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Provision of Social Security Advocacy Services

Health and social work services
Scotland (UKM)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Prepared 8 Sept 2026, 01:40 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Review notice
Submission deadline not published
Check official notice for submission route
Scope structure
1lots
1 lot · 1 published item
1 published CPV family
Decision Velocity
~48 days
Typical sector award window after deadline
Sector median: 48 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No future linked contract end in retained records
No published extension signal
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 85)
Based on 36,437 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
5.15%
Award reduction below published budget
Typical Bids Received
1 bidders
Median competitive participation in sector
Typical Evaluation Window
48 days
Median time between deadline and award
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Evidence coverage
6/12 core inputs published
Standard procedure facts
Comparable published opportunities
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
Published procedurePublished valueMatching evidence
Provision of Advocacy Services in BuckinghamshireBuckinghamshire Council · 18 Jun 2021, 10:43 BST
Value not published
same CPV family
matching published text
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Value not published
same CPV family
matching published text
Advocacy Services for Children, Young People & Adults.Plymouth City Council · 4 Sept 2026, 12:12 BST
£5,000,000
same CPV family
Childrens' Advocacy (SEND and Social Care) and Independent Visiting ServiceBath and North East Somerset Council · 9 Sept 2022, 11:54 BST
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matching published text
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same CPV family
matching published text
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Scottish Government: "Provision of Social Security Advocacy Services". Published status: unsuccessful. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityScottish GovernmentScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
unsuccessful
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Scottish Government
Market Analytics
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Scottish Government. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
Not availableNo published reports
Bid counts are not published for this buyer
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 0 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityScottish Government
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statusunsuccessful
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published26 Feb 2021, 11:24 GMT
Last source update26 Feb 2021, 11:24 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationHealth and social work services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-029699
What is being bought
The Scottish Government is seeking a Service Provider to coordinate and manage a new demand led service for cross-Scotland advocacy support for those who, if owing to a disability, require an advocate’s help to interact with the Scottish Social Security system. The service is being procured by the Scottish Government and is being delivered independently of both Scottish Ministers and Social Security Scotland.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to unsuccessful
    26 Feb 2021, 11:24 GMT
  2. Official notice release published
    26 Feb 2021, 11:24 GMT
  3. Buyer information updated
    26 Feb 2021, 11:24 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The provision of Social Security Advocacy Services on behalf of the Scottish Government. To provide individual instructed advocacy to disabled people who require support with the Scottish social security system. Delivering against the new advocacy service standards Documents can be found at http://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk and search the following ITT: The Provision of Social Security Advocacy Services itt_32509 Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    26 Feb 2021, 11:24 GMT
  2. Award unsuccessful
    Not published · Not published
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Awarded supplier not published
Not published · Not published · unsuccessful
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Scottish Government

Contracting authority GB-FTS-6887
View buyer profile

  • Scottish Government
    buyer
    centralPurchasingBody

    4 Atlantic Quay , 70 York Street, Glasgow, UKM, G2 8AE
    [email protected]
    +44 1412420301

  • Scottish Government
    reviewBody

    AREA 3A SOUTH, VICTORIA QUAY, THE SHORE, Edinburgh, EH6 6QQ
    [email protected]
    +44 1312447676
Documents (0)
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