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title: "NEPO605 - Children's Advocacy, independent people for Children and Adult Complaints and Secure Reviews (P-007452 / C-012113) - OPENING 1"
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# NEPO605 - Children's Advocacy, independent people for Children and Adult Complaints and Secure Reviews (P-007452 / C-012113) - OPENING 1

Buyer: NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-afba6a57-a94a-4211-bf6b-ec6132049c9a

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## Summary

The Newcastle City Council, acting as the lead authority for the North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO), has completed the award process for a contract titled "NEPO605 - Children's Advocacy, independent people for Children and Adult Complaints and Secure Reviews." This contract falls under the category of Health and social work services. The procurement method used was an Open procedure (above threshold). The contract period spans from May 19, 2022, to March 31, 2025. The tender period ended on May 18, 2022, and the contract value is 0.01 GBP.

This public procurement opportunity offers business growth potential to SMEs and VCSEs in the North East region of the United Kingdom. Businesses involved in health and social work services, specifically in the areas of children's advocacy, investigatory officers, independent persons, and secure accommodation reviews, would be well-suited to participate in this tender. The Newcastle City Council is the contracting authority responsible for this procurement process, which has now moved from the tender stage to the award stage.

## Notice

Newcastle City Council (''the Lead Authority'') acting as the lead authority on behalf of the North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO) and its Member Authorities, has awarded a contract in respect of the procurement of this Flexible Procurement Agreement (Contract) for: Lot 1 - Children's Advocacy, Lot 2 - NOT USED Lot 3 - Investigating Officers (Children and Adult Stage Two Complaints) Lot 4 - Independent Persons (Children and Adult Stage Two Complaints) Lot 5 - Independent Chairs for Stage Three Statutory Children's Social Care Complaints Lot 6 - Independent Panellists for Stage Three Statutory Children's Social Care Complaints Lot 7 - Independent Persons for Secure Accommodation Reviews This Notice relates to Opening One of this Flexible Procurement Agreement (Contract). Responses are invited for Providers for Lots 3 - 7 only. The North East regional governance arrangements have determined that this is a non-mandatory collaborative exercise, and as a result, Local Authorities can 'opt-in' to the six different elements of the solution, with some Local Authorities choosing to continue to purchase some of these services through other local arrangements. The Participating Local Authorities 'opting in' to the initial phase of this solution are: 1. Darlington - all elements except Independent Visitors, 2. Durham - all elements except Children's Advocacy 3. Gateshead - all elements 4. Hartlepool - all elements except Independent Visitors 5. Middlesbrough - all elements except Independent Visitors, 6. Newcastle (Lead Authority) - all elements 7. North Tyneside - all elements except Independent Visitors, 8. Northumberland - all elements except Children's Advocacy 9. Redcar & Cleveland - all elements except Independent Visitors, 10. South Tyneside - all elements 11. Stockton - all elements except Independent Visitors, and 12. Sunderland - all elements Local Authorities who have 'opted out' for any Lot at this initial period of the solution may 'opt-in' to use the solution during its term. The agreement is available for use by all NEPO Members. A list of member organisations is available in the About section of the NEPO website at: www.nepo.org. This agreement will also be made available to all current and future NEPO Associate Members. Current Associate Members are listed in the Associate Member section of the NEPO website at: www.nepo.org/associate-membership/list. NEPO intends to make the resulting agreement available for use by all Contracting Authorities throughout all administrative regions of the UK (as defined by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015). A complete list of permissible users is shown on the NEPO website below: https://www.nepo.org/associate-membership/permissible-users Organisations wishing to access the NEPO agreement will be required to register as a NEPO Associate Member in the first instance. Further information can be found at: www.nepo.org

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/911dc207-a4ec-4570-9cca-d0cdc2e78bc0 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Aug 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 18 May 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Jul 2022 |
| Contract period | 18 May 2022 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| 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 | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE |
| Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE1 8QH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Electoral ward | Monument |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 5 |
| Supplier names | HELEN CARR; JACKIE JAMES; SANDRA MITCHELL; SUSAN CAWTHERLEY; TRACI MCNALLY CONSULTANCY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 12 Aug 2022 at 13:36 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/911dc207-a4ec-4570-9cca-d0cdc2e78bc0

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/911dc207-a4ec-4570-9cca-d0cdc2e78bc0
  12th August 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.nepo.org/associate-membership/permissible-users

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