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# Independent Health Complaints Advocacy

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/independent-health-complaints-advocacy-ocds-h6vhtk-06d0c1). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Buckinghamshire Council: "Independent Health Complaints Advocacy". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Buckinghamshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/buckinghamshire-council-ons-e06000060)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - without competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £46,998 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/independent-health-complaints-advocacy-ocds-h6vhtk-06d0c1#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06d0c1`

## 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-health-complaints-advocacy-ocds-h6vhtk-06d0c1#tl-md)

## Description
Buckinghamshire Council has awarded a 12-month contract for the provision of Independent Health complaints advocacy via a Direct Award starting on the 1 July 2026, expiring on the 30 June 2027

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000

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

  - Supplier(s): **The Advocacy People**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-161254`
  - Value: £46,998 † (inc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £46,998
  - Signed Date: 29/06/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F069117-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-22T11:20:35.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T22:29:29.169Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06d0c1