--- title: "Achieving for Children - Joint Advocacy and Independent Visitor Service" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-6c48bf1b-f2ea-4c56-8a46-bab906cdb269" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-6c48bf1b-f2ea-4c56-8a46-bab906cdb269" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6c48bf1b-f2ea-4c56-8a46-bab906cdb269.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6c48bf1b-f2ea-4c56-8a46-bab906cdb269.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES" published: "2024-08-02" --- # Achieving for Children - Joint Advocacy and Independent Visitor Service Buyer: THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6c48bf1b-f2ea-4c56-8a46-bab906cdb269 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-6c48bf1b-f2ea-4c56-8a46-bab906cdb269) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6c48bf1b-f2ea-4c56-8a46-bab906cdb269.json) ## Summary Achieving for Children, on behalf of The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, recently concluded an Open Procedure tender process for the delivery of Joint Advocacy and Independent Visitor Services. This contract, classified under Health and Social Work Services (CPV 85000000), was awarded on 2nd August 2024. It is meant to serve children and young people aged 8-25 across the London Borough of Kingston, Richmond, and the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. The initial contract period runs from 1st June 2024 to 31st May 2027, with the possibility of two 12-month extensions, making the potential total contract length five years. Businesses specialising in social services, particularly those providing advocacy and mentoring for vulnerable children and young people, will find this contract beneficial. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate. The awarded supplier, Coram Voice, exemplifies the type of organisation well-suited to this tender, offering significant opportunities for service providers experienced in health and social care to expand their operations and impact within these local regions. ## Notice Achieving for Children is seeking to appoint a provider or providers working in partnership for the delivery of a Joint Advocacy and Independent Visitor Services across Operational Area 1 (London Borough of Kingston and Richmond) and Operational 2 (Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead). In order to fulfil its statutory Corporate Parenting responsibilities, AfC is seeking to appoint a provider to deliver and manage Children's Advocacy and Independent Visitor services for its children and young people aged 8-25. These include Children in Need; Children with a Child Protection Plan (CPP); and Children Looked After (CLA); Care Leavers; Young people up to age of 25 with disabilities. The advocacy service will provide representation and support to children and young people aged 8-25( where there is an assessed disability need) to enable them make informed choices and decisions about services they receive which impact on their health and wellbeing. The independent visitor service will provide mentoring and befriending support for children and young people in care who require help in enhancing their social connections, building trusting relationships Achieving for Children is using an Open Procedure for this procurement of services categorised as 'social and other specific services' under Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ('PCR 2015'). This procurement exercise will therefore be subject to the Light Touch Regime ('LTR') under Regulations 74 to 77 as set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The initial contract period is for 36 months (3 years) from 1st June 2024 - 31st May 2027, with an option to extend for 2 (two) further periods of up to 12 months. The overall contract term is therefore for 60 months (5 years). ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ee8a2265-e7af-4baa-9c09-6a496b87ae40 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 2 Aug 2024 | | Submission deadline | 13 Dec 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 5 Mar 2024 | | Contract period | 31 May 2024 - 31 May 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £525,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £490,127 | | 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 | THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES | | Locality | KINGSTON UPON THAMES | | Post town | Kingston upon Thames | | Postcode | KT1 1EU | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI6 Outer London - South | | ITL 3 | TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton | | Local authority | Kingston upon Thames | | Electoral ward | Kingston Town | | Westminster constituency | Kingston and Surbiton | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | CORAM VOICE | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 2 Aug 2024 at 09:08 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ee8a2265-e7af-4baa-9c09-6a496b87ae40 - 13 Nov 2023 at 16:11 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/40a27928-6e99-45f7-8f7b-34c3b6b15fb3 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ee8a2265-e7af-4baa-9c09-6a496b87ae40 2nd August 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/40a27928-6e99-45f7-8f7b-34c3b6b15fb3 13th November 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.kingston.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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