--- title: "Provision of a Parent Peer Advocacy and Support Service in Neath Port Talbot and Swansea" ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-135831" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-135831" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-135831.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-135831.json" source: "Sell2Wales" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "NEATH PORT TALBOT COUNCIL" published: "2024-02-27" --- # Provision of a Parent Peer Advocacy and Support Service in Neath Port Talbot and Swansea Buyer: NEATH PORT TALBOT COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-kuma6s-135831 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-135831) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-135831.json) ## Summary The Neath Port Talbot Council has awarded a contract for the provision of a Parent Peer Advocacy and Support Service in Neath Port Talbot and Swansea. The service aims to enhance the regional advocacy network by offering peer support to Parent Carers going through child protection processes. The tender process has been completed, with Mental Health Matters Wales being awarded the contract on February 8th, 2024. The contract falls under the 'services' category and the procurement method used was open. This contract presents an opportunity for businesses providing stakeholders representation services, health and social work services, social work and related services, social services, and other community, social, and personal services. Businesses equipped to deliver outcome-based support to Parent Carers with experience in child protection or foster care systems will find this tender suitable for bidding. The closing date for tender submissions was January 26th, 2024, with the award period ending on February 26th, 2024. ## Notice An award has been made by Neath Port Talbot Council for the provision of a Parent Peer Advocacy and Support Service for the West Glamorgan region (which incorporates the Neath Port Talbot and the City and County of Swansea unitary authority areas).The Parent Peer Advocacy and Support Service aims to improve and enhance the West Glamorgan regional advocacy network by creating a new form of peer advocacy and peer support for Parent Carers who are going through the child protection process, statutory assessment and/or the looked after children system.Traditionally, peer advocacy has been viewed as a form of 'informal advocacy' which is provided by peer groups on a voluntary basis. Furthermore, the role of an advocate has traditionally been associated with a specific advocacy remit which does not ordinarily provide outcome based support to Parent Carers.The Purchaser seeks to pilot a new service model and to commission a Provider to deliver a professional level of peer advocacy and outcomes based peer support to Parent Carers.To deliver this Service, the Provider will employ, train and support a pool of 'Parent Peer Advocate & Support Workers' who themselves have direct, lived experience of the child protection system or the children looked after system, either as a parent or as a primary care giver.This is an innovative and pilot Service which is the first of its kind both regionally and within Wales. The Provider will be expected to work collaboratively with the Purchaser and to adopt a continuous development approach throughout the Agreement Period to ensure the Service successfully grows and develops to effectively achieve the Service aims and objectives.For the avoidance of doubt, this Service will not replace any existing forms of statutory advocacy services, rather, it will expand and enhance the choice of available advocacy support to Parent Carers within the regional advocacy network.TUPE Regulations will not apply to the mobilisation of the Service. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Sell2Wales | | Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=135831 | | Notice type | S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 27 Feb 2024 | | Submission deadline | 26 Jan 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 8 Feb 2024 | | 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 | Not specified | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NEATH PORT TALBOT COUNCIL | | Locality | PORT TALBOT | | Post town | Swansea | | Postcode | SA13 1PJ | | Country | Wales | | ITL 1 | TLL Wales | | ITL 2 | TLL4 Mid and South West Wales | | ITL 3 | TLL44 Neath Port Talbot | | Local authority | Neath Port Talbot | | Electoral ward | Aberavon | | Westminster constituency | Aberafan Maesteg | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS WALES | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 85 - Health and social work services - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 79112100 - Stakeholders representation services - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 85300000 - Social work and related services - 85320000 - Social services - 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services ## Release History - 27 Feb 2024 at 09:56 - Award - S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=135831 - 3 Jan 2024 at 11:29 - Tender - S2W Notice - Website Invitation to Tender Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=135831 ## Notice URLs - http://www.npt.gov.uk - https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html - https://mhmwales.org.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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