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title: "NEPO605A - Children's Advocacy, Independent People for Children and Adults Complaints and Secure Reviews - Opening 7"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06718e"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL"
published: "2026-07-23"
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# NEPO605A - Children's Advocacy, Independent People for Children and Adults Complaints and Secure Reviews - Opening 7

Buyer: NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06718e

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## Summary

Newcastle City Council has completed a public procurement process under the title "NEPO605A - Children's Advocacy, Independent People for Children and Adults Complaints and Secure Reviews - Opening 7," within the health and social work services category. This initiative was detailed in a flexible procurement agreement under the EU's Light Touch Regime, focusing on roles such as Investigating Officers, Independent Persons, Independent Chairs, and Independent Panellists for statutory children's social care complaints and secure accommodation reviews. The contract, requiring services to be delivered across the UK, utilised the open procurement method and had its award stage on 23 July 2026 with an active contract dating back to 3 July 2026.

This contract presents substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in providing health and social work services, particularly those involved in advocacy and complaint investigations within social care. The open procedure allows for competitive bidding, making it ideal for SMEs like LN Consult Ltd, which successfully secured the contract, to expand their market presence. This procurement process encourages businesses to offer cost-effective solutions, as the award criteria primarily focus on pricing, presenting a viable growth opportunity for firms able to deliver these essential services within the stipulated framework.

## Notice

This is the seventh opening of this bespoke flexible procurement originally under find a tender reference 2023/S 000-033961 This bespoke flexible procurement solution is under the Social and Other Specific Services EU procurement route ('Light Touch Regime'), and will be known as the Flexible Procurement Agreement (Contract) for the provision of Services for: Lot 3 - Investigating Officers (Children and Adult Stage Two Complaints) Lot 4 - Independent Persons (Children and Adult Stage Two Complaints) Lot 5 - Independent Chairs for Stage Three Statutory Children's Social Care Complaints Lot 6 - Independent Panellists for Stage Three Statutory Children's Social Care Complaints Lot 7 - Independent Persons for Secure Accommodation Reviews

### Lot Information

Investigating Officers (IO) (Children and Adult Stage 2 Complaints)

Investigating officers (children and adult stage two complaints)

Options: 2x 12 month options to extend

Independent Persons (IP) (Children and Adult Stage Two Complaints)

Independent persons (children and adult stage two complaints)

Options: 2x 12 month options to extend

Independent Chairs for Stage Three Statutory Children's Social Care Complaints

Independent chairs for stage 3 statutory children's social care complaints

Options: 2x 12 month options to extend

Independent Panellists for Stage Three Statutory Children's Social Care Complaints

Independent panellists for stage three statutory children's social care complaints

Options: 2x 12 month options to extend

Independent Persons for Secure Accommodation Reviews

Independent persons for secure accommodation reviews

Options: 2x 12 month options to extend

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069633-2026 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Jul 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Apr 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Jul 2026 |
| 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 | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active, Unsuccessful |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
| Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE1 8QH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Electoral ward | Monument |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | LN CONSULT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 23 Jul 2026 at 11:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069633-2026
- 23 Mar 2026 at 14:32 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026329-2026

## Notice URLs

- http://www.newcastle.gov.uk
- http://www.open-uk.org

## Provenance

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