# Provision of Independent Mental Health Advocacy \(IMHA\), Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy \(IMCA\) and Independent Advocacy Services

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Gateshead Council](/buyers/gateshead-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Newcastle Council for Voluntary Service \(NCVS\)\. \(Advocacy Centre
- Award value: £640,000
- Tender value: £440,000
- Award date: 21 February 2017
- Published: 15 May 2017
- Contract start: 1 April 2017
- Contract end: 31 March 2019
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: bfcb8d2a-c277-4c35-b9d8-c74944f7ec69-147429
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5a43d9fb-27cf-41af-b72a-19b85d92a900

## Description

The purpose of this contract is to provide a high quality statutory advocacy provision for Service Users\. The Service will provide a combination of instructed and non-instructed advocacy\. The Service will provide a holistic approach to working with Service Users and methods of communication may be in non-standard ways, for example, working with people who have no spoken language

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bfcb8d2a-c277-4c35-b9d8-c74944f7ec69-147429)