Official UK procurement notice
Integrated Advocacy Service · WIGAN AND LEIGH CHURCHES ASSOCIATION FOR FAMILY WELFARE for Wigan Council (Mar 2026)
Authority: Wigan Council (Local council)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionIntegrated Advocacy Services.
This contract was to be divided into four separate lots to ensure specialist advocacy support is available for different groups of people who require assistance to have their voice heard, understand their rights, and participate in decisions about their care and wellbeing.
Lot 1, 2 and 4 have been cancelled.
Lot 3 has progressed to award.
Lot 3: Children's Advocacy
This Lot covers the provision of independent advocacy for children and young people. The service will ensure that children and young people are supported to express their views, wishes, and feelings in decisions that affect their lives. This may include children in care, care leavers, homeless young people aged 16 and 17, and those involved with social care or safeguarding processes. Advocates will support young people to understand their rights, participate in meetings and reviews, and raise concerns or complaints where appropriate.
- How the procedure runs: A two stage evaluation process combining responses to a provider selection questionnaire, a series of evaluation questions and an interview. A threshold score has been included at evaluation response stage in order to be invited to interview. All information is provided in the information to tender documentation on the E- Procurement Portal - The Chest.
CPV: Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value (£2,268,396 together)Lot #1Mental Health AdvocacyAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,365,525
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2Care Act AdvocacyAwardedRenewalPublished value£636,871
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #3Children's AdvocacyAwardedRenewalPublished value£245,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #4Health AdvocacyAwardedRenewalPublished value£21,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Mar 2026, 13:09 GMT
- Last source update
- 18 Sept 2026, 16:08 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 31 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
PA074- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-037665- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0669d2Find a Tender
- How it runs
A two stage evaluation process combining responses to a provider selection questionnaire, a series of evaluation questions and an interview.
A threshold score has been included at evaluation response stage in order to be invited to interview.
All information is provided in the information to tender documentation on the E- Procurement Portal - The Chest.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 26 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
13 Mar 2026 → 7 Dec 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published228 days ago13 Mar 2026, 13:09 GMT
- Market engagement213 days ago27 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Any questions that potential suppliers wish to make can be made via the Chest Platform (www.the-chest.org.uk ↗).
- Tender notice published186 days ago24 Apr 2026, 15:00 BST
- Next notice expected185 days ago24 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline153 days ago26 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by56 days ago31 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent39 days ago18 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published38 days ago18 Sept 2026, 16:08 BST
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 40 days7 Dec 2026
Notice history
11 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Mar 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published13 Mar 2026, 13:09 GMTUK2
- Pipeline notice published23 Apr 2026, 12:22 BSTUK1
- Status changed to planned23 Apr 2026, 12:22 BST
- Tender notice published24 Apr 2026, 15:00 BSTUK4
- Published value updated24 Apr 2026, 15:00 BST
- Status changed to active24 Apr 2026, 15:00 BST
- Procurement method changed24 Apr 2026, 15:00 BST
- Deadline published: 26 May 2026, 23:59 BST24 Apr 2026, 15:00 BST
- Contract award notice published18 Sept 2026, 16:08 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete18 Sept 2026, 16:08 BST
- Contract signature expected5 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-03: 1 release · 13 Mar 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 3 · Children's Advocacy1 award | |||
| WIGAN AND LEIGH CHURCHES ASSOCIATION FOR FAMILY WELFAREVCSEIntegrated Advocacy Services - Childrens Advocacy7 Dec 2026 – 6 Dec 2029 · up to 6 Dec 2031Extensions: 2 x 12 month extensions | £250,000 inc. VAT | 18 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| supplier not published | — | 12 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 · Children's Advocacy | 2final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one | 2 | 2 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- WIGAN AND LEIGH CHURCHES ASSOCIATION FOR FAMILY WELFAREAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender