AwardedAwarded 25 May 2026

Delivery of the Isle of Wight Council's responsibilities for IMHA, IMCA, Care Act Advocacy and DOLS Advocacy for Vulnerable Adults, and Health Complaints Advocacy

Isle of Wight Council · Local authority

In brief

Isle of Wight Council awarded care and healthcare work to Swan Advocacy Network on 25 May 2026.

The notice gives a value of £1,395,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 1 June 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

The provision of statutory advocacy services including IMHA, IMCA, ICAA, IHCA and advocacy relating to deprivation of liberty (DoLS) for Isle of Wight residents including those residing in mainland hospital or care home settings. For full details of the specification requirements can be found in the specification document The contract period is an initial 3 year term of 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2029 with an option to extend for periods up to a further 2 years. The adoption of extensions is through sole discretion of the Authority.

Who won

Winner	Value	Dates
Swan Advocacy Network 2 bids received	£1,385,000	Awarded 8 April 2026 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2029

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

16 January 2026Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 004064-2026
26 February 2026Tender notice · UK4, notice 017589-2026
8 April 2026Contract award notice · UK6, notice 032009-2026
8 July 2026Contract details notice · UK7, notice 064326-2026

Last time this was bought

Background Care and Support within Supported Living Services on the Isle of Wight for Adults with a Learning Disability

Won by: PBS4 U.K. Limited
Awarded: 14 September 2025
Value: Not stated, or split across lots
Contract ends: 14 September 2029

Matched on Isle of Wight Council, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Isle of Wight CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

154

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From notice 004064-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 16 January 2026, last updated 8 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.