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title: "Advocacy Services for Children, Young People & Adults"
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# Advocacy Services for Children, Young People & Adults

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/advocacy-services-for-children-young-people-adults-ocds-h6vhtk-06f227). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Plymouth City Council: "Advocacy Services for Children, Young People & Adults". Published status: active. Published Value: £7,160,000. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 13 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 21 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Plymouth City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/plymouth-city-council-ons-e06000026)
- **Published Value:** £7,160,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 13 November 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Social work and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK41
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/advocacy-services-for-children-young-people-adults-ocds-h6vhtk-06f227#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06f227`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/advocacy-services-for-children-young-people-adults-ocds-h6vhtk-06f227#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/advocacy-services-for-children-young-people-adults-ocds-h6vhtk-06f227#participate

## Description
Plymouth City Council is seeking to commission a single integrated Advocacy and Independent Visiting Service for the residents of Plymouth, bringing together a range of statutory and non-statutory advocacy functions for adults, children, young people and families within one cohesive model of delivery.
The proposed integrated service is expected to include a range of functions, including:
Adult Advocacy Services, such as Care Act Advocacy, Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA), Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA), Health and Social Care Complaints Advocacy, Court of Protection Representation and associated advocacy functions.
Children, Young People and Family Services, including advocacy for eligible children and young people, Independent Visitor Services, parental advocacy, and support linked to Plymouth's Families First Partnership Programme. For further information please see Supplying The South West Portal and search for Procurement opportunity DN834021.

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Children's Advocacy and Independent Visiting Services
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £2,400,000
- **Description:** For advocacy and Independent Visiting services for children and young people in Plymouth, this includes those involved with children's social care services, children in need, children subject to child protection processes, looked after children, unac...
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/03/2032
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot PEO/25030b Lot 2: Adult Advocacy Services
- **Lot id:** `PEO/25030b Lot 2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £4,560,000
- **Description:** For adults, the service will provide both statutory and non-statutory advocacy. Non-statutory advocacy supports adults and young people transitioning to adult social care who require assistance with social care, health and wellbeing matters. Statutor...
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/03/2032
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot PEO/25030c Lot 3: Out-of-Area Advocacy Services for children and young people placed outside Plymouth
- **Lot id:** `PEO/25030c Lot 3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £200,000
- **Description:** For advocacy and Independent Visiting services for children and young people placed outside of Plymouth, this includes those involved with children's social care services, children in need, children subject to child protection processes, looked after...
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/03/2032
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F100761-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-23T16:56:08.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T10:41:22.530Z
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