Tender: Plymouth Integrated Advocacy and Independent Visiting Service for Adults, Children and Families

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Plymouth City Council is seeking a supplier to commission a single integrated Advocacy and Independent Visiting Service for residents of Plymouth, bringing together statutory and non-statutory advocacy functions for adults, children, young people and families. The proposed service is expected to include Adult Advocacy Services such as Care Act Advocacy, Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA), Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA), Health and Social Care Complaints Advocacy, Court of Protection Representation and associated advocacy functions, together with Children, Young People and Family Services including advocacy for eligible children and young people, Independent Visitor Services, parental advocacy and support linked to Plymouth's Families First Partnership Programme. The Council is running a market engagement event to gather feedback and co-design the service specification, delivery approach and commissioning requirements to ensure the procurement delivers high-quality, legally compliant and person-centred advocacy and independent visiting services; the event will be held via Microsoft Teams on 2 October 2026 (time TBC). To register interest email [email protected] with "Market Engagement Event - Independent Visiting and Advocacy Services" in the subject line; joining instructions will be provided following registration.