Award

County Durham Children and Young People's Independent Advocacy Service

DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

24 Nov 2022 at 13:08

Award Notice
Tender

09 Sep 2022 at 10:43

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The County Durham Children and Young People's Independent Advocacy Service procurement process awarded a contract by Durham County Council on 24th October 2022. The contract, valued at £555,290 GBP, falls under the Health and social work services category. The tender's open procedure allowed for a bid submission deadline on 10th October 2022. The contract period spans from 1st December 2022 to 30th November 2025, with potential extensions. Durham County Council is the buying organisation for this service procurement.

This opportunity to provide independent advocacy services for children in County Durham presents a significant business growth prospect, especially for firms dealing with Health and social work services. Small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprise organisations, would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The contract's multi-year duration and potential for extension offer long-term stability for business planning and service provision in the specified region.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

County Durham Children and Young People's Independent Advocacy Service

Notice Description

The contract is for the provision of an Independent Advocacy Service for Children and Young People ("the Contract") to Durham County Council and affiliated bodies. This contract is for a service to ensure that children in need who receive services from Durham County Council's Children's Services and Aycliffe Secure Service have access to independent advocacy services which will ensure they have a say in decisions made about their lives, are enabled to share their concerns about their circumstances, will be listened to and heard and are treated fairly in the course of their contact with the Children's Services. The proposed contract is to be let with an option to extend for a further 2 periods of 12 months from the actual end date, subject to budget and commissioner approval. The Council believes that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) applies to this contract. Additional information: Tender Documents available Free of Charge at www.nepo.org utilising reference DN618536

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-ff2f7af2-c838-4262-a65d-392dba06ced5
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/166b95dc-9382-4af8-a376-2c712e9a5a35
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
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
£600,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£555,290 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Nov 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
10 Oct 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 Oct 20223 years ago
Contract Period
1 Dec 2022 - 30 Nov 2025 3-4 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
DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DURHAM
Postcode
DH1 5UG
Post Town
Durham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC41 Durham
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
County Durham
Electoral Ward
Neville's Cross
Westminster Constituency
City of Durham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

NYAS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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