# P0485 - Advocacy Services

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Birmingham City Council](/buyers/birmingham-city-council/contract-awards)
- Published: 25 October 2018
- Planned start: 1 April 2019
- Planned end: 31 March 2021
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 54ff72c0-dce9-4ca4-9bc6-b498c5b26adb-248579
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c83d2d7f-2d42-4365-b1dd-cca59deeb1e3

## Description

Birmingham City Council wishes to establish Framework Agreement to provide a Single Advocacy Service \(Adults\)\. This service covers a number of statutory advocacy functions including Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Relevant Person's Representatives, Independent Mental Health Advocacy and Independent Care and Support Advocacy\. Additionally we are seeking to provide a non-statutory advocacy service to extend the provision of representative advocacy in the City to other citizens who could benefit from it, and to offer people a greater range of advocacy services than those included as statutory functions\. The Framework Agreement will last for 2 years with the option to extend for up to a further 2 years subject to satisfactory performance\. Registration and use of in-tend is free\. All correspondence for this procurement process must be via the in-tend correspondence function\. If you are unable to register with in-tend please either email us at cps@birmingham\.gov\.uk or call 0121 464 8000\. If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access the Council's tender Portal:-\. https://in-tendhost\.co\.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register as a bidder\. We will send you a log on and password so you can download the tender documentation\. Your completed tender documentation should be returned by noon 20th November 2018 via the 'in-tend' system https://in-tendhost\.co\.uk/birminghamcc Additional information: If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access Birmingham City Council's tender Portal\. Delivery Notes Birmingham Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/54ff72c0-dce9-4ca4-9bc6-b498c5b26adb-248579)