Notice Information
Notice Title
Children's Rights and Advocacy Service
Notice Description
Service to meet these outcomes: To ensure children and young people are aware of their rights and have access to advocacy when required. To also ensure young people are aware of their rights and have access to independent advocacy, information, advice and support in relation to children and young people (up to age 25 where an EHC Plan is in place) with SEN and Disabilities. There is a Bidder's Question and Answer session during the tender period on Friday 20th June, 11-12noon (Microsoft Teams) - no need to book, details are in the Tender Instructions pack in Section 1. Just click the link and join to ask your questions.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Up to 24 months extension in any combination
Planning Information
Market sounding exercise to engage with potential providers.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050340
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035852-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85312000 - Social work services without accommodation
85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
85312310 - Guidance services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,119,545 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,119,545 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Jun 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 2 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 30 Apr 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Oct 2025 - 30 Sep 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- 2030-04-01
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Cancelled
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Cancelled
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LEEDS CITY COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Gwendolyn Wagner-Adair
- Contact Email
- gwendolyn.wagneradair@leeds.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 01133783917
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LEEDS
- Postcode
- LS1 1UR
- Post Town
- Leeds
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE4 West Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE42 Leeds
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Leeds
- Electoral Ward
- Little London & Woodhouse
- Westminster Constituency
- Leeds Central and Headingley
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035852-2025
27th June 2025 - Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032724-2025
16th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015264-2025
15th April 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015259-2025
15th April 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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