--- title: "HCC Feb 2023 - The Provision of an Advocacy and Independent Visitors Service for Hertfordshire Children and Young People" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03a53d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03a53d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03a53d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03a53d.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2023-02-13" --- # HCC Feb 2023 - The Provision of an Advocacy and Independent Visitors Service for Hertfordshire Children and Young People Buyer: HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03a53d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03a53d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03a53d.json) ## Summary The Hertfordshire County Council is inviting tenders for The Provision of an Advocacy and Independent Visitors Service for Hertfordshire Children and Young People. This procurement falls under the services category and is valued at £600,000. The procurement process is in the tender stage, with a submission deadline of 16th March 2023. The opportunity is open for electronic and written submissions, with the contract period lasting 3 years initially and possibly extending for up to 2 more years. This tender presents business growth opportunities for organisations providing social work and related services, welfare services for children and young people, and social work services without accommodation. The Council will conduct financial checks on bidding organisations during the procurement process. Interested parties must express their interest to access the full procurement documents. The Contracting Authority will allow for a standstill period after the award decision for tenderers to challenge before the contract is signed. ## Notice Hertfordshire County Council (the 'Council') is currently out to procurement for the provision of for The Provision of an Advocacy and Independent Visitors Service for Hertfordshire Children and Young People. Further information regarding this opportunity can be found in II.2.4 and VI.3 below. Organisations wishing to take part in this project are invited to "express interest" which will give access to the full procurement documents in the e-tendering system. Please see VI.3) Additional information for further information. Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via the correspondence area in the e-Tendering system, in accordance with the procurement documents and can be addressed to the main contact as shown in the details above. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Hertfordshire Children Looked After (CLA) and Safeguarding Commissioning service (including Hertfordshire Participation Service and Young Commissioners) wish to commission an Advocacy service to empower children in order to make sure their rights are respected, and views are heard. The service is expected to be delivered in line with the National Standards for The Provision of Children's Advocacy.The estimated total value of the Contract is stated in II.1.5) of this notice and is for the initial term inclusive of the approximate value for extensions. For the avoidance of doubt, the estimated annual value of the Contract will be approximately PS115,000.00. The Contract will be awarded for an initial term of three years, with the option to extend the Contract up to two further years, on an annual basis. Please note that the contract requirements will be subject to available financial resources, supplier performance and flexibility to meet changing demands.Organisations should be aware that due to the nature of the Services provided, any Contract formed as a result of this procurement process shall be executed as a deed. Organisations should seek independent legal advice on the implications of this prior to submitting their bid, where appropriate.Please Note the TUPE Employee Liability Information for this procurement has been provided along with other documentation for this procurement. TUPE related information is personal data and must be protected in accordance with the requirements of Data Protection legislation and must also be kept confidential. Therefore, by accessing this Tender via Supply Hertfordshire and then the View Details button and accessing the documentation for this procurement, Tenderers agree to undertake to treat the information as confidential and commercially sensitive at all times and take all reasonable steps to prevent any inadvertent disclosure to any third party. Renewal: This Contract will be reviewed at the end of the Contract period. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004388-2023 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 13 Feb 2023 | | Submission deadline | 16 Mar 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £600,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | HERTFORD | | Post town | Stevenage | | Postcode | SG13 8DE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire | | Local authority | East Hertfordshire | | Electoral ward | Hertford Castle | | Westminster constituency | Hertford and Stortford | | Delivery location | TLH23 Hertfordshire CC | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85300000 - Social work and related services - 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people - 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation ## Release History - 13 Feb 2023 at 15:42 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004388-2023 ## Notice URLs - http://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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