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[P-1558] Statutory and Non Statutory Advocacy Service

Details

Buyer: Manchester City Council
Published: 5 October 2026
Submission: 19 October 2026in 2 weeks
Source: uk:procontracts

Tender description

Manchester City Council is inviting organisations to participate in a Preliminary Market Engagement exercise regarding a review of statutory and non-statutory Advocacy service delivery. Format of engagement A Preliminary Market Engagement workshop will take place online via Teams on Tuesday 20th October 2026 from 3-4:30PM. Please note participation in the Preliminary Market Engagement will not result in any advantage or disadvantage in any subsequent procurement process. Next Steps Interested parties should be able to demonstrate the requirements detailed in the brief published on the chest. To participate in the Preliminary Markey Engagement workshop, please complete our online survey (link in brief attached on the chest) and submit your response by 12pm of Monday 19th October 2026. The survey results will be used to gather information on local and national Advocacy services and the current Advocacy landscape in relation to the areas outlined above. Further information, including details of how to join the workshop, will be provided following submission of the survey. Keywords: Advocacy, Statutory, Non statutory, Manchester

Timeline

Completed: Tender published5 October 2026
Current notice
Next: Submission date19 October 2026in 2 weeks

About the buyer

Manchester City Council is the local authority for the city of Manchester, and buys through its Corporate Procurement Service. Category leads across the council handle procurement for their own areas of goods and services. Contract opportunities are advertised on The Chest, the North West's shared procurement portal for local authorities. Larger contracts also appear on Find a Tender, the UK's service for public procurement notices. A Professional Services Framework covers consultancy and professional services work for the council. Suppliers can register for free email alerts on The Chest when relevant opportunities are published.

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 Manchester City Council's contract awards have been in health and social work, construction work and transport equipment.