMHA, IMCA, ICAA, IHCA and advocacy relating to deprivation of liberty (DoLS) for Isle of Wight residents including those residing in mainland hospital or care home settings. For full details of the specification requirements can be found in the specification document The contract period is an initial 3 year term of 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2029 with an option to extend for periods up to a further 2 years. The adoption of extensions is through sole discretion of the Authority. ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award published8 April 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date8 April 2026
Next: Contract expiry date31 May 2029in 3 years

About the buyer

Isle of Wight Council governs the island as a local authority, and advertises its tender opportunities through the South East Business Portal. Contracts Finder lists opportunities above a set value threshold, while larger contracts appear on the Find a Tender Service. Suppliers register free on ProContract, the system behind that portal, to receive notifications of new opportunities. The same portal carries opportunities from local authorities across the South East region. Public Contract Regulations 2015 govern the council's tender processes. Every business gets a fair and equal chance to compete for its contracts.

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 Isle of Wight Council's contract awards have been in software and information systems, IT services and construction work.

Relevant CPV codes

85000000 · Health and social work services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@isle-of-wight-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@isle-of-wight-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@isle-of-wight-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@isle-of-wight-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@isle-of-wight-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@isle-of-wight-council.gov

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