Notice Information
Notice Title
PARENT LIAISON OFFICER
Notice Description
The identified provider of a Parent Liaison Officer (PLO) role will work in partnership with the Engage multi-agency contextual safeguarding team to develop support for the families of children and young people who are being, or at risk of being, exploited in Blackburn with Darwen (BwD). This will include direct support to parents, befriending matches between volunteers and parents, and parent peer support group work. The provider will also provide training to BwD as part of this commission.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Can be extended up to 1 + 1 year subject to performance, service delivery and available finance
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05638f
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041894-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
85000000 - Health and social work services
98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
98300000 - Miscellaneous services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £164,250 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £164,250 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Jul 20257 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 19 Aug 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Sep 2025 - 31 Mar 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN
- Contact Name
- Aysha Mulla
- Contact Email
- aysha.mulla@blackburn.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +441254585774
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BLACKBURN
- Postcode
- BB2 1DH
- Post Town
- Blackburn
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD4 Lancashire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD41 Blackburn with Darwen
- Delivery Location
- TLD North West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Electoral Ward
- Blackburn Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Blackburn
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041894-2025
22nd July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
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