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title: "DOL - Children's Services Advocacy Support and Legal Representation"
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# DOL - Children's Services Advocacy Support and Legal Representation

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dol-children-s-services-advocacy-support-and-legal-representation-ocds-h6vhtk-05f6e1). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Scottish Government: "DOL - Children's Services Advocacy Support and Legal Representation". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,335,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 20 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Scottish Government](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-government-GB-PPON-PVCB-3739-TNGL)
- **Published Value:** £1,335,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 20 January 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Legal representation services, Legal services, Welfare services for children and young people
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,241,350 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05f6e1`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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/dol-children-s-services-advocacy-support-and-legal-representation-ocds-h6vhtk-05f6e1#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk%2Fesop%2Fpts-host%2Fpublic%2Fpts%2Fweb%2Flogin.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dol-children-s-services-advocacy-support-and-legal-representation-ocds-h6vhtk-05f6e1#participate

## Description
The Scottish Government has awarded a contract to provide a demand led service for both Advocacy Support and Legal Advice service to children, aged 12-15.
The Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 (2004 Act) provides the legal framework for the provision of additional support for learning.  The Education (Scotland) Act 2016 (2016 Act) amends the 2004 Act to provide that children (aged between 12-15 with capacity) can access certain rights conferred on them by the 2004 Act.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79100000, 85311300
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** This service provision consists of the management/ administration and delivery of the following:
1) Advocacy support – to support children to prepare to use their rights, use their rights and understand the outcome of using their rights, and to suppo...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 021797-2026-799886-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Partners in Advocacy**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-178149`
  - Value: £1,241,350 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 021797-2026-799886-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,241,350
  - Signed Date: 06/03/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F021797-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-11T14:02:26.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T06:13:40.966Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05f6e1