Award

CPU6720 Children and Young People's Advocacy and Befriending (Independent Visitor) Service

NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

30 Jan 2025 at 10:21

Tender

16 Oct 2024 at 13:46

Summary of the contracting process

Nottingham City Council, in conjunction with Nottinghamshire County Council, is seeking tenders for a Children and Young People's Advocacy and Befriending (Independent Visitor) Service, categorized under Health and social work services. This procurement process, currently in the award stage, aims to provide advocacy and befriending support services to children and young people within Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. The contract, valued up to £1,793,000 over a possible five-year period, will commence on 1 April 2025. The tender process employed an open procedure under the Light Touch Regime of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, with the application deadline previously set for 20 November 2024.

This tender presents significant business growth opportunities for organisations experienced in delivering advocacy and befriending services to children and young people. Particularly, businesses with expertise in supporting children in care, children in need, or those subject to child protection plans are well-suited to compete. The councils' joint commissioning approach seeks to achieve Best Value, thus potential suppliers who can deliver high-quality, cost-effective service solutions may find this tender a fitting opportunity to expand their footprint in the region. The award places a strong emphasis on quality with an 80% weighting, and the contract was ultimately awarded to The Children's Society, indicating the high standards expected.

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Notice Title

CPU6720 Children and Young People's Advocacy and Befriending (Independent Visitor) Service

Notice Description

Nottingham City Council and Nottinghamshire County Council (the Councils) are seeking tenders from sufficiently experienced and qualified organisations for the provision of a Children and Young People's Advocacy and Befriending (Independent Visitor) Service. The Councils aim to jointly re-commission a Children and Young People's Advocacy and Befriending (Independent Visitor) service having previously commissioned separate services for each individual local authority. The Councils are seeking to secure Best Value through leveraging this joint approach to commissioning and procuring a joint service for Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire County children and young people. The service will deliver the following: A. Advocates who independently support Children in Care, Children in Need, children and young people subject to Child Protection plans, Children in Clayfield's Secure Children's Home, Homeless 16- and 17-year-olds and Care Leavers. B. Befrienders (Independent Visitors) to support Children in Care. C. Independent Persons to sit on Secure Accommodation Review Panels for Children in Care. Nottinghamshire County Council are seeking to secure possible additional funding for the service from 2026/27 onwards and should additional resources become available, enhanced services may be added to the contract as explained in the service specification and tender documents. The contract duration will be for 3 years with a possible extension of 2 years at both Councils discretion. The total contract value is estimated to be a maximum of PS1,793,000 over the total length of the contract, including any potential extensions and any possible additional funding. The core approved budget for year one is a maximum of PS336,200, paid on both a block and an activity basis as detailed in the tender documents. The anticipated contract start date will be 1 April 2025. This contract will be let under the Light Touch Regime of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. Application documents can be downloaded from www.eastmidstenders.org The closing date for receipt of completed Application Forms is 12 noon, 20 November 2024.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Nottingham City Council and Nottinghamshire County Council (the Councils) are seeking tenders from sufficiently experienced and qualified organisations for the provision of a Children and Young People's Advocacy and Befriending (Independent Visitor) Service. The Councils aim to jointly re-commission a Children and Young People's Advocacy and Befriending (Independent Visitor) service having previously commissioned separate services for each individual local authority. The Councils are seeking to secure Best Value through leveraging this joint approach to commissioning and procuring a joint service for Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire County children and young people. The service will deliver the following: A. Advocates who independently support Children in Care, Children in Need, children and young people subject to Child Protection plans, Children in Clayfield's Secure Children's Home, Homeless 16- and 17-year-olds and Care Leavers. B. Befrienders (Independent Visitors) to support Children in Care. C. Independent Persons to sit on Secure Accommodation Review Panels for Children in Care. Nottinghamshire County Council are seeking to secure possible additional funding for the service from 2026/27 onwards and should additional resources become available, enhanced services may be added to the contract as explained in the service specification and tender documents. The contract duration will be for 3 years with a possible extension of 2 years at both Councils discretion. The total contract value is estimated to be a maximum of PS1,793,000 over the total length of the contract, including any potential extensions and any possible additional funding. The core approved budget for year one is a maximum of PS336,200, paid on both a block and an activity basis as detailed in the tender documents. The anticipated contract start date will be 1 April 2025. This contract will be let under the Light Touch Regime of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. Application documents can be downloaded from www.eastmidstenders.org The closing date for receipt of completed Application Forms is 12 noon, 20 November 2024.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ace1
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003058-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

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
£1,793,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,793,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,793,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jan 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
20 Nov 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Jan 20251 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Ms Krista Livsey
Contact Email
krista.livsey@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 0

Buyer Location

Locality
NOTTINGHAM
Postcode
NG2 3NG
Post Town
Nottingham
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF14 Nottingham
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Nottingham
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Nottingham East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

THE CHILDREN'S SOCIETY

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