Advocacy Tenders

Types of advocacy tenders we can help you win

Advocacy tenders come in different shapes and sizes and often incorporate additional services such as Short Break, Outreach and Peer Support. Tenders and contracts are often released for advocacy projects targeting specific demographics and groups within the community.

These may include children, the youth, the elderly and those with special needs. Sometimes buyers are looking to consolidate a broad range of services into one tender or contract. When responding to these types of contract, our writers will help guide you on how to win by addressing the needs of the buyer and providing a comprehensive solution.

What is Healthwatch?

Healthwatch is a government support service. It is made up of a vast network of local groups across the UK and is one of key mediums for carrying out advocacy work. The local groups advise community members and provide quality and practice support. Generally speaking, local authorities fund advocacy initiatives and run the tender process. The actual services are often carried out and delivered by Healthwatch groups.

Who funds commissions advocacy tenders?

The commissioning of advocacy tenders is funded by local authorities. This is important to note and be mindful of when writing advocacy tenders and bids. Your bid or proposal needs to have a local flavour and reflect the local needs and demography of the area.

Main independent contractor or different lots

On occasions, buyers consolidate services to make it simpler and more streamlined. They then contract a single lead provider to deliver all elements of the service. From a tender and bidding perspective, this generally means you need to cover all the services or enter into some kind of consortium with other service providers.

Alternatively, the contract can be broken down into individual lots. This enables businesses or organisations to bid for individual lots which reflect a specific service provision.

Our team of writers can help you win your next Advocacy or Healthwatch contract or bid by helping you:

• Write your bid
• Decide whether to bid or not
• Review your first and second draft and advise on how to improve it
• Evaluate your bid from an independent perspective
• Project manage your bid to ensure compliance
• Submit the bid and respond to any clarifications.

Winning Advocacy Tenders – what’s involved?

Here at Tsaks Consulting, we are experienced in helping clients win advocacy tenders. Some key points and strategies to consider include:

• They will usually select a tender based on the Most Economically Advantageous Tender principal. Therefore, you need to score well on both quality and price.
• You need to demonstrate in your bid that you are creative and passionate about engaging with and supporting service users.
• Clearly outline and detail your previous experience in delivering advocacy tenders. The key point here is the detail. You need to quantify and comprehensively cover the previous experience you have and service you have delivered.
• Provide a comprehensive methodology. The client will want to know that you have a thought through how you will actually deliver the services and the contract. Your methodology needs to reflect this and to be sufficiently detailed.
• Develop a pragmatic approach to partnering with other local services. You need to do your homework and identify the different local partners you may work with and talk about how you will work with them. They may be other social and care professionals.
• Focus on your locality and geographic strength. If you are a local service provider, you will be in a position of strength as there is a strong focus in advocacy bids of being able to provide services easily and practically. Ensure you clearly outline your geographic location and the advantages that come with it from a service perspective.

Other factors that impact your ability to win or retain an advocacy contract include: