Closed tender

Tender for Herefordshire Adults Independent Advocacy Service

Details

Buyer: Herefordshire Council
Value: £1,513,248.52
Topic: Social work and related services
Published: 13 May 2026
Submission: 18 June 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

The Council has statutory duties under the Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Health Act 1983, Care Act 2014, and the Health and Social Care Act 2012 to ensure that adults who face barriers to involvement in key decisions about their care, treatment, rights or welfare are provided with access to independent advocacy. The Independent Advocacy Service for Adults is commissioned to meet these duties and to ensure that Herefordshire residents have access to an independent, confidential, person centred service that supports individuals to understand information, weigh up choices, and communicate their views.

Timeline

Completed: Tender published13 May 2026
Current notice
Completed: Submission date18 June 2026

About the buyer

Herefordshire Council is the local authority for the county of Herefordshire, procuring through its own commissioning framework. Suppliers register free of charge on Supplying the South West, the council's electronic procurement and tendering portal. Contracts below a set value invite at least three local suppliers to tender directly for the work. Larger contracts follow a formal tendering process, governed by the Procurement Act 2023 and its regulations. The largest opportunities are also advertised nationally through the Find a Tender Service. Bidders above the relevant threshold must register separately on the Central Digital Platform to take part.

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 Herefordshire Council's contract awards have been in construction work, software and information systems and architectural and engineering services.

Relevant CPV codes

85300000 · Social work and related services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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