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title: "Gloucestershire Children and Young People's Advocacy Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f500"
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# Gloucestershire Children and Young People's Advocacy Service

Buyer: Gloucestershire County Council  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f500

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## Summary

Gloucestershire County Council is commissioning a children and young people’s advocacy service, with an expanded remit to support parents in line with new guidance. The service is intended to provide effective, value-for-money advocacy while helping children and young people understand their rights, express their views and participate in decisions affecting their lives. It will support statutory duties and ensure children’s voices remain central to planning, review and decision-making. This is a public service contract in the health and social work services category. The buyer is Gloucestershire County Council, based in Gloucester, and the service is for delivery in the United Kingdom. The requirement is particularly relevant to independent advocacy providers, children’s rights organisations, social care specialists and voluntary, community or social enterprise organisations with experience supporting children, young people and families.

The procurement has reached tender: the council invited offers through an open procedure. It is a single lot under the light-touch regime. Enquiries and tender responses must be submitted electronically by 8 October 2026 at 12:00 noon, using the SAP Business Network; submissions may be made in English. The estimated value is £1,199,992 excluding VAT, or £1,439,991 including VAT. The contract is scheduled to run from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030, with an option to extend for up to a further two years, to a maximum end date of 31 March 2032. The award decision is due by 2 December 2026. Offers will be evaluated on quality at 60%, price at 25% and social value at 15%. Economic and technical selection requirements apply.

This opportunity suits organisations able to deliver independent advocacy for children and young people and to extend support to parents. Strong candidates will understand children’s rights, statutory responsibilities and the practical needs of children and families, and will be able to ensure that young people are heard and supported in planning, reviews and decisions affecting them. The service calls for credible quality, safeguarding and delivery arrangements, alongside a demonstrable ability to provide value for money and meaningful social value. The council has identified the contract as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and for voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations. It may therefore suit specialist advocacy charities, social care providers, children’s rights bodies and partnership teams with relevant operational experience and the capacity to deliver a county-wide public service.

## Notice

Gloucestershire County Council are recommissioning their children and young peoples' advocacy service. The service aims to maintain the responsibility to deliver effective, value for money provision for children and young people along with statutory duties. In line with new guidance, we are also seeking to expand this service to provide support to parents Gloucestershire County Council is committed to ensuring that children and young people are listened to, understand their rights and are supported to participate in decisions that affect their lives. Independent advocacy is a vital component of achieving this ambition and ensuring that children's voices remain central to planning, review and decision-making processes.

### Lot Information

Lot LOT-0001

Renewal: An option to extend the contract term for a further period of not more than 2 years

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085230-2026 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 8 Oct 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,199,992 |
| Lots value | £1,199,992 |
| 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 | Gloucestershire County Council |
| Locality | GLOUCESTER |
| Postcode area | Gloucester |
| Postcode | GL1 2TG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK73 Gloucestershire CC |
| Local authority | Gloucester |
| Electoral ward | Westgate |
| Westminster constituency | Gloucester |
| Delivery location | TLK13 Gloucestershire CC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 9 Sep 2026 at 10:18 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085230-2026
- 8 Sep 2026 at 16:36 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085091-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085230-2026
  9th September 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085091-2026
  8th September 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://eu.mu.ariba.com/uav/project/?token=53f57b8a-cd4a-4730-affb-c6a8ed0500e2
  How to access and respond to this opportunity To access and respond to this Gloucestershire County Council opportunity, suppliers must be registered to the SAP Business Network. It is free to register and use. Use the link provided in the notice to view and participate in this opportunity.

## Notice URLs

- https://service.ariba.com/Authenticator.aw/ad/ssoIDP
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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