--- title: "Cambridgeshire County Council Independent Visitor Services to Children and Young People" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-e8606328-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e8606328-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e8606328-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e8606328-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "LGSS" published: "2017-05-09" --- # Cambridgeshire County Council Independent Visitor Services to Children and Young People Buyer: LGSS Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e8606328-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e8606328-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e8606328-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.json) ## Summary Cambridgeshire County Council is seeking providers for its Independent Visitor Services to Children and Young People, with the procurement currently in the planning stage. This service aims to support looked-after children by providing independent volunteers. The council will be tendering for a three-year contract valued at approximately £160,000, with an option for a one-year extension depending on funding availability. A key date for interested parties is the engagement end date of 23 February 2018, and a briefing session is scheduled for 20 September 2016 at Babbage House, Cambridge, CB3 0AT. This tender represents an excellent opportunity for businesses involved in health and social work services, particularly those experienced in working with children and young people. Companies that offer support services, volunteer management, or specialise in social work may find this opportunity particularly suited to their capabilities. Engaging in this procurement process allows businesses to build relationships with local authorities and expand their service offerings in the social care sector. ## Notice **Please note the window for this opportunity has now closed** Cambridgeshire County Council will shortly be re-commissioning its Independent Visitor Service for children and young people looked after. We are consulting widely and would like to invite providers with experience in delivering this service to a briefing session. This will be an opportunity for providers to contribute towards shaping the service specification for this service. The Independent Visitor Service provides volunteers to visit, befriend and advise children who are Looked After and live in foster care, residential homes and residential special schools. Children and young people told the Children's Rights Director that they want independent visitors to give help and support and to have someone to talk to. Very few children said they had been given an independent visitor because they didn't have much contact with their birth family. Children who did not have an independent visitor said it would have been good "to speak to someone who is not employed by the local authority", "telling them things you can't tell other people". Children said the most important skill of an independent visitor is to be a good listener. Cambridgeshire County Council will be tendering for a 3 year contract with the option to extend for 1 year, subject to the availability of funding. The total value of the contract for the first 3 years will be in the region of PS160,000. The Briefing Session will be held on 20th September 2016 from 12.15 to 2pm at Babbage House on the Shire Hall site, Cambridge CB3 0AT. If you would like to attend please RSVP helen.andrews@cambridgeshire.gov.uk ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7be9079d-16c5-477b-8121-091c3d1766d1 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 9 May 2017 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 23 Feb 2018 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | 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 | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | LGSS | | Locality | CAMBRIDGE | | Post town | Cambridge | | Postcode | CB3 0AT | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | | ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC | | Local authority | Cambridge | | Electoral ward | Castle | | Westminster constituency | Cambridge | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 9 May 2017 at 14:55 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7be9079d-16c5-477b-8121-091c3d1766d1 - 18 Nov 2016 at 20:15 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7be9079d-16c5-477b-8121-091c3d1766d1 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7be9079d-16c5-477b-8121-091c3d1766d1 9th May 2017 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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