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Provision of Children's Advocacy Service in Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire Council

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24 Jul 2026 at 14:55

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Buckinghamshire Council procured a Children and Young People’s Advocacy Service for children and young people receiving care and support from the local authority. The service enables them to have their views heard, participate in decisions about their future care, express preferences, raise concerns and protect their rights. It covers advocacy for children with disabilities, asylum seekers and unaccompanied minors, children placed outside the county, children in secure units, psychiatric units and hospitals, and young carers without adult support because of parental substance misuse or medical infirmity. The work is delivered in Buckinghamshire and falls within health and social work services. The requirement also includes positive role models and support to develop self-advocacy skills for later life.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to The National Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS). Buckinghamshire Council used a direct award below the threshold without competition, under the light-touch regime. There was one completed lot. The award is active and the contract is active, with a contract period from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027. The contract was signed on 1 July 2026. Its value is £187,617 gross. The service was evaluated and awarded through the direct, below-threshold route rather than a competitive tender. The requirement is a statutory local-authority advocacy service for children and young people needing support to understand and participate in care and support processes.

This award indicates demand from Buckinghamshire Council for specialist children’s advocacy delivered across a broad range of vulnerable groups and care settings. A credible future competitor would need the capability to provide independent, child-focused advocacy for children with disabilities, asylum seekers, unaccompanied minors, children in secure, psychiatric and hospital settings, children placed outside the county, and young carers. Relevant service strength includes helping children understand care and support processes, communicate their views and preferences, raise concerns, protect their rights and participate in reviews or care-package decisions. Providers should also be able to offer consistent positive role models and develop children’s self-advocacy skills. Experience operating across statutory children’s social-care contexts would be commercially relevant.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Children's Advocacy Service in Buckinghamshire

Notice Description

CONTRACT AWARDED: The Children and Young People (C&YP) Advocacy Service will give children and young people the opportunity to have their voices heard and to enable them to actively participate and put forward their preferences surrounding any process that involves their future care. It will provide them with positive role models who can actively help shape their future and help them develop self-advocacy skills for later in life. It is a statutory requirement to provide advocacy services to children if they are receiving care and support from the local authority in order to help them understand and be part of the process when reviewing or setting up care packages, to help them raise concerns and protect their rights. This will include; children with disabilities, asylum seekers & unaccompanied minors, children in 'out of county' placements, children in secure units, psychiatric units and hospitals and young carers who do not have adult support due to parental substance misuse or medical infirmity.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d371
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070374-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£187,617 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jul 2026 - 30 Jun 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Buckinghamshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
AYLESBURY
Postcode
HP19 8FF
Postcode Area
Hemel Hempstead
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ13 Buckinghamshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Buckinghamshire
Electoral Ward
Aylesbury North West
Westminster Constituency
Aylesbury

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

National Youth Advocacy Service

Further Information

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