Source: https://tendernation.io/suppliers/people-first-independent-advocacy Supplier profile # People First Independent Advocacy Public sector contracts won, from published award notices SME [Companies House 05438407](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05438407) [ Follow competitor](https://tendernation.io/login "Sign in to follow competitors") [Compete for this work](https://tendernation.io/register) Contracts won 28 since 14 Jan 2013 Total awarded £18,649,577 where values were published Buyers 11 public bodies Latest win 2 Dec 2025 ## Contracts ending soon Contracts ending in the next 18 months. Buyers usually re-tender before the end date, so these are openings for competitors. - [Healthwatch Westmorland and Furness](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cf4-08b4-7000-8a06-790e5531fc90/healthwatch-westmorland-and-furness) [Westmorland and Furness Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/westmorland-and-furness-council) £465,000 Ends 31 Mar 2027 - [Healthwatch Services](https://www.cumberland.gov.uk/business-and-licensing/procurement-social-value-tenders-and-contracts/procurement-and-social-value/contract-register)From the council contract register [Cumberland Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/cumberland-council) £945,000 Ends 31 May 2027 - [Cumberland Microenterprises Service](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bcc-9f81-712d-8627-8c2c40b2e6f9/cumberland-microenterprises-service) [Cumberland Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/cumberland-council) £252,000 Ends 1 Aug 2027 - [Carers Support Service](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bcb-fdb3-71ba-8b3b-43a9dc45ee52/carers-support-service) [Cumberland Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/cumberland-council) £3,252,750 Ends 30 Sept 2027 - [Healthwatch Stockton-on-Tees](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cd7-e545-717c-b8a1-16d496f285c1/healthwatch-stockton-on-tees) [Stockton Borough Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/stockton-borough-council) £650,000 Ends 30 Sept 2027 - [Framework for the Provision of Day Opportunities for Adults contract with People First Independent Advocacy](https://www.cumberland.gov.uk/business-and-licensing/procurement-social-value-tenders-and-contracts/procurement-and-social-value/contract-register)From the council contract register [Cumberland Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/cumberland-council) Value not published Ends 31 Mar 2028 ## Recent contract awards - [Cancer Care Cafe](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bc2-01e2-7030-b75a-4b57548266fc/cancer-care-cafe) [North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust](https://tendernation.io/buyers/north-cumbria-integrated-care-nhs-foundation-trust) Value not counted: looks like a keying error 2 Dec 2025 - [Maternity and Neonatal Advocacy Service (MNISA)](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bc2-ee4f-73c6-a718-1625ca4b9f98/maternity-and-neonatal-advocacy-service-mnisa) [NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board](https://tendernation.io/buyers/nhs-north-east-and-north-cumbria-integrated-care-board) £110,000 7 Aug 2025 - [Cumberland Microenterprises Service](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bcc-9f81-712d-8627-8c2c40b2e6f9/cumberland-microenterprises-service) [Cumberland Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/cumberland-council) £252,000 2 Aug 2025 - [Framework and Services Agreement for the Provision of Community Choices Services in Westmorland and Furness](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bb5-dde1-7220-a9fa-223dfa802333/framework-and-services-agreement-for-the-provision-of-community-choices-services) [Westmorland and Furness Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/westmorland-and-furness-council) up to £2,144,000 (notice estimate) 23 Jul 2025 - [Framework and Services Agreement for the Provision of Community Choices Services in Westmorland and Furness](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bb5-dde1-7220-a9fa-223dfa802333/framework-and-services-agreement-for-the-provision-of-community-choices-services) [Westmorland and Furness Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/westmorland-and-furness-council) up to £2,144,000 (notice estimate) 23 Jul 2025 - [Carers Support Service](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bcb-fdb3-71ba-8b3b-43a9dc45ee52/carers-support-service) [Cumberland Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/cumberland-council) £3,252,750 27 May 2025 - [Framework for the Provision of Day Opportunities for Adults in Cumberland](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bb3-8fa3-72b5-907f-3374a991ef94/framework-for-the-provision-of-day-opportunities-for-adults-in-cumberland) [Cumberland Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/cumberland-council) Value not counted: framework or estimated ceiling 21 Jan 2025 - [Healthwatch Stockton-on-Tees](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cd7-e545-717c-b8a1-16d496f285c1/healthwatch-stockton-on-tees) [Stockton Borough Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/stockton-borough-council) £650,000 15 Aug 2024 - [Provision of Peer Advocacy for People with: Mental Health Needs and/or Autism Spectrum Conditions and/or Learning Disabilities](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cf6-9718-7101-ab60-1fb716114ddb/provision-of-peer-advocacy-for-people-with-mental-health-needs-andor-autism-sp) [Lancashire County Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/lancashire-county-council) £656,250 11 Jun 2024 - [Provision of Peer Advocacy for People with: Mental Health Needs and/or Autism Spectrum Conditions and/or Learning Disabilities](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13ba7-d316-70d5-9d56-b11405e93819/provision-of-peer-advocacy-for-people-with-mental-health-needs-andor-autism-sp) [Lancashire County Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/lancashire-county-council) Value not counted: framework or estimated ceiling 11 Jun 2024 - [Healthwatch Services](https://www.cumberland.gov.uk/business-and-licensing/procurement-social-value-tenders-and-contracts/procurement-and-social-value/contract-register)From the council contract register [Cumberland Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/cumberland-council) £945,000 1 Jun 2024 - [Teesside Advocacy Contract](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cdb-bbb4-7093-ac0b-22a15ab24008/teesside-advocacy-contract) [North Yorkshire Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/north-yorkshire-council) £39,750 7 May 2024 - [Healthwatch Westmorland and Furness](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cf4-08b4-7000-8a06-790e5531fc90/healthwatch-westmorland-and-furness) [Westmorland and Furness Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/westmorland-and-furness-council) £465,000 29 Apr 2024 - [Framework for the Provision of Day Opportunities for Adults contract with People First Independent Advocacy](https://www.cumberland.gov.uk/business-and-licensing/procurement-social-value-tenders-and-contracts/procurement-and-social-value/contract-register)From the council contract register [Cumberland Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/cumberland-council) Value not published 1 Apr 2024 - [Independent Complaints Advocacy (NHS) Service](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13ccf-b788-72d4-8603-214bb1184477/independent-complaints-advocacy-nhs-service) [Middlesbrough Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/middlesbrough-council) £331,500 23 Nov 2023 ## Companies House Status Active Incorporated 28 Apr 2005 (21 yrs) Accounts Full Industry Other business support service activities n.e.c. [View filing history](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05438407) ## Who they win from - [Lancashire County Council 6 wins](https://tendernation.io/buyers/lancashire-county-council) - [Cumbria County Council 6 wins](https://tendernation.io/buyers/cumbria-county-council) - [Cumberland Council 5 wins](https://tendernation.io/buyers/cumberland-council) - [Stockton Borough Council 2 wins](https://tendernation.io/buyers/stockton-borough-council) - [Westmorland and Furness Council 2 wins](https://tendernation.io/buyers/westmorland-and-furness-council) - [Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council 2 wins](https://tendernation.io/buyers/redcar-cleveland-borough-council) - [Middlesbrough Council 1 win](https://tendernation.io/buyers/middlesbrough-council) - [NHS Cumbria Clinical Commissioning Group 1 win](https://tendernation.io/buyers/nhs-cumbria-clinical-commissioning-group) ## Registered charity PEOPLE FIRST INDEPENDENT ADVOCACY (no. 1184112): income £5,485,286, spending £4,911,487 in the year to 31 Mar 2025. [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1184112) ## Bids named on award notices Bid for 5 contracts: won 3, lost 2. - [Lost: Cumberland Council](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bcd-ff53-7039-a0e0-36938fe892ba) 1 Apr 2026 - [Lost: The North Yorkshire Council](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bcc-3fb0-7213-a1a1-42d4b6ded971) 27 Mar 2026 Award notices have listed every bidder only since the Procurement Act (February 2025). ## Paid by (last 12 months) - [Durham County Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/durham-county-council) £286,188 - [Hartlepool Borough Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/hartlepool-borough-council) £14,310 From councils' published spending over £500. ## What they win - [Health and social work](https://tendernation.io/sectors/health-social-work) 24 - [Hospitality, catering & hotel services](https://tendernation.io/sectors/hospitality-catering) 1 Competing with People First Independent Advocacy? 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