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title: "Provision of Independent Advocacy Services"
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# Provision of Independent Advocacy Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-independent-advocacy-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03642b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Orkney Islands Council: "Provision of Independent Advocacy Services". Published status: cancelled. Published Value: £291,680. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 30 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** CANCELLED (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Orkney Islands Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/orkney-islands-council-ons-s12000023)
- **Published Value:** £291,680 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 30 September 2022 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Guidance and counselling services, Provision of services to the community, Social work and related services, Social work services, Social work services without accommodation
- **Delivery Location:** UKM65
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-independent-advocacy-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03642b#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03642b`

## 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/provision-of-independent-advocacy-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03642b#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-independent-advocacy-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03642b#participate

## Description
Orkney Health and Care (OHAC) in partnership with NHS Orkney and the Council’s Housing Services the (” Health and Social Care Partnership”) has a requirement to meet its statutory duty to provide independent advocacy services to people who are in receipt of health and/or social care services, or who would benefit from the receipt of such services.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 85300000, 85310000, 85312000, 85312300
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £291,680

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 015320-2023-OIC/PROC/1226-1 (unsuccessful)

  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F015320-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-05-31T07:38:48.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T01:47:59.074Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03642b