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Provision of Support Advocacy and Intermediary Services

Awarded to COMMUNICOURT LIMITED, POHWER

NURSING AND MIDWIFERY COUNCIL(buyer)

Published
Published 12 June 2025
Deadline
Closed 11 July 2025

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Overview

The Nursing and Midwifery Council procured specialist support advocacy and intermediary services to help members of the public engage with complex legal processes. The contract, valued at £50,000, was awarded on 3 November 2025 to Communicourt Limited and Pohwer across five lots covering mental health lay advocacy, cognitive impairment lay advocacy, physical impairment lay advocacy, general lay advocacy, and intermediary services.

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Lots (5)

  • Lot 1 Mental Health Lay Advocacy

    Mental health but may also need support due to issues such as: Physical impairment (including long term health issues) Acquired brain injury Neurological disorders Learning disabilities/ difficulties Conditions on the Autistic spectrum Asperger’s syndrome Children and young people Older people People who are isolated or only have limited access to support Currently affected by a difficult life event (this list is not exhaustive)

    £20,000Won by POHWER
  • Lot 2 Cognitive impairment

    Cognitive impairment Learning disabilities/ difficulties Neurological disorders Acquired brain injury but may also need support due to issues such as: Physical impairment (including long term health issues) Mental health Conditions on the Autistic spectrum Asperger’s syndrome Children and young people Older people People who are isolated or only have limited access to support Currently affected by a difficult life event (this list is not exhaustive)

    £20,000Won by POHWER
  • Lot 3 Physical Impairment Lay Advocacy

    Physical impairment e.g. • Long term health issues • Deaf or hard-of hearing • Blind or visually impaired • Are deaf blind • Speech and language difficulties (this list is not exhaustive) but may also need support due to issues such as: Acquired brain injury Mental health Neurological disorders Learning disabilities/ difficulties Conditions on the Autistic spectrum Asperger’s syndrome Children and young people Older people People who are isolated or only have limited access to support Currently affected by a difficult life event (this list is not exhaustive)

    £20,000Won by POHWER
  • Lot 4 General Lay Advocacy

    General Children and young people Older people People who are isolated or only have limited access to support Currently affected by a difficult life event e.g. bereavement or another type of traumatic life event e.g. domestic violence; sexual assault (this list is not exhaustive)

    £20,000Won by POHWER
  • Lot 5 Intermediaries

    Primary need: Communication impairment This may be as a result of: Mental health Cognitive impairment Learning disabilities/ difficulties Neurological disorders Acquired brain injury Conditions on the Autistic spectrum Asperger’s syndrome Children and young people Physical impairment (including long term health issues) Older people with additional needs People who are currently affected by a difficult life event - people who may be currently finding it difficult to go through complex processes due to a recent life event, for example bereavement/ sexual assault. (this list is not exhaustive)

    £20,000Won by COMMUNICOURT LIMITED

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
£100,000
Procedure
Open procedure
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
SME suitable
Yes
Published
12 June 2025
Questions by
27 June 2025
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services

Award outcome

Awarded value
£50,000
Award date
3 November 2025
Contract period
3 November 2025 → 31 October 2027
Contract length
2 years
Could run to
31 October 2029
Against estimate
50% below
Winners
  • COMMUNICOURT LIMITED
  • POHWER

This contract ends on 31 October 2027, or 31 October 2029 if every extension is used.

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Price 40% · Quality 60%

  • Quality Questions60%
  • Price40%

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Market context

Typical award in Health and social work services

£186,136

Median of 14,517 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 73% below the median.

NURSING AND MIDWIFERY COUNCIL in the last 12 months

19

contracts awarded, worth £5,272,844 in total

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Notice history

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  1. Contract

    18 November 2025

  2. Contract Notice

    12 June 2025

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