---
title: "Children's Rights, Advocacy and Independent Visitor Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078880"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Halton Borough Council"
published: "2026-10-15"
---

# Children's Rights, Advocacy and Independent Visitor Service

Buyer: Halton Borough Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078880

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## Summary

Halton Borough Council commissioned a Children’s Rights, Advocacy and Independent Visitor Service for children in Halton. The service sits within health and social work services and is intended to provide children’s rights support, advocacy and independent visitors. The recorded delivery area is Halton, in the North West of England. This is a specialist children’s service rather than a general social care contract, and is most relevant to organisations experienced in delivering independent advocacy and visitor support for children and young people.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to the National Youth Advocacy Service. The council used a below-threshold procedure under the light-touch regime. The contract was signed on 7 September 2026 and runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its stated value is £45,150 including VAT. The procurement was divided into one lot, covering the service as a whole. The award is active and the contract is active. No evaluation criteria or award scoring basis are recorded in the available procurement details.

For suppliers considering comparable work for Halton Borough Council, this award demonstrates demand for a focused children’s rights and advocacy service, including independent visitor provision. Credible competitors would need the expertise and delivery arrangements to represent children’s views, support them to understand and exercise their rights, and provide independent visitors in a local-authority setting. Experience working directly with children and young people, safeguarding capability and a reliable service model would be relevant to this requirement. The selected provider is a specialist youth advocacy organisation, indicating that the buyer has used a provider whose core work aligns with the service rather than a broad, unrelated supplier. The scope is a single, local service rather than a multi-lot programme.

## Notice

Provision of a Children's Rights, Advocacy and Independent Visitor Service

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097459-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - unknown |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £45,150 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Halton Borough Council |
| Locality | WIDNES |
| Postcode area | Warrington |
| Postcode | WA8 7QF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD71 East Merseyside |
| Local authority | Halton |
| Electoral ward | Central & West Bank |
| Westminster constituency | Widnes and Halewood |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | National Youth Advocacy Service |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 15 Oct 2026 at 13:02 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097459-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097459-2026
  15th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.nyas.net
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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