Wirral Advocacy Hub

Wirral Council is seeking to appoint a single organisation or consortium to deliver a range of statutory and non-statutory advocacy services through a Wirral Advocacy Hub.

The contract will cover statutory social care and mental health advocacy services across Wirral, alongside relevant non-statutory advocacy and the promotion and development of self-advocacy and peer advocacy.

The service is expected to commence on 1 April 2027 for an initial three-year period, with two potential one-year extensions taking the contract through to 31 March 2032.

Service Requirements

The Wirral Advocacy Hub will provide statutory advocacy services linked to social care and mental health requirements.

The contract also includes non-statutory advocacy where this is connected with support under the:

• Care Act
• Mental Health Act
• Mental Capacity Act

Providers will also be required to promote and develop self-advocacy and peer advocacy as part of the service.

Wirral Council anticipates that service provision will adapt and align with its wider transformation programme over the next five years. This includes a shift towards early intervention and prevention across Council activities.

Adult Social Care and Public Health are developing a new Early Intervention and Prevention Strategy, with an emphasis on delivering outcome-based results. The full service scope and specification are contained within the tender documentation.

The opportunity has been identified as particularly suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs).

Contract Information

Buyer: Wirral Council

Deadline: 23 September 2026 at 12:00pm

Enquiry Deadline: 15 September 2026 at 12:00pm

Contract Value: £1,810,000 including VAT

Delivery Length: Three years, with two optional one-year extensions

Contract Dates: 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030, with a possible extension to 31 March 2032

Tender Link: The Chest procurement portal

Tender submissions must be made through The Chest portal. Organisations wishing to participate must register their interest in the opportunity through the portal, with tender-related questions submitted through its messaging function.

Evaluation Criteria

Tenders will be evaluated using the following weightings:

• Technical / Quality Assessment – 60%
• Cost / Commercial Element – 30%
• Social Value – 10%

The technical and quality assessment will use a series of questions to assess the proposed service provision and its suitability against the specification.

The commercial assessment will consider tenderers’ proposals through the pricing schedule, while the Social Value element will assess capacity and capability in relation to proposed Social Value commitments.

Legal and financial capacity requirements, together with technical ability conditions, are detailed within the tender documentation.

The procurement is being conducted through an open procedure under the light touch regime.

The opportunity represents a significant advocacy services contract for organisations able to deliver statutory and related non-statutory support while contributing to Wirral’s developing focus on early intervention, prevention and outcome-based services.

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