Notice Information
Notice Title
Children and Young People Independent Advocacy and Independent Visitor Service
Notice Description
Children and Young People Independent Advocacy and Independent Visitor Service Service requirements for the provision of: An Advocacy and Independent visitor Service for: - Manchester Cared for Children and Young People who are Care Leavers. - 16- and 17-year-old who are at risk of becoming homeless. - Care experience/d Children and young people who want to make a complaint or representation about the services they are receiving from the Authority. - An Independent Visitor service for Cared for children from 8 to 18 years old
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: There is an option to extend for an additional 1 year + 1 year.
Planning Information
Manchester City Council in a bid to co-design the contract, invites existing and prospective providers of Children and Young People Advocacy and Independent Visitors service to submit a brief outlining their capacity and capability to deliver the specified provision. Submissions should be sent to: Bukola Aransiola, Senior Commissioning & Contracts Officer Bukola.Aransiola@manchester.gov.uk by 30th January 2026. In the brief, Manchester City Council seeks to understand Market capacity and capability Innovative delivery options Potential Risks, barriers and cost drivers.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0609a7
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033690-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, 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
-
- CPV Codes
85300000 - Social work and related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £696,646 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £696,646 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 Apr 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 19 May 20264 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- 30 Jan 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Nov 2026 - 31 Oct 2029 3-4 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
- MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MANCHESTER
- Postcode
- M60 2LA
- Post Town
- Manchester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD3 Greater Manchester
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD33 Manchester
- Delivery Location
- TLD33 Manchester
-
- Local Authority
- Manchester
- Electoral Ward
- Piccadilly
- Westminster Constituency
- Manchester Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033690-2026
14th April 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004693-2026
20th January 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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