--- title: "Independent Visiting Service for Children Looked After" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-6f39ccce-afca-4bf1-bd26-a0f6d9e0260f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-6f39ccce-afca-4bf1-bd26-a0f6d9e0260f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6f39ccce-afca-4bf1-bd26-a0f6d9e0260f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6f39ccce-afca-4bf1-bd26-a0f6d9e0260f.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "CUMBRIA COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2022-10-24" --- # Independent Visiting Service for Children Looked After Buyer: CUMBRIA COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6f39ccce-afca-4bf1-bd26-a0f6d9e0260f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-6f39ccce-afca-4bf1-bd26-a0f6d9e0260f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6f39ccce-afca-4bf1-bd26-a0f6d9e0260f.json) ## Summary The Cumbria County Council is procuring an Independent Visiting Service for Children Looked After. This service will provide Independent Visitors to visit, advise, and befriend children in care, offering consistency, support, and encouragement. The service is being reprocured due to a Local Government Reorganisation, with contracts to be transferred to two new unitary councils. The procurement method is an open procedure, with bids due by 21st November 2022. The contract period is from 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2025, with a total value of £78,000 in GBP. This tender opportunity can be attractive to SMEs looking to provide social work and related services in the region of England, United Kingdom. Businesses capable of offering Independent Visiting Services for vulnerable children could compete for this contract. The procurement stage is at the tendering phase, providing businesses with the chance to engage with the Cumbria County Council and contribute to the well-being of children in care. ## Notice The council is procuring an Independent Visiting Service for Children Looked After. This service will provide Independent Visitors to visit, advise and befriend a child / young person, and offer them consistency, support and encouragement throughout the time they are in care and often beyond this time. All visitors participating in the scheme take part on a voluntary basis. Please refer to the service specification for more details. Cumbria is currently undergoing a Local Government Reorganisation and from 1st April 2023 (Vesting Day) Cumbria County Council and the six district councils will cease to exist and will be replaced by two new unitary councils - Cumberland Council and Westmorland and Furness Council. Consequently, this countywide service is being reprocured by the County Council as two separate contracts one which covers the geographical footprint of Cumberland Council (Allerdale, Carlisle and Copeland) and one which covers the geographical footprint of Westmorland and Furness Council (Barrow, Eden and South Lakeland). One provider is required to deliver both contracts. The County Council will enter into the contracts with the successful provider and on Vesting Day the contracts will transfer automatically by an operation of law to the relevant new council. In the service specification which, is identical for both contracts, "Council" means either Cumberland Council or Westmorland and Furness Council as the context requires. Please register on The Chest (https://www.the-chest.org.uk) to access all tender documents. Please read all tender documents before submitting a bid. All bids must be received electronically via The Chest by the closing date stated in the RFQ / ITT. If you experience a problem on The Chest, please email ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com or telephone 0330 005 0352 between the hours of 08:30 - 17:30. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7e1fe99b-03ef-4ff8-8255-aa02390d7cce | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 24 Oct 2022 | | Submission deadline | 21 Nov 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £78,000 | | 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 | CUMBRIA COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | CARLISLE | | Post town | Carlisle | | Postcode | CA1 1RD | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD1 Cumbria | | ITL 3 | TLD13 Cumberland | | Local authority | Cumberland | | Electoral ward | Castle | | Westminster constituency | Carlisle | | 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) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85300000 - Social work and related services ## Release History - 24 Oct 2022 at 15:13 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7e1fe99b-03ef-4ff8-8255-aa02390d7cce ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7e1fe99b-03ef-4ff8-8255-aa02390d7cce 24th October 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/ - https://www.the-chest.org.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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