--- title: "Children's Advocacy - Market Engagement Event" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-c4c11da8-9220-4df8-948b-d6df11cf63d2" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c4c11da8-9220-4df8-948b-d6df11cf63d2" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c4c11da8-9220-4df8-948b-d6df11cf63d2.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c4c11da8-9220-4df8-948b-d6df11cf63d2.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "LONDON BOROUGH OF CROYDON" published: "2024-01-31" --- # Children's Advocacy - Market Engagement Event Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF CROYDON Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c4c11da8-9220-4df8-948b-d6df11cf63d2 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c4c11da8-9220-4df8-948b-d6df11cf63d2) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c4c11da8-9220-4df8-948b-d6df11cf63d2.json) ## Summary The London Borough of Croydon has initiated a procurement process for the Children's Advocacy contract, focusing on health and social work services. The market engagement event will take place online via Microsoft Teams on 14th February 2024. The contract aims to improve outcomes for Children Looked After and Care Leavers by providing advocacy services. Interested parties need to register by 13th February 2024, with a contract period starting on 1st October 2024. This tender offers an opportunity for organisations in the health and social work services sector to provide advocacy services for Children Looked After and Care Leavers. Businesses with expertise in child protection advocacy and empowering young individuals to participate in decision-making processes are well-suited to compete. The open procurement method allows a wide range of organisations to participate in this process and potentially secure a contract with the London Borough of Croydon. ## Notice This is not a call for competition. The Council is inviting you to attend a market engagement event for the new Children's Advocacy contract. The event will be held online through Microsoft Teams on Wednesday 14th February 2024 at 2 - 3pm. We are looking for an organisation to provide an Advocacy service that focuses on improving outcomes for Children Looked After and Care Leavers by enabling them to make their voices heard and providing them a range of opportunities to be involved in planning and review of services. The two service components include: o Advocacy for Children Looked After & Care Leavers - the intention being to resolve a specific problem or concern and help the young person move on and avoid creating a dependency for ongoing support. o Child Protection Advocacy - supporting children 11 plus to participate in their child protection conference (CPC). The advocacy service will enable children to be involved in decisions around child protection planning; support the child to attend ICPCs and Reviews and/or make representations on their behalf. Please register your interest by using the messaging area in attending the engagement event by submitting your organisation name, delegate name, email address and job title, then we can send you the link to our Microsoft teams event. Additional information: Please apply through Croydon's intend portal - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/croydontenders/ Please register your interest to attend by Tuesday 13th February 2024. To do this, sign up for the event, click the 'express your Interest' button. Please make sure you send us a message via the correspondence area and include the following information: o Organisation name o Name, job title and email addresses of delegates Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1413c3cd-6976-4181-ae39-e34fb32abab6 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 31 Jan 2024 | | Submission deadline | 13 Feb 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Oct 2024 - 30 Sep 2029 | | 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 | LONDON BOROUGH OF CROYDON | | Locality | CROYDON | | Post town | Croydon | | Postcode | CR0 1EA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI6 Outer London - South | | ITL 3 | TLI62 Croydon | | Local authority | Croydon | | Electoral ward | Fairfield | | Westminster constituency | Croydon West | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 31 Jan 2024 at 16:01 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1413c3cd-6976-4181-ae39-e34fb32abab6 - 31 Jan 2024 at 16:01 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1413c3cd-6976-4181-ae39-e34fb32abab6 - 31 Jan 2024 at 16:01 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1413c3cd-6976-4181-ae39-e34fb32abab6 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1413c3cd-6976-4181-ae39-e34fb32abab6 31st January 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/croydontenders/aspx/ Additional information on how to apply for this contract ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/croydontenders/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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