--- title: "CSW - Advocacy & Independent Visitors for Children" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-8850a577-3047-49f2-8e16-8a65a225b83b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8850a577-3047-49f2-8e16-8a65a225b83b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8850a577-3047-49f2-8e16-8a65a225b83b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8850a577-3047-49f2-8e16-8a65a225b83b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "SHARED SERVICE (CSW)" published: "2024-09-30" --- # CSW - Advocacy & Independent Visitors for Children Buyer: SHARED SERVICE (CSW) Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8850a577-3047-49f2-8e16-8a65a225b83b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8850a577-3047-49f2-8e16-8a65a225b83b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8850a577-3047-49f2-8e16-8a65a225b83b.json) ## Summary Warwickshire County Council and Coventry City Council are jointly engaging entities for 'CSW - Advocacy & Independent Visitors for Children,' a service focusing on independent visitors and advocacy for children and young people. This procurement is under the Health and Social Work Services category and is managed by the Shared Service (CSW). The contract will start on 1st April 2025 and end on 31st March 2028. The procurement is in the Tender stage and will follow an open procedure. Interested parties must express their interest by 4th November 2024. The services will be offered within the West Midlands region of the United Kingdom. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in social work and community services, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs). Businesses well-versed in providing advocacy, information, advice, and support to children and young people, particularly those with experience in statutory services, will find this opportunity beneficial. The procurement is managed via the CSW-JETS e-tendering portal, making it easier for local suppliers to engage with and respond to tender opportunities across multiple authorities within the region. ## Notice Warwickshire County Council and Coventry City Council are jointly contracting for a service providing independent visitors, and independent advocacy, information, advice and support to children and young people in order to meet our statutory obligations. The service will be provided for children and young people who are receiving a service from WCC or CCC and wish to have the support of an advocate. This includes children and young people who are; aged 4 to 18 and looked after under the Children Act 1989, s.20 or s. or 25 if they have special educational needs and/or disability care leavers, aged 16 - 25 under the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 and Children & Social Work Act 2017 subject to a family group conference or child protection conference aged 16/17 and presenting as homeless to WCC or CCC considering or wishing to make a complaint about the service they receive from WCC or CCC young carers who may need support in adulthood (Care Act 2014) young people defined as a 'Child In Need' (Children's Act 1989) within private fostering arrangements Additional information: Please register via the Council's e-procurement system - CSW-JETS https://in-tendhost.co.uk/csw-jets CSW-JETS is a sub-regional e-tendering portal run by In-tend. Since February 2010, Coventry; Solihull; Warwickshire; Nuneaton and Bedworth; Rugby alongside other local district Councils have been working together as a shared procurement service. In conjunction with Solihull Community Housing, we have joined together to bring you a collaborative E-Tendering portal. CSW-JETS enables us to advertise our opportunities across all authorities through the same system. This means that there is a single point of contact for procurement in the sub-region so you only have to register once to receive notifications for all authorities. Registering on the portal will make it easier for local suppliers to find, respond to and be alerted to tender opportunities. Registration is free, and takes just a few minutes. When complete, you will be able to express interest in any of the Councils'/Authorities' opportunities when they are made available including this tender. In addition, we will be able to access your details whenever we have a requirement, and you may then be invited to tender or quote for work. Once you are registered and log in to the system you will be able to locate the tender opportunity, express interest and access the documentation. Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d393d5d8-56dc-4cd5-896b-79a6c9a9ebef | | 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 | 30 Sep 2024 | | Submission deadline | 4 Nov 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Apr 2025 - 31 Mar 2028 | | 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 | SHARED SERVICE (CSW) | | Locality | STRATFORD, WARWICK COUNCILS AND SOLIHULL COMMUNITY HOUSING | | Post town | Coventry | | Postcode | CV1 5RR | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG33 Coventry | | Local authority | Coventry | | Electoral ward | St Michael's | | Westminster constituency | Coventry South | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 85300000 - Social work and related services - 85310000 - Social work services - 85320000 - Social services - 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services ## Release History - 30 Sep 2024 at 16:16 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d393d5d8-56dc-4cd5-896b-79a6c9a9ebef ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d393d5d8-56dc-4cd5-896b-79a6c9a9ebef 30th September 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/csw-jets ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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