---
title: "Parental Advocacy Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0780bc"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "Wirral Council"
published: "2026-10-05"
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# Parental Advocacy Service

Buyer: Wirral Council  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0780bc

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## Summary

Wirral Council is procuring a parental advocacy service: one-to-one support for parents and carers whose children are subject to child protection arrangements. The service is intended to help those parents and carers access advocacy in relation to the arrangements affecting their children. This is a social work service delivered in Wirral, England. The requirement is offered as a single lot and is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises. Suppliers considering the opportunity should be able to provide individual advocacy support to this client group and deliver the service for the Council.

The Council invited offers through an open competition. The enquiry deadline was 15 October 2026 at noon and the bid deadline was 20 October 2026 at noon. The contract is scheduled to run from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2028, with an option to extend for up to a further 12 months, subject to funding; the maximum stated end date is 31 March 2029. The estimated contract value is £460,000. Evaluation is weighted 70% for quality, 10% for social value and 20% for price. The procurement is divided into one lot.

The opportunity is suited to providers with the capability and experience to offer one-to-one advocacy to parents and carers whose children are involved in child protection arrangements. It may suit specialist advocacy organisations, social work providers and voluntary, community or social enterprises able to work sensitively with families in this context and deliver a service for Wirral Council. The Council identifies the opportunity as suitable for SMEs as well as VCSE organisations, making it relevant to smaller and mission-led suppliers as well as larger providers. Quality carries the greatest evaluation weight, so suppliers should be prepared to demonstrate how their advocacy service meets the needs of parents and carers; social value also forms part of the assessment.

## Notice

The parental advocacy service will deliver one-to-one advocacy support for parents and carers whose children are subject to child protection arrangements.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Option to extend for up to a further 12 months subject to funding.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093810-2026 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £460,000 |
| Lots value | £460,000 |
| 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 | Wirral Council |
| Locality | WALLASEY |
| Postcode area | Chester |
| Postcode | CH44 8ED |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD74 Wirral |
| Local authority | Wirral |
| Electoral ward | Seacombe |
| Westminster constituency | Wallasey |
| Delivery location | TLD74 Wirral |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 5 Oct 2026 at 12:59 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093810-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093810-2026
  5th October 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://procontract.due-north.com/register
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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