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title: "Children's Rights and Advocacy Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05aa0a"
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# Children's Rights and Advocacy Service

Buyer: LEEDS CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05aa0a

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## Summary

Leeds City Council is seeking to procure a "Children's Rights and Advocacy Service" aimed at ensuring children and young people understand and can access their rights, with an emphasis on advocacy, especially for those with SEN and Disabilities. This procurement falls under the services category, with guidance services as a key component, and is set in the UK region. The procurement process is at the tender stage, utilising an open procedure under a light touch regime. The contract value is set at £1,403,454 gross, with submissions accepted electronically in English by 22nd December 2025, and the awarding process expected to conclude by 3rd March 2026. The contract term is planned to start on 1st April 2026, running until 31st March 2029, with possible extensions up to 2031.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in advocacy and support services, particularly those with expertise in handling cases involving children with special educational needs and disabilities. Companies adept at providing independent advocacy, advice, and information are well-suited to compete, especially those capable of delivering high-quality services within the specified budget. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) may find this tender particularly appealing, given its design to support quality-driven submissions, indicated by the allocation of a 70% quality and 30% price weight in the evaluation criteria. Additionally, the procurement being an 'open procedure' ensures that all qualified businesses have the opportunity to submit a bid, creating a level playing field for businesses to grow and expand their service offerings within this critical sector.

## Notice

Service to meet these outcomes: To ensure children and young people are aware of their rights and have access to advocacy when required. To also ensure young people are aware of their rights and have access to independent advocacy, information, advice and support in relation to children and young people (up to age 25 where an EHC Plan is in place) with SEN and Disabilities.

### Planning Information

A market sounding exercise was carried out

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078409-2025 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning, Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Dec 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Dec 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 |
| Recurrence | 2029-03-31 |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,169,545 |
| Lots value | £1,169,545 |
| 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 | LEEDS CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Post town | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS1 1UR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85312310 - Guidance services

## Release History

- 1 Dec 2025 at 11:07 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078409-2025
- 8 Oct 2025 at 06:40 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063074-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078409-2025
  1st December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063074-2025
  8th October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/supplier/publictenders?B=UK
- https://uk.eu-supply.com
  Tender documents can be obtained at 12 noon on 01/12/25

## Notice URLs

- https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=UK
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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