--- title: "Advocacy Service and Support for Looked After Children and Young People" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-88994202-584b-450b-a70a-f62b82a13f13" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-88994202-584b-450b-a70a-f62b82a13f13" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-88994202-584b-450b-a70a-f62b82a13f13.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-88994202-584b-450b-a70a-f62b82a13f13.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION" published: "2020-11-06" --- # Advocacy Service and Support for Looked After Children and Young People Buyer: CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-88994202-584b-450b-a70a-f62b82a13f13 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-88994202-584b-450b-a70a-f62b82a13f13) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-88994202-584b-450b-a70a-f62b82a13f13.json) ## Summary The City of London Corporation is inviting quotations for its procurement titled "Advocacy Service and Support for Looked After Children and Young People." This contract falls under the welfare services for children and young people category and is part of the services sector. The procurement method is an open procedure, and the tender period closes on 20th November 2020. The contract is expected to commence on 3rd March 2021 and will last for a duration of two years, with a possible extension of one additional year. The services will be delivered in London, with the delivery address located at EC2P 2EJ. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in advocacy, social services, or support for vulnerable populations, particularly those that cater to children and young people. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are especially encouraged to participate, as they may have the agility and community insight necessary to effectively meet the diverse needs of the City's looked-after young people. Providers which are culturally sensitive and capable of delivering tailored support for individuals with various backgrounds and circumstances are likely to excel in this tender process. ## Notice The City invites Quotations for the provision of Advocacy Service, and support for Looked After Children and Young People. This is a Single Service with three areas of provision. The scope of the service includes Advocacy provision, an Independent Visitors Service, and a Return Home Interviews Service. All three areas of provision adhere to the national standards for advocacy, and providers will employ suitably qualified, and trained staff to support young people across the key areas of provision outlined above. Prospective providers will offer an independent professional service; providers should clearly outline how they intend to deliver the key areas above as part of an overall service model. The service is designed specifically for young people who are identified as 'Looked After' by the City of London who would benefit from being allocated to one of the stated services to help support them depending on their presenting need. It will cover a range of support areas which include one to one support, ongoing contact support, and support for children and young people that may have been missing. The service provider will be expected to make appropriate matches to meet the diverse cultural needs of the City's looked after children population. All children and young people have a right to services, which are appropriate to their needs, and sensitive to their religious, racial, cultural and linguistic background and gender. The service provider will recruit and train advocates that reflect the ethnographic profile of service users within the city. All of the services provided will be supported by the principles of the Equality Act 2010, and are required to provide effective support to those children and young people that are most in need, and those that may traditionally be less likely to access services; this includes children and young people with learning difficulties and / or disabilities, unaccompanied asylum seeking minors, children and young people from black and / or diverse cultural, ethnic or religious backgrounds, those from LGBT communities, those living outside of the City of London, children/young people who experience language barriers, and younger children. The Advocacy Service will be culturally sensitive and properly equipped to meet the needs of children and young people who may have been subjected to physical and emotional abuse, sexual exploitation, trafficking and extreme forms of violence. The duration of the contract is two years, subject to the right of the City (at its sole discretion) to exercise its right to extend the Contract by up to a further year. The maximum length of the contract is therefore 3 years. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4f06d07c-6333-43af-b3b3-da4ac715f3b1 | | 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 | 6 Nov 2020 | | Submission deadline | 20 Nov 2020 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 3 Mar 2021 - 3 Mar 2023 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £62,000 | | 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 | CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | Central London | | Postcode | EC2P 2EJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI43 Haringey and Islington | | Local authority | Islington | | Electoral ward | Clerkenwell | | Westminster constituency | Islington South and Finsbury | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people - 85320000 - Social services ## Release History - 6 Nov 2020 at 17:54 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4f06d07c-6333-43af-b3b3-da4ac715f3b1 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4f06d07c-6333-43af-b3b3-da4ac715f3b1 6th November 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.capitalesourcing.com/web/login.shtml To bid for this tender opportunity, you must be registered as a supplier on the Capital E Sourcing online tendering portal. ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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