Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 19 Sept 2025, 09:37 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Provision of Advocacy Services for Health and Social Care

Official notice

Authority: Sefton Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD73)

Awarded value£265,200published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 17 Sept 2025no call for competition

Awarded to VoiceAbility Advocacy

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Independent advocacy for individuals who face substantial difficulty engaging in assessment, review, and safeguarding processes and lack an appropriate person to support them.

This includes providing Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) and Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA), undertaking the Relevant Person's Representative (RPR) role for

adults, and delivering advocacy services under the Care Act

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Call off contract under NOE CPC Framework Agreement refAwarded

Call off contract under NOE CPC Framework Agreement ref. NOE.0627 for Independent advocacy for individuals who face substantial difficulty engaging in assessment, review, and safeguarding processes and lack an appropriate person to support them.

This includes providing Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) and Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA),

undertaking the Relevant Person's Representative (RPR) role for

adults, and delivering advocacy services under the Care Act

Delivery: North West

85000000 Health and social work services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 19 Sept 2025, 09:37 BST
Last source update: 19 Sept 2025, 09:37 BST
Authority reference: DN777036
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-057975
Classification (CPV): Health and social work services
Delivery area: North West (UKD73)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-059dd6 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Direct Award Call Off agreement permitted under NOE CPC Framework agreement reference NOE.0627

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £265,2001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 17 Sept 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
VoiceAbility Advocacy	£265,200 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 057975-2025-1 · VoiceAbility Advocacy
Signed
17 Sept 2025
Value
£265,200
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Bootle Town Hall, Bootle, North West, L207AEContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

NOE CPCReview body Sheffield

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Voiceability AdvocacyAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03798884 Sayer Vincent 10 Golden Lane, London, London, EC1Y 0TG

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.