NAC-5145 - Independent Advocacy Service for Children and Adults

North Ayrshire Council (“NAC”) on behalf of North Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership (NAHSCP) are looking to notify the market of a future tender opportunity to provide an independent advocacy service. The commissioned service is aligned to the Partnership’s ‘Empowering Inclusion’ Independent Advocacy Strategic Plan (2022 – 2025). The North Ayrshire Health & Social Care Partnership recognises the importance of advocacy in: Empowering people to express their own needs and make their own decisions Enabling people to access information, explore options and make informed decisions Providing a voice for people who are unable to speak or who do not use speech as a form of communication Ensuring a safeguard for vulnerable people Priority will be given to those individuals for whom the Partnership has a statutory duty to provide access to an independent advocacy service and for whom Scottish Government policy, guidance and standards gives precedence.