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All-Age Independent Advocacy Service

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.

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  • Public sector
  • United Kingdom
Buyer / issuer
Cornwall Council
Sector
Other sectors
Country / region
United Kingdom
Public or private
Public sector
Closing date
12 Nov 2026, 14:00 SAST
Closes in 5 days
Estimated value
£6.4m
GBP
Submission method
Via the buyer's portal, linked from Find a Tender
Tender number
DN774644
Status
Closing soon

Scope summary

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.

Category: services

Key requirements

  • Procurement method: Open procedure
  • Briefing session: Not captured. Check the original notice before relying on this.
  • Eligibility and evaluation: set out in the tender documents. Check mandatory returnables, registrations and scoring before you commit.

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Important dates

Published
01 Oct 2026
First seen by Atlas
02 Oct 2026
Briefing session
Not captured. Check the original notice before relying on this.
Submission deadline
12 Nov 2026, 14:00 SAST

Commercial snapshot

Estimated value
£6.4m
Contract type
Open procedure
Category
services
Source
UK Find a Tender

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