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All Age Advocacy Services

Suffolk County Council

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Contracting authority
Suffolk County Council
Public authority - sub-central government
Region
Ipswich
Delivery: East of England, United Kingdom
Contract value
£5,438,400ex VAT
£6,526,080 inc VAT
Deadline
29 October 2026
Award decision
14 December 2026(estimated)
Published
1 October 2026

Procurement

Contract period
1 April 2027 - 31 March 2030
3 years
Possible extension to 31 March 2033 · 5 years, 11 months in total
Extension terms: Three x one year optional extensions available giving 6 months notice
Procedure type
Open procedure
CPV classifications
  • 85000000 Health and social work services

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Description

Suffolk County Council is seeking tenders from sufficiently experienced and qualified contractors for the provision of All Age Advocacy Service.

The Suffolk Independent All Age Advocacy Service to provide an integrated, high quality, flexible and cost-effective advocacy service which meets all the statutory requirements placed on Suffolk County Council for the provision of independent advocacy for adults, children and young people.

The maximum contract value is £5,438,400 exclusive of VAT for the duration of the contract including extension.

The VAT amount included is 20% standard rate, however in some circumstances VAT may be exempt or chargeable at a different rate.

The contract term is three years (36 months) with an option to extend for up to a further three x 1-year extensions (36 months).

The Deadline date for submission of the tender is 29/10/2026 at 11.00AM.

Tender Submission will be electronically via the Suffolk Sourcing e-Tendering System at;

https://supplier.in-tend.co.uk/suffolksourcing/tenders/details/3058c7b7-3420-469b-8516-f7b4cfdcb335

Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 14/10/2026 at 5.00pm, which must be generated via the correspondence option within Suffolk Sourcing.

How to engage

The aims of the market engagement are to: Understand the level of market interest in the proposed procurement. Identify potential suppliers. Provide a high-level overview of the project and its objectives. Gather market feedback on the initial draft scope of services and proposed delivery model. Interested parties are invited to attend a Teams event at 2pm on Tuesday 16th June 2026. Please contact [email protected] no later than 12.00 noon on 15th June 2026 to request a Teams invitation (providing email contacts for your attendees).

Contact

Address
Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road, Ipswich, IP1 2BX

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Identifiers

Buyer reference
PA0049
Notice ID
092851-2026
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069574

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