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# All-Age Independent Advocacy Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/independent-advocacy-ocds-h6vhtk-0653f2). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cornwall Council: "All-Age Independent Advocacy Service". Published status: active. Published Value: £6,416,447. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 12 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 24 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Cornwall Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cornwall-council-ons-e06000052)
- **Published Value:** £6,416,447 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 12 November 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK3
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/independent-advocacy-ocds-h6vhtk-0653f2#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0653f2`

## 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-ocds-h6vhtk-0653f2#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/independent-advocacy-ocds-h6vhtk-0653f2#participate

## Description
Cornwall Council is inviting tenders for the delivery of an All-Age Independent Advocacy Service across Cornwall and statutory adult advocacy provision for the Isles of Scilly.
The Service will provide coordinated, accessible and rights-based independent advocacy for children, young people, adults and eligible parents across health, social care, children’s social care and community settings. The Service will support people to understand and exercise their rights, express their views, wishes, feelings and desired outcomes, participate meaningfully and seek appropriate representation or challenge in decisions that affect their lives.
The Service will comprise:
• Advocacy Hub and single point of access;
• Adults Statutory Advocacy;
• Children and Young People's Advocacy, Independent Visiting and Parents' Advocacy; and
• Community, General and Specialist Advocacy.
The Service will be commissioned through a single contract and delivered as an integrated all-age advocacy model.
The estimated total value of the Contract over the maximum six-year term is approximately £6,416,447.
The Contract will commence on 01 April 2027.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £6,416,447

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/03/2030
- **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%2F093025-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-01T15:41:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T04:41:29.186Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0653f2