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# Adult Advocacy Service and Children's Advocacy Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pre-market-engagement-session-adults-advocacy-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-06b395). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Metropolitan borough of Bury: "Adult Advocacy Service and Children's Advocacy Service". Published status: active. Published Value: £1,200,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 16 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 28 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Metropolitan borough of Bury](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/metropolitan-borough-of-bury-GB-PPON-PVVT-2483-WWMH)
- **Published Value:** £1,200,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 16 November 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD33, UKD36
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pre-market-engagement-session-adults-advocacy-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-06b395#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06b395`

## 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/pre-market-engagement-session-adults-advocacy-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-06b395#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FOpportunities%2FIndex%3Fv%3D2)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pre-market-engagement-session-adults-advocacy-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-06b395#participate

## Description
Bury Council is commissioning an independent advocacy service to ensure people have access to high-quality independent advocacy across statutory and non-statutory pathways. It is a joint commission with Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board and covers health statutory duties.
Adult Advocacy Service
Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy
Independent Mental Health Advocacy
Care Act Advocacy
NHS Independent Complaints Advocacy
Generic advocacy
Children's Advocacy Service
Independent Mental Health Advocacy

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1,200,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/03/2031
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F098534-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-19T13:27:35.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T02:27:54.248Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06b395