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title: "Independent Visiting Service for Children Looked After"
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# Independent Visiting Service for Children Looked After

Buyer: CUMBRIA COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f4e468df-a8c6-4198-a09a-386d84c05c8b

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## Summary

The Cumbria County Council has awarded a contract for an Independent Visiting Service for Children Looked After, valued at £45,000. The service will provide Independent Visitors to offer support to children in care and beyond. The contract will start on April 1, 2023, and end on March 31, 2024. The procurement method used was an open procedure, and the contract was awarded to NYAS.

This opportunity presents a chance for small and voluntary sector enterprises to provide services to vulnerable children in Cumbria. Businesses in the social work and related services industry are well-suited to compete for this contract. The County Council's initiative to reprocure services as two separate contracts will create opportunities for providers in Allerdale, Carlisle, Copeland, Barrow, Eden, and South Lakeland areas.

## Notice

The council is procuring an Independent Visiting Service for Children Looked After. This service will provide Independent Visitors to visit, advise and befriend a child / young person, and offer them consistency, support and encouragement throughout the time they are in care and often beyond this time. All visitors participating in the scheme take part on a voluntary basis. Please register on The Chest (https://www.the-chest.org.uk) to access all tender documents, including the service specification. Registration is free of charge. If you experience a problem on The Chest, please email ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com or telephone 0330 005 0352 between the hours of 08:30 - 17:30. All bids must be received electronically via The Chest by the closing date stated in the ITT. Any clarifications you have regarding the tender must be asked via The Chest by the closing date stated in the ITT. Please note - Cumbria is currently undergoing a Local Government Reorganisation and from 1st April 2023 (Vesting Day) Cumbria County Council and the six district councils will cease to exist and will be replaced by two new unitary councils - Cumberland Council and Westmorland and Furness Council. Consequently, this countywide service is being reprocured by the County Council as two separate contracts one which covers the geographical footprint of Cumberland Council (Allerdale, Carlisle and Copeland) and one which covers the geographical footprint of Westmorland and Furness Council (Barrow, Eden and South Lakeland). One provider is required to deliver both contracts. The County Council will enter into the contracts with the successful provider and on Vesting Day the contracts will transfer automatically by an operation of law to the relevant new council. In the service specification which, is identical for both contracts, "Council" means either Cumberland Council or Westmorland and Furness Council as the context requires.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b6f8238f-7939-4ad1-b765-f48d557299ce |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Mar 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 13 Feb 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Mar 2023 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £45,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £45,000 |
| 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 | CUMBRIA COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | CARLISLE |
| Post town | Carlisle |
| Postcode | CA1 1RD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD1 Cumbria |
| ITL 3 | TLD13 Cumberland |
| Local authority | Cumberland |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Carlisle |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NYAS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85300000 - Social work and related services

## Release History

- 13 Mar 2023 at 14:25 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b6f8238f-7939-4ad1-b765-f48d557299ce
- 24 Jan 2023 at 15:48 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e4ff898a-773e-4d0b-93ca-1d07604b079c

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b6f8238f-7939-4ad1-b765-f48d557299ce
  13th March 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e4ff898a-773e-4d0b-93ca-1d07604b079c
  24th January 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/
- https://www.the-chest.org.uk

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