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Published 29 Aug 2025, 13:27 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Independent Advocacy for Adults

Official notice

Authority: Argyll and Bute Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UKScotland (UKM63)

Published estimate£723,520exc. VAT · 1 value update3.6% above published estimate

Submissions closed 9 Feb 2026awarded 5 May 2026

Awarded to Circles Network

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Provider will provide an Independent Advocacy Service (the Service) to Adults in the Argyll and Bute local authority area.

How the procedure runs: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/contents/made

CPV: Social work and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Published value£723,520

Delivery: UK, Scotland · Argyll and Bute

85300000 Social work and related services

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Please refer to the ITT

Shortlisting: Please refer to ITT

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 29 Aug 2025, 13:27 BST
Last source update: 2 Jul 2026, 16:59 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-062473
Classification (CPV): Social work and related services
Delivery area: UKScotland (UKM63)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-059072 Find a Tender

How it runs: www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/content… ↗

Publisher note: (SC Ref:836374)

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding

Submission deadline: 9 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

13 Oct 2025 → 2 Jul 2026 · 3 dates

Next notice expected379 days ago
13 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Submission deadline259 days ago
9 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Notice published116 days ago
2 Jul 2026, 16:59 BST

Notice history

8 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Oct 2025

Published value published: £723,520
13 Oct 2025, 12:02 BST
Status changed to active
13 Oct 2025, 12:02 BST
Procurement method changed
13 Oct 2025, 12:02 BST
Deadline published: 13 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
13 Oct 2025, 12:02 BST
Status changed to cancelled
11 Dec 2025, 15:29 GMT
Status changed to active
8 Jan 2026, 11:53 GMT
Deadline moved to 9 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
8 Jan 2026, 11:53 GMT
+88 days · was 13 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Status changed to complete
2 Jul 2026, 16:59 BST

Routine re-releases (5)

2025-10: 1 release · 13 Oct 2025
2025-08: 1 release · 29 Aug 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £749,3001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 22 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 5 May 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Circles Network	£749,300 †	—	Awarded

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

Contract 062473-2026-1 · Circles Network
Signed
5 May 2026
Value
£749,300
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad	2	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Argyll and Bute Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Kilmory, Lochgilphead, Scotland, PA31 8RTContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Dunoon Sheriff CourtReview body Dunoon

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Circles NetworkAwarded supplier The Penthouse, Coventry Road, Cawston, UK, CV23 9JPContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.