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title: "CS5385 Children' Rights Advocacy Service"
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# CS5385 Children' Rights Advocacy Service

Buyer: TOWER HAMLETS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-00f4019e-17c7-4add-ad37-2cba86a00702

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## Summary

The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is conducting a procurement process for the "CS5385 Children's Rights Advocacy Service," aimed at providing independent advocacy for Looked After Children and Care Leavers, including those with disabilities. This tender is currently at the Award stage, with the contract having an overall estimated value of £534,756 for an initial duration of 36 months. The tender was published on 14th January 2019, and the procurement method is an open procedure. Organisations interested in the service had until 11th February 2019 to submit their bids. The services will be delivered in London, specifically at the Tower Hamlets authority's address in Mulberry Place.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), to expand their services in the health and social work sector. The tender allows for bidding on one or both service lots—Advocacy and Return Home Interviews—thereby accommodating a range of service providers with expertise in child advocacy, mental health, and social work. Successful bidders will not only contribute to safeguarding children but also enhance their business portfolio in a sector requiring vital social services.

## Notice

The London Borough of Tower Hamlets (Tower Hamlets) is seeking to commission organisation(s) with the specialist skills and resources to provide a person-centred independent Children's Rights Advocacy Service (CRAS) offering advice and support for all of our Looked After Children and Care Leavers (including those with a disability) to help empower them to reach their potential and uphold their human rights. The Service consists out of two service lots, Advocacy and Return Home Interviews, for which organisations are encouraged to bid, either for one or both of the service lots. Service Lot 1: The Advocacy service lot will offer children and young people (CYP) independent and confidential advice, information and representation, while ensuring CYP have their wishes and feelings heard and views responded to appropriately. The Service will: * Ensure up to 90 Looked After Children (LAC) & Care Leavers (including Children with Disabilities (CWD)) per year will have access to an independent advocacy worker to support their needs and empower them to help reach their full potential, including making complaints. * Conduct up to 25 exit interviews with Care Leavers annually resulting in a report that will be submitted to Tower Hamlets' Through Care Service. Service Lot 2: The Return Home Interview (RHI) service lot will offer independent Return Interviews for Looked After Children who go missing from their placement. Independent return interviews provide an opportunity to speak to the child in confidence to ascertain the factors that led to the child going missing and any risks they may have been exposed to while missing. This will enable Tower Hamlets to implement measures to prevent reoccurrence and to safeguard the child and young person from harm. Return of tender date: 11/02/2019 Initial Contract Duration: 36 months Overall Estimated Contract Value (including extensions): PS534,756 Budget The estimated annual value for the service lots are: * Service Lot 1: Advocacy = PS128,252 * Service Lot 2: Return Home Interviews (RHI) = PS50,000 * Total per annum = PS178,252 Please note that this reflects the maximum available budget for the service, therefore tenders which exceed this figure will not be considered. A supplier briefing will take place on Friday 25th January 2019 at 2:00 pm and is expected to last approximately one hour. Location: Room AJH204 2nd Floor Albert Jacobs House 62 Roman Road London E2 0PG Please contact Karlijn.Tummers@towerhamlets.gov.uk for further information and to register for the event by Monday 21st January 2019

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/20cce09c-42fa-4cce-ad86-fd29f0d55f09 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Apr 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 11 Feb 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Apr 2019 |
| Contract period | 30 Jun 2019 - 30 Jun 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £550,440 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £534,756 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | TOWER HAMLETS |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | East London |
| Postcode | E14 2BG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI42 Tower Hamlets |
| Local authority | Tower Hamlets |
| Electoral ward | Poplar |
| Westminster constituency | Poplar and Limehouse |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | BARNARDO'S; THE CHILDREN'S SOCIETY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 8 Apr 2019 at 14:14 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/20cce09c-42fa-4cce-ad86-fd29f0d55f09
- 14 Jan 2019 at 12:54 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e8c82742-064d-433d-9a65-8015a87b7cbd

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/20cce09c-42fa-4cce-ad86-fd29f0d55f09
  8th April 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e8c82742-064d-433d-9a65-8015a87b7cbd
  14th January 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk

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