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

Buyer: TOWER HAMLETS  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-57287245-d28c-4958-ab8c-396a7bfbe27c

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## Summary

The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is in the planning stage for the procurement of the "CS5385 Children's Rights Advocacy Service." This tender will consist of two lots: Advocacy and Return Home Interviews, with a total annual contract value of £183,480. The procurement is categorized under health and social work services, intended for delivery within the London area. Key dates include a market engagement event on 24th September 2018 and a deadline for expressions of interest by 17th September 2018. The contract period is set to commence on 1st July 2019 and continue until 30th June 2022, employing an open procedure for the procurement method.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in the advocacy and social services sectors, particularly those with experience in child welfare, advocacy services, or conducting interviews with vulnerable individuals. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate, as they can offer the specialized services required by the Tower Hamlets council. Successful proponents will contribute to safeguarding children and young people in care, thus playing a critical role in upholding their rights and promoting wellbeing.

## Notice

Market Engagement Event Title: LBTH Children's Rights Advocacy Service - Lot 1: Advocacy + Lot 2: Return Home Interviews (RHI's) Date: 24/09/2018 from13:00 to 17:00 Invited: Advocacy and Return Home Interviews (RHI) providers Purpose: to outline proposed key elements of the specification and to seek views and ideas from the market to form the specification. Contract Annual Value: PS133,480 (Advocacy) + PS50,000 (RHI) = PS183,480 Information about the Service: Advocacy plays a vital role in safeguarding children and young people, and protecting them from harm and neglect. As such, it is a statutory requirement for all Local Authorities with social services responsibilities to ensure that advocacy services are provided for children and young people making or intending to make a complaint under section 24D or section 26 of the Children Act 1989. In addition, the statutory guidance on children who go missing from care January 2014 requires Local Authorities to prevent children from going missing and to protect them when they do by offering independent return interviews. This guidance is issued under Section 7 of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 which requires local authorities in exercising their social services functions, to act under the general guidance of the Secretary of State. The Children's Rights Advocacy Service will offer advice and support to all Tower Hamlets' Looked After Children, Care Leavers and Children with Disabilities (CWD) to help empower them to reach their potential and uphold their human rights. The tender will consist of 2 lots, 1. Advocacy: 2. Return Home Interviews (RHI): Tower Hamlets requires provider(s) to deliver an Advocacy and/ or RHI Service of high quality in order to safeguard Looked After Children, Care Leavers and CWD. The provider(s) must demonstrate fitness of purpose in organisation, financial viability and staff competence. For avoidance of doubt this is not a call for competition at this stage, the purpose is to advise the market on the forthcoming procurement of London Borough of Tower Hamlets (LBTH) Children's Rights Advocacy Service - Lot 1: Advocacy + Lot 2: Return Home Interviews (RHI's)and to seek ideas from the market to inform the specification Deadline for expressions of interest in attending the event: 17/09/2018 Please send expressions of interest to: Karlijn Tummers at Karlijn.Tummers@towerhamlets.gov.uk and Ikwi Mkparu at Ikwi.Mkparu@towerhamlets.gov.uk Additional information: 1. Advocacy: this lot of the Service is to offer children and young people independent and confidential advice, information, representation, and have their wishes and feelings heard and views responded to appropriately. The Service will: * Ensure up to 90 Looked After Children & Care Leavers, and 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. * Convene, administer and co-chair two separate Children in Care Council (CiCC) per month for children (0-14 years) and young people (16 years plus). * Conduct up to 25 exit interviews with Care Leavers annually resulting in a report that will be submitted to Tower Hamlets Leaving Care Service. 2. Return Home Interviews (RHI): this lot of the Service 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 and enable the Local Authority to implement measures to prevent reoccurrence and to safeguard the child and young person from harm. The Service will: * Ensure all Looked After Children who go missing will be offered an independent Return Interview. * Ensure interviews are carried out as soon as possible, but within 72 hours of the child being located. * Be available 7 days a week.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e2c08fb3-60e9-4cf1-8140-d83f5e6c37d5 |
| Notice type | Planned Procurement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Aug 2018 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 23 Sep 2018 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 30 Jun 2019 - 30 Jun 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

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

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| 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 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 17 Aug 2018 at 12:59 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e2c08fb3-60e9-4cf1-8140-d83f5e6c37d5
- 17 Aug 2018 at 09:25 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e2c08fb3-60e9-4cf1-8140-d83f5e6c37d5
- 16 Aug 2018 at 15:42 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e2c08fb3-60e9-4cf1-8140-d83f5e6c37d5

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e2c08fb3-60e9-4cf1-8140-d83f5e6c37d5
  17th August 2018 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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