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All-Age Independent Advocacy Service

Buyer: Cornwall Council
Country: United Kingdom
Category: Health and social work services
Value: £6.4m GBP
Deadline: Closes in 9 days (12 Nov 2026 12:00 UTC+0)
Published: 1 Oct 2026
Procedure: Open
CPV code: 85000000

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What the buyer is asking for

Cornwall Council is inviting tenders for the delivery of an All-Age Independent Advocacy Service across Cornwall and statutory adult advocacy provision for the Isles of Scilly. The Service will provide coordinated, accessible and rights-based independent advocacy for children, young people, adults and eligible parents across health, social care, children’s social care and community settings. The Service will support people to understand and exercise their rights, express their views, wishes, feelings and desired outcomes, participate meaningfully and seek appropriate representation or challenge in decisions that affect their lives. The Service will comprise: • 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 Service will be commissioned through a single contract and delivered as an integrated all-age advocacy model. The estimated total value of the Contract over the maximum six-year term is approximately £6,416,447. The Contract will commence on 01 April 2027.

How this compares

This is one of 103 open tenders in United Kingdom for Health and social work services.
Its stated value is higher than 75% of the 101 open tenders in this category that state a value in GBP.
Bidders were given 42 days from publication to the deadline; the median for open tenders in United Kingdom is 30 days.