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# Independent Children's Advocacy Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/independent-children-s-advocacy-service-ocds-h6vhtk-066dbe). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Dumfries and Galloway Council: "Independent Children's Advocacy Service". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Dumfries and Galloway Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/dumfries-and-galloway-council-ons-s12000006)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM92
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-066dbe`

## 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-children-s-advocacy-service-ocds-h6vhtk-066dbe#tl-md)

## Description
Dumfries and Galloway Council (the Purchaser) wishes to commission children's advocacy services that:
- are independent and professional;
- provide individual (one-to-one) advocacy that is issue focused; and
- meet statutory requirements and Scottish Executive priorities.
The service will covers such services under the following categories:
- Advocacy services for children and young people who are or have been looked after and accommodated within or outwith the region (excluding those who are placed locally by another Local Authority) up until the age of 26.
- Advocacy for children and young people on the Child Protection Register.
- Advocacy for children and young people in terms of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned

- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** This procurement is to obtain a suitable advocacy service provider for children's advocacy services. The service objectives are as follows:
To provide an independent and confidential advocacy service to include information, support and advice for Dum...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F024663-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-18T14:23:14.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T13:36:45.030Z
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