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# Independent Advocacy Services for Adults

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/independent-advocacy-services-for-adults-ocds-h6vhtk-05515c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Stirling Council: "Independent Advocacy Services for Adults". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,878,559. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 29 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Stirling Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/stirling-council-ons-s12000030)
- **Published Value:** £1,878,559 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 29 July 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Other community, social and personal services, Social work and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM72, UKM76, UKM77
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,959,812 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05515c`

## 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-services-for-adults-ocds-h6vhtk-05515c#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-services-for-adults-ocds-h6vhtk-05515c#participate

## Description
Independent advocacy services for adults within the Forth Valley area

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

- **Description:** Provision of independent advocacy services in the Forth valley area.

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 070714-2025-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Forth Valley Advocacy**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-34666`
  - Value: £1,959,812 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 070714-2025-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,959,812
  - Signed Date: 15/10/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F070714-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-11-04T10:16:01.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T23:13:09.759Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05515c