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Contract Award for Gloucestershire Independent Visiting Service

Gloucestershire County Council

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12 Oct 2026 at 11:54

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Summary of the contracting process

Gloucestershire County Council commissioned independent visiting services for children in care. The work involves providing independent visitors who support children looked after by the council. It is a health and social care service delivered in Gloucestershire, England. The requirement is focused on children in care rather than general children’s services, so it is most relevant to organisations experienced in providing independent advocacy, visiting or support for looked-after children.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. Gloucestershire County Council selected Reconstruct Children and Adults Ltd through a call-off from a framework, using a selective process. The award was made on 10 September 2026. The contract is valued at £102,984.30 and runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2029. The tender deadline was 26 August 2026. The requirement was treated as a service contract, with suitability indicated for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

This award shows demand from Gloucestershire County Council for specialist independent visiting support for children in care, delivered through a framework call-off. A credible competitor when this requirement returns to market would need to demonstrate the ability to recruit, support and retain suitable independent visitors, and to provide reliable, child-centred services for looked-after children across Gloucestershire. Relevant experience in children’s social care, safeguarding and building trusted relationships with children would help establish fit for the requirement. The selected provider is a small business, and the procurement was marked suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, indicating that organisations of this scale and type can be relevant competitors. The work is a focused service requirement rather than a broad health or social care contract.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Contract Award for Gloucestershire Independent Visiting Service

Notice Description

Independent visitor services for children in care.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-ad8a1a23-5922-4996-8bb7-95c48e0596aa
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/adf8b8bf-d7b7-4b34-9e2e-61a4ff459d9c
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£102,984 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£102,984 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 Sep 20261 months ago
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Gloucestershire County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GLOUCESTER
Postcode
GL1 2TG
Postcode Area
Gloucester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK73 Gloucestershire CC
Delivery Location
TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Gloucester
Electoral Ward
Westgate
Westminster Constituency
Gloucester

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Reconstruct (Children and Adults) Ltd

Further Information

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