Contract Timeline

Publication Date

30th April 2025 14:53:15 PM

Contract Summary

Advocacy is a Statutory Legal Requirement that Local Authorities must provide. The legislation that guides advocacy is: - The Children Act 1989 (Section 26(A)) - Planning Transition to Adulthood for Care Leavers - Care Leavers (England) Regulations 2010. - Fostering National Minimum Standards 1.5 and Adoption National Minimum Standard 1.4 which require that – “Children have access to independent advice and support from adults who they can contact directly and in private about problems or concerns, which is appropriate to their age and understanding. Children know their rights to advocacy. Three Black Country Authorities (Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton) have collaborated to jointly commission the advocacy service to achieve best value. Its inception was in 2006, and the service was tendered in 2010, 2014, 2017 and 2020. City of Wolverhampton Council, Civic Centre, St. Peter's Square, Wolverhampton, WV1 1SH Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, Sandwell Council House, Freeth Street, Oldbury, B69 3DE Walsall Council, Civic Centre, Darwall Street, Walsall, WS1 1TP The City of Wolverhampton Council will lead on this new tender and contract management for the duration of the contract. The three authorities will contribute equally (33.33% per authority) to fund the contract value.

Contract Details

Open Contracting ID

ocds-h6vhtk-04fc43

Publication Source

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Procurement Stage

Tender

Procurement Method

Open

Procurement Method Details

Open Procedure

Procurement Category

Services

Tender Suitability

Framework / DPS

Contract Classification

CPV Code(s)

CPV Division(s)

Awarding Authority

WOLVERHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL

Buyer Name

Mr Emran Salah

Buyer Email

emran.salah2@wolverhampton.gov.uk

Buyer Phone

Buyer Address

Civic Centre, St Peters Square

Wolverhampton

WV1 1RL

United Kingdom

Contract Timeline

Publication Date

2nd April 2025 16:08:24 PM

Planning Deadline

30th June 2025 23:59:59 PM   59 days remaining

Contract Summary

Please contact - veronica.grantham@wolverhampton.gov.uk To receive the link to the Market Warming Event. The event will be Virtual Online Market Event (Through MS Teams) on Tuesday 08th April 2025 Session 1: 10:00 to 11:00 Session 2: 13:00 to 14:00 We would like to share with you our vision and priorities for the development of a Black country Advocacy service for children and young people. This service shall provide advocacy on behalf of City of Wolverhampton Council, Walsall MBC and Sandwell Children’s trust to the following criteria: • Children and young people in receipt of social care services: Children and Young People in Care, children in need and care leavers. • Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC) in receipt of social care services who require to complete age assessments. • Children and young people in Children’s homes who qualify for advice and assistance: this includes those in residential special schools. • Children and young people in safe settings who qualify for advice and assistance: this includes those children placed by the youth custody service in safe children’s homes, safe training centres, youth offending institutions and safe schools (when open). • Children and young people requiring support into adulthood who qualify for advice and assistance: this includes those children needing continuing care and support in adulthood, as well as young carers. This contract will be utilised by the 3 following authorities: City of Wolverhampton Council Civic Centre, St. Peter's Square, Wolverhampton WV1 1SH Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Sandwell Council House, Freeth Street, Oldbury B69 3DE Walsall Council, Civic Centre, Darwall Street, Walsall WS1 1TP

Contract Details

Open Contracting ID

ocds-h6vhtk-04fc43

Publication Source

Find a Tender Service

Procurement Stage

Planning

Procurement Method

N/A

Procurement Method Details

N/A

Procurement Category

Services

Tender Suitability

Framework / DPS

Contract Classification

CPV Code(s)

CPV Division(s)

Awarding Authority

WOLVERHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL

Buyer Name

Mr Emran Salah

Buyer Email

emran.salah2@wolverhampton.gov.uk

Buyer Phone

Buyer Address

Civic Centre, St Peters Square

Wolverhampton

WV1 1RL

United Kingdom