---
title: "County Durham Children and Young People's Independent Advocacy Service"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-ff2f7af2-c838-4262-a65d-392dba06ced5"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ff2f7af2-c838-4262-a65d-392dba06ced5"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ff2f7af2-c838-4262-a65d-392dba06ced5.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ff2f7af2-c838-4262-a65d-392dba06ced5.json"
source: "Contracts Finder"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2022-11-24"
---

# County Durham Children and Young People's Independent Advocacy Service

Buyer: DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ff2f7af2-c838-4262-a65d-392dba06ced5

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ff2f7af2-c838-4262-a65d-392dba06ced5)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ff2f7af2-c838-4262-a65d-392dba06ced5.json)

## Summary

The County Durham Children and Young People's Independent Advocacy Service procurement process awarded a contract by Durham County Council on 24th October 2022. The contract, valued at £555,290 GBP, falls under the Health and social work services category. The tender's open procedure allowed for a bid submission deadline on 10th October 2022. The contract period spans from 1st December 2022 to 30th November 2025, with potential extensions. Durham County Council is the buying organisation for this service procurement.

This opportunity to provide independent advocacy services for children in County Durham presents a significant business growth prospect, especially for firms dealing with Health and social work services. Small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprise organisations, would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The contract's multi-year duration and potential for extension offer long-term stability for business planning and service provision in the specified region.

## Notice

The contract is for the provision of an Independent Advocacy Service for Children and Young People ("the Contract") to Durham County Council and affiliated bodies. This contract is for a service to ensure that children in need who receive services from Durham County Council's Children's Services and Aycliffe Secure Service have access to independent advocacy services which will ensure they have a say in decisions made about their lives, are enabled to share their concerns about their circumstances, will be listened to and heard and are treated fairly in the course of their contact with the Children's Services. The proposed contract is to be let with an option to extend for a further 2 periods of 12 months from the actual end date, subject to budget and commissioner approval. The Council believes that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) applies to this contract. Additional information: Tender Documents available Free of Charge at www.nepo.org utilising reference DN618536

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/166b95dc-9382-4af8-a376-2c712e9a5a35 |
| 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 | 24 Nov 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Oct 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Oct 2022 |
| Contract period | 1 Dec 2022 - 30 Nov 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £600,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £555,290 |
| 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 | DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | DURHAM |
| Post town | Durham |
| Postcode | DH1 5UG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC41 Durham |
| Local authority | County Durham |
| Electoral ward | Neville's Cross |
| Westminster constituency | City of Durham |
| 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

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 24 Nov 2022 at 13:08 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/166b95dc-9382-4af8-a376-2c712e9a5a35
- 9 Sep 2022 at 10:43 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e9874283-7b7d-4bae-a180-1340ead97abf

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/166b95dc-9382-4af8-a376-2c712e9a5a35
  24th November 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e9874283-7b7d-4bae-a180-1340ead97abf
  9th September 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.durham.gov.uk

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ff2f7af2-c838-4262-a65d-392dba06ced5. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ff2f7af2-c838-4262-a65d-392dba06ced5.json.