Official UK procurement notice
Adult Advocacy Service and Children's Advocacy Service
Authority: Metropolitan borough of Bury (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBury Council is commissioning an independent advocacy service to ensure people have access to high-quality independent advocacy across statutory and non-statutory pathways. It is a joint commission with Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board and covers health statutory duties.
Adult Advocacy Service
Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy
Independent Mental Health Advocacy
Care Act Advocacy
NHS Independent Complaints Advocacy
Generic advocacy
Children's Advocacy Service
Independent Mental Health Advocacy
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 31 Mar 2032, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£1,200,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (1)
- MAT: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
- MAT: Please see documents on the CHEST/Proactis portal
No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.
- Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £599,589 (twice the annual value).
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula. Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Metropolitan borough of Bury buys Health and social work services (CPV 85), and who usually turns up
Metropolitan borough of Bury’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Health and social work services (CPV 85) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Here, local means registered in North West England.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered in North West England.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 49 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid0% / 17%
2–333% / 33%
4–633% / 29%
7+33% / 21%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate33% / 29%
Within ±2%33% / 61%
Above estimate33% / 10%
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1Published estimate£1.2m
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid12%
2–322%
4–631%
7+34%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
Based on 314 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£1.1m–£1.2m
Estimate£1.2m
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| £690m36 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 9 live · £270m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=16 | |
Barnardo'sLarge | £167m83 awards in 36m · last this month | 31 live · £87m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=38 |
Coram VoiceSME | £6.2m7 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 4 live · £3.0m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=7 |
| £13m13 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 8 live · £8.9m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=13 | |
| £1.7m7 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago | 4 live · £1.5m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=7 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open for tender
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 31 Mar 2032
- First published
- 12 Jun 2026, 08:10 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Oct 2026, 14:27 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Dec 2026
- Authority reference
DN832413- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-098534- Accelerated
- Light touch contract
- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b395Find a Tender
- Risks
While the tender outlines an estimated number of required, it is acknowledged that this is a demand-driven service. As such, there are inherent risks associated with fluctuations in demand which may increase or decrease over time. These variations are recognised and will be managed within the parameters of the contract. The Supplier is expected to respond flexibly to evolving requirements and to engage proactively and collaboratively to ensure service continuity and value for money.
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via ProContract (Due North)- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 16 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
To express an interest please go to the Proactis/The CHEST E-Portal
(Link Below)
procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index ↗
All bids are to be submitted via the RTX section of the CHEST No submissions will be accepted via message section or emails.
Please note access to the documents are only available until the 23rd October 2026 12:00 noon
Timeline
12 Jun 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 8 dates- Planning notice published132 days ago12 Jun 2026, 08:10 BST
- Market engagement110 days ago3 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
To attend the Pre-Market engagement, you will need to submit an expressions of interest form, via the Proactis/CHEST portal, through the rfx section.
procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index ↗
Those who submit the completed form, will be sent an invitation via microsoft teams, closer to the PME date but after expressions of interest date is closed.
Please note Direct emails may not be replied to.
Just clicking the express of interest button on the CHEST, wont guarantee an invitation.
- Next notice expected50 days ago1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published3 days ago19 Oct 2026, 14:27 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 2 days23 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadlinein 25 days16 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 41 days1 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 161 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Jun 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published12 Jun 2026, 08:10 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published12 Jun 2026, 08:13 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published19 Oct 2026, 14:27 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £1,200,00019 Oct 2026, 14:27 BSTwas £900,000
- Status changed to active19 Oct 2026, 14:27 BST
- Procurement method changed19 Oct 2026, 14:27 BST
- Deadline published: 16 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT19 Oct 2026, 14:27 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender