--- title: "NEPO - Children's Complaints, Advocacy and Representation" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-e62bbb2c-d529-49b8-ba24-79fe416bf717" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e62bbb2c-d529-49b8-ba24-79fe416bf717" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e62bbb2c-d529-49b8-ba24-79fe416bf717.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e62bbb2c-d529-49b8-ba24-79fe416bf717.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL" published: "2018-11-23" --- # NEPO - Children's Complaints, Advocacy and Representation Buyer: NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e62bbb2c-d529-49b8-ba24-79fe416bf717 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e62bbb2c-d529-49b8-ba24-79fe416bf717) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e62bbb2c-d529-49b8-ba24-79fe416bf717.json) ## Summary The procurement process titled "NEPO - Children's Complaints, Advocacy and Representation," initiated by Newcastle City Council, aims to establish a unified procurement solution for providing children's advocacy services under statutory obligations. The contract spans areas such as independent investigating officers and panel chairs for children's social care complaints. This open procurement exercise, compliant with EU regulations, featured a tender period that concluded on 9th August 2018, with a total contract value of £500,000 and a minimum threshold of £100,000. The contract period was set to commence on 1st October 2018 and run until 30th September 2020, primarily focusing on health and social work services within the North East region of England. This tender presents significant opportunities for growth for businesses specialising in health and social work services, particularly those that can offer advocacy, investigative, and consulting services geared towards children's welfare. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) would be especially well-suited to compete given their flexibility and ability to tailor services to meet the specific needs of local authorities. Businesses with the capacity to engage in collaborative programmes or partnerships might also find this opportunity advantageous, as Newcastle City Council looks to work alongside other regional authorities to fulfil these important obligations. ## Notice The Local Authorities have a statutory obligation to provide: 1. Children's advocacy 2. Independent Investigating Officers (IIO) (Children's complaints) 3. Independent Persons (IP) (Children's complaints) 4. Panel Chairs and Panellists for Stage three statutory Children's Social Care com-plaints 5. Independent Persons for Secure Accommodation reviews Newcastle will be the Lead Local authority and work with other regional Local Authorities to put in place a single procurement solution to cover these five service areas. The solution will be put in place following a competitive tender exercise carried out under the EU requirements of the PCRR2015. The procurement exercise will be carried out under the NEPO shared service agreement. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d4a279d9-66d0-4548-bf94-b1362e9eb293 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Large, SME | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 23 Nov 2018 | | Submission deadline | 9 Aug 2018 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 6 Nov 2018 | | Contract period | 19 Nov 2018 - 18 Nov 2021 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £500,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £1,499,999 | | 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 | 14 | | Supplier names | AJCO; CHERRYL PHAROAH CONSULTANCY; CHOICES AND VOICES CARE; INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR; INDEPENDENT SOCIAL WORKER; INDIVIDUAL - BHR BLACK; JACKIE JAMES; JEANETTE CALLAGHAN; JULIE ROSLING; SCF TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY; SOCIAL CARE SERVICES; SUSAN CAWTHERLEY; THE NATIONAL YOUTH ADVOCACY SERVICE; VICTOR GALLANT | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 23 Nov 2018 at 11:29 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d4a279d9-66d0-4548-bf94-b1362e9eb293 - 5 Jul 2018 at 14:08 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c081035c-8fe8-43fd-9631-c8905dae8951 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d4a279d9-66d0-4548-bf94-b1362e9eb293 23rd November 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c081035c-8fe8-43fd-9631-c8905dae8951 5th July 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.nepoportal.org ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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