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Children's Rights, Advocacy and Independent Visitor Service

Halton Borough Council

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15 Oct 2026 at 13:02

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Halton Borough Council commissioned a Children’s Rights, Advocacy and Independent Visitor Service for children in Halton. The service sits within health and social work services and is intended to provide children’s rights support, advocacy and independent visitors. The recorded delivery area is Halton, in the North West of England. This is a specialist children’s service rather than a general social care contract, and is most relevant to organisations experienced in delivering independent advocacy and visitor support for children and young people.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to the National Youth Advocacy Service. The council used a below-threshold procedure under the light-touch regime. The contract was signed on 7 September 2026 and runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its stated value is £45,150 including VAT. The procurement was divided into one lot, covering the service as a whole. The award is active and the contract is active. No evaluation criteria or award scoring basis are recorded in the available procurement details.

For suppliers considering comparable work for Halton Borough Council, this award demonstrates demand for a focused children’s rights and advocacy service, including independent visitor provision. Credible competitors would need the expertise and delivery arrangements to represent children’s views, support them to understand and exercise their rights, and provide independent visitors in a local-authority setting. Experience working directly with children and young people, safeguarding capability and a reliable service model would be relevant to this requirement. The selected provider is a specialist youth advocacy organisation, indicating that the buyer has used a provider whose core work aligns with the service rather than a broad, unrelated supplier. The scope is a single, local service rather than a multi-lot programme.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Children's Rights, Advocacy and Independent Visitor Service

Notice Description

Provision of a Children's Rights, Advocacy and Independent Visitor Service

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078880
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097459-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown
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
£45,150 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 31 Mar 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
Halton Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WIDNES
Postcode
WA8 7QF
Postcode Area
Warrington
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD71 East Merseyside
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Halton
Electoral Ward
Central & West Bank
Westminster Constituency
Widnes and Halewood

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

National Youth Advocacy Service

Further Information

Notice Documents

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