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title: "Independent Advocacy for Adults"
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# Independent Advocacy for Adults

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/independent-advocacy-for-adults-ocds-h6vhtk-059072). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Argyll and Bute Council: "Independent Advocacy for Adults". Published status: complete. Published Value: £723,520. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Argyll and Bute Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/argyll-and-bute-council-ons-s12000035)
- **Published Value:** £723,520 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 9 February 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Social work and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKM63, UKM81
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £749,300 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-059072`

## 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/independent-advocacy-for-adults-ocds-h6vhtk-059072#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/independent-advocacy-for-adults-ocds-h6vhtk-059072#participate

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

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85300000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £723,520
- **Description:** The Provider will provide an Independent Advocacy Service (the Service) to Adults in the Argyll and Bute local authority area.
The Service will be provided to adults over 16 years of age principally under the following legislation:
The Mental Health ...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 062473-2026-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Circles Network**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-11050`
  - Value: £749,300 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 082119-2025-1 (unsuccessful)

  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 062473-2026-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £749,300
  - Signed Date: 04/05/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F062473-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-02T15:59:45.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T23:21:22.776Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-059072