--- title: "Gloucestershire Independent Health and Social Care Advocacy for Children and Young People" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-9a786f4b-7fb9-4b7f-8b49-537ccbb5fd9f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9a786f4b-7fb9-4b7f-8b49-537ccbb5fd9f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9a786f4b-7fb9-4b7f-8b49-537ccbb5fd9f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9a786f4b-7fb9-4b7f-8b49-537ccbb5fd9f.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2017-08-11" --- # Gloucestershire Independent Health and Social Care Advocacy for Children and Young People Buyer: GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9a786f4b-7fb9-4b7f-8b49-537ccbb5fd9f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9a786f4b-7fb9-4b7f-8b49-537ccbb5fd9f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9a786f4b-7fb9-4b7f-8b49-537ccbb5fd9f.json) ## Summary Gloucestershire County Council is conducting a tender for "Gloucestershire Independent Health and Social Care Advocacy for Children and Young People," which falls under the health and social work services category. The procurement process is currently in the award stage, with the opportunity published on 17th March 2017; the deadline for submitting tender responses was on 24th April 2017. The contract, valued at £600,000, is set to commence on 1st August 2017 and will run until 31st July 2022, with service delivery focused in the South West region of the United Kingdom. The procurement method is an open procedure, allowing any qualified business to participate. This tender presents significant opportunities for growth, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) that specialise in health and social care services. Potential contractors should be capable of providing advocacy services designed to assist children and young people, including support for those involved in child protection or with disabilities. Businesses offering expertise in managing complaints and supporting vulnerable children will find this contract particularly aligned with their capabilities and market objectives. ## Notice Gloucestershire County Council are tendering for an Independent Health and Social Care Advocacy for Children and Young People. This will cover the services: 1. Children's social care complaints 2. Children and young people subject to child protection, Children in Care and care leavers and privately fostered children. 3. Advocacy for children and young people with disabilities, including non-instructed advocacy for those lacking capacity and SEND advocacy We expect potential contractors to meet a number of minimum standards; these are detailed in the ITT. We advise all interested contractors to read the entire ITT and all documents referenced or linked to within the ITT carefully, to inform themselves about the opportunity and whether they would be interested in submitting a response. Deadline for submitting a tender response: 24th April 2017 at 10am. Please login to Procontract via www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk and register your interest in the opportunity. You will then be issued a confidentiality agreement which needs to be completed and sent via ProContract, in order to access the ITT documents. All questions related to this contract should be sent using the discussions function which will be available once you have logged in and registered your interest. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/90255a6f-335b-474b-97b4-a2138f7ad219 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 11 Aug 2017 | | Submission deadline | 24 Apr 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 11 Jun 2017 | | Contract period | 20 Jul 2017 - 21 Jul 2022 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £600,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £550,000 | | 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 | GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | GLOUCESTER | | Post town | Gloucester | | Postcode | GL1 2TG | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | | ITL 3 | TLK73 Gloucestershire CC | | Local authority | Gloucester | | Electoral ward | Westgate | | Westminster constituency | Gloucester | | Delivery location | TLK South West (England) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | BARNARDO'S | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services ## Release History - 11 Aug 2017 at 11:00 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/90255a6f-335b-474b-97b4-a2138f7ad219 - 17 Mar 2017 at 17:19 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/90255a6f-335b-474b-97b4-a2138f7ad219 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/90255a6f-335b-474b-97b4-a2138f7ad219 17th March 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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