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# Independent Advocacy Service (Children)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/independent-advocacy-service-children-ocds-h6vhtk-056267). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** North Lanarkshire Council: "Independent Advocacy Service (Children)". Published status: complete. Published Value: £980,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 19 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [North Lanarkshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/north-lanarkshire-council-ons-s12000050)
- **Published Value:** £980,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 19 August 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Guidance and counselling services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM84
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £980,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-056267`

## 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-service-children-ocds-h6vhtk-056267#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/independent-advocacy-service-children-ocds-h6vhtk-056267#participate

## Description
The council wish to secure a contract for Independent Advocacy for Children: Independent advocacy, in all its forms, seeks to make sure children and young people (age 0 - 26 years old) can have their voices heard on issues which are important to them, and have their views and wishes considered when decisions are being made about their lives.  It is an important part of the process of safeguarding rights.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85312300
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** The Council are seeking a contract to provide: Independent advocacy, in all its forms, seeks to make sure children and young people (age 0 - 26 years old) can have their voices heard on issues which are important to them, and have their views and wis...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 085996-2025-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Who Cares? Scotland**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-183281`
  - Value: £980,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 085996-2025-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £980,000
  - Signed Date: 23/12/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F085996-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-12-23T16:57:06.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T09:32:38.040Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-056267