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All-Age Independent Advocacy Service
Cornwall Council in the United Kingdom is inviting bids for “All-Age Independent Advocacy Service”. Bids close on 12 November 2026, 12:00 GMT; the estimated value is £6.42 million. Who can bid: Sufficient economic and financial standing to deliver the contract; Relevant experience of delivering advocacy services of a similar size, scale and complexity. askTender lists every requirement to qualify and checks whether your company meets them.
The tender in brief
A six-year all-age advocacy service in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, for providers with similar-scale advocacy experience
Cornwall Council is buying an integrated all-age independent advocacy service across Cornwall and statutory adult advocacy for the Isles of Scilly. It covers an advocacy hub and single point of access, adults statutory advocacy, children and young people's advocacy, independent visiting and parents' advocacy, and community, general and specialist advocacy. The estimated total value over the maximum six-year term is approximately £6,416,447, starting 1 April 2027.
Who can win it
- Sufficient economic and financial standing to deliver the contract
- Relevant experience of delivering advocacy services of a similar size, scale and complexity
- Arrangements for data protection, safeguarding, equality and diversity, health and safety, advocacy quality standards and modern slavery
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Key facts
- Estimated value
- £6.42 million
- Contract period
- Initial three years, extendable by two years and then one year, up to a maximum of six years
- How bids are judged
- Quality 60%, Price 25%, Social Value 15%
- Published
- 01 Oct 2026
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