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# Information Advice and Advocacy Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/information-advice-and-advocacy-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02e7ac). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Norfolk County Council: "Information Advice and Advocacy Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £680,000. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 15 Nov 2021, 10:00 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Norfolk County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/norfolk-county-council-ons-e10000020)
- **Published Value:** £680,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 15 November 2021 at 10:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH15, UKH16, UKH17
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £338,798 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/information-advice-and-advocacy-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02e7ac#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02e7ac`

## 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/information-advice-and-advocacy-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02e7ac#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fnorfolkcc%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/information-advice-and-advocacy-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02e7ac#participate

## Description
Good Information and advice is core to supporting people to remain as independent as possible which in turn helps people lead healthier and more independent lives. In Norfolk we commission a range of advice services that support a range of services delivered by third sector organisations through a partnership approach.

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Social Welfare Information, Advice & Representation
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Estimated Value:** £339,000
- **Description:** This Lot is for the provision of social welfare information, advice and representation services. A full description of the services can be found in the service specification. Additional information: The value given in II.2.6 above is the contract val...

### Lot 2: Community Advocacy
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Estimated Value:** £149,000
- **Description:** This Lot is for the provision of community advocacy services. A full description of the services can be found in the service specification. Additional information: The value given in II.2.6 above is the contract value per annum for all Lots.

### Lot 3: Specialist Support
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Estimated Value:** £192,000
- **Description:** This Lot is for the provision of specialist support services. A full description of the services can be found in the service specification. Additional information: The value given in II.2.6 above is the contract value per annum for all lots.

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (3)
- **Award:** Social Welfare Information, Advice & Representation (active)
  - Award id: `016648-2022-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Age Concern Norfolk**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-55838`
  - Value: £338,798 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Community Advocacy (unsuccessful)
  - Award id: `016648-2022-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

- **Award:** Specialist Advocacy (unsuccessful)
  - Award id: `016648-2022-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Social Welfare Information, Advice & Representation (active)
  - Signed Value: £338,798
  - Signed Date: 21/03/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F016648-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-06-17T10:47:46.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T06:18:39.868Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02e7ac