# Adults Advocacy Service

> Pre-procurement notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Cornwall Council](/buyers/cornwall-council/contract-awards)
- Published: 20 September 2019
- Stage: pre_procurement
- Notice ID: 39b08c29-8bcc-4d74-b6ee-f057a5e04bd0-315160
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1fe8d066-4ef3-4f2f-84b5-61261be058b1

## Description

Cornwall Council, NHS Kernow Clinical Commissioning Group and the Council of the Isles of Scilly require advocacy services to assist in meeting independent advocacy statutory duties and demands for advocacy provision in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly\. Local authorities must involve people in decisions made about them and their care and support\. Statutory duties related to independent advocacy are as follows\. • Independent Health Complaints Advocacy • Independent Care Act Advocacy • Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy • Independent Mental Health Advocacy There is also evidence regarding the benefits of investing in non-statutory advocacy to help people to navigate the health and social care system\. To access the Soft Market Test response and Specification please register with the following portal https://www\.supplyingthesouthwest\.org\.uk/

## Related contract awards

- [Development to the Langarth Garden Village Business Case](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-1be3f981-86b4-450a-93c2-dce11bd82dec): Cornwall Council
- [Geographical Gaps \(Lot 1 - Adult Skills and /or Lot 2 Fee Courses For Jobs\)](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-c99bf91c-f1b5-4bb6-bac5-245e58286d01): Cornwall Council
- [Citrix Software support](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-9f184dd8-09f8-4292-8120-07957042b4c2): Cornwall Council

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/39b08c29-8bcc-4d74-b6ee-f057a5e04bd0-315160)