--- title: "NEPO605A Childrens Advocacy, independent people for Children and Adult Complaints and Secure Reviews - (P-007452 / C-012113) - OPENING 2" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-205cc995-944b-42f5-8512-8a32b9985bec" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-205cc995-944b-42f5-8512-8a32b9985bec" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-205cc995-944b-42f5-8512-8a32b9985bec.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-205cc995-944b-42f5-8512-8a32b9985bec.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL" published: "2023-04-20" --- # NEPO605A Childrens Advocacy, independent people for Children and Adult Complaints and Secure Reviews - (P-007452 / C-012113) - OPENING 2 Buyer: NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-205cc995-944b-42f5-8512-8a32b9985bec [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-205cc995-944b-42f5-8512-8a32b9985bec) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-205cc995-944b-42f5-8512-8a32b9985bec.json) ## Summary The Newcastle City Council, acting as the lead authority for the North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO), has awarded a contract for the Flexible Procurement Agreement involving Children's Advocacy and other related services. This procurement, with a contract value of 0.01 GBP, is open for providers to bid for Lots 3-7. The contract period is set to commence on June 1, 2023, and end on March 31, 2025. Business users in the health and social work services sector, particularly SMEs and VCSEs, can explore growth opportunities by participating in this open procedure below the threshold. The tender submission deadline is on May 12, 2023. This public procurement process by the Newcastle City Council offers business growth opportunities in health and social work services, catering to SMEs and VCSEs. Companies interested in providing services such as Investigating Officers, Independent Chairs, and Independent Panellists for statutory social care complaints and secure accommodation reviews should consider bidding for Lots 3-7 in this Flexible Procurement Agreement. The agreement is accessible to all NEPO Members and Associate Members, aiming to benefit Contracting Authorities across the UK. Registering as a NEPO Associate Member is the initial step for organisations wishing to access this opportunity. ## Notice Newcastle City Council (''the Lead Authority'') acting as the lead authority on behalf of the North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO) and its Member Authorities, has awarded a contract in respect of the procurement of this Flexible Procurement Agreement (Contract) for: Lot 1 - Children's Advocacy, Lot 2 - NOT USED Lot 3 - Investigating Officers (Children and Adult Stage Two Complaints) Lot 4 - Independent Persons (Children and Adult Stage Two Complaints) Lot 5 - Independent Chairs for Stage Three Statutory Children's Social Care Complaints Lot 6 - Independent Panellists for Stage Three Statutory Children's Social Care Complaints Lot 7 - Independent Persons for Secure Accommodation Reviews This Notice relates to Opening Two of this Flexible Procurement Agreement (Contract). Responses are invited for Providers for Lots 3 - 7 only. The North East regional governance arrangements have determined that this is a non-mandatory collaborative exercise, and as a result, Local Authorities can 'opt-in' to the six different elements of the solution, with some Local Authorities choosing to continue to purchase some of these services through other local arrangements. The Participating Local Authorities 'opting in' to the initial phase of this solution are: 1. Darlington - all elements except Independent Visitors, 2. Durham - all elements except Children's Advocacy 3. Gateshead - all elements 4. Hartlepool - all elements except Independent Visitors 5. Middlesbrough - all elements except Independent Visitors, 6. Newcastle (Lead Authority) - all elements 7. North Tyneside - all elements except Independent Visitors, 8. Northumberland - all elements except Children's Advocacy 9. Redcar & Cleveland - all elements except Independent Visitors, 10. South Tyneside - all elements 11. Stockton - all elements except Independent Visitors, and 12. Sunderland - all elements Local Authorities who have 'opted out' for any Lot at this initial period of the solution may 'opt-in' to use the solution during its term. The agreement is available for use by all NEPO Members. A list of member organisations is available in the About section of the NEPO website at: www.nepo.org. This agreement will also be made available to all current and future NEPO Associate Members. Current Associate Members are listed in the Associate Member section of the NEPO website at: www.nepo.org/associate-membership/list. NEPO intends to make the resulting agreement available for use by all Contracting Authorities throughout all administrative regions of the UK (as defined by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015). A complete list of permissible users is shown on the NEPO website below: https://www.nepo.org/associate-membership/permissible-users Organisations wishing to access the NEPO agreement will be required to register as a NEPO Associate Member in the first instance. Further information can be found at: www.nepo.org ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/093a6061-949b-4201-a66d-cc392984bd0f | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 20 Apr 2023 | | Submission deadline | 12 May 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 May 2023 - 31 Mar 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE | | Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne | | Postcode | NE1 8QH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | | ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside | | Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne | | Electoral ward | Monument | | Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 20 Apr 2023 at 10:03 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/093a6061-949b-4201-a66d-cc392984bd0f ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/093a6061-949b-4201-a66d-cc392984bd0f 20th April 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://www.nepo.org/associate-membership/permissible-users ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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