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title: "Provision of Children's Advocacy Service"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000577778"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL"
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# Provision of Children's Advocacy Service

Buyer: NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000577778

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## Summary

North Ayrshire Council is conducting a procurement process for the "Provision of Children's Advocacy Service" as part of the North Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership (NAHSCP). This service aims to provide advocacy for children and young people aged 5 to 18 in various care settings. The open tender is currently in the active stage, having a submission deadline on 6 May 2019. The total contract value is £526,000 and the service will be delivered in North Ayrshire, UK. Interested suppliers can submit their electronic bids through the council's procurement portal.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for organisations specialising in advocacy services, child welfare, and social care. Particularly, businesses with experience in providing support to vulnerable children and young people, including those in residential care, foster care, and kinship care, would be well-positioned to compete. Additionally, companies capable of delivering community engagement initiatives will be favoured, as the contract seeks to incorporate community benefits into the service provision.

## Notice

North Ayrshire Council, on behalf of North Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership (NAHSCP) requires to commission an independent children's advocacy service from an external provider. TUPE may apply

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Service will be provided to children and young people from the age of 5 to the age of 18. Support may also be required in some instances for children from birth to 5 and young people up to the age of 26 years who are eligible for continuing care. The advocacy service will make provision to offer advocacy for children and young people who are involved with services, with a focus on the following: Residential Care, Foster Care and Kinship Care Children and young people with additional support needs Looked after at home Children on the child protection register Any other circumstances where the referrer feels that advocacy services are required. The service will be provided to children and young people who are the responsibility of North Ayrshire Council. This list is not exhaustive and the Council may wish to specify inclusion on the list in response to changes in advocacy legislation or any other influencing factors. The Service provision will be based on One to one / individual / issue based advocacy and Non-instructed Advocacy approaches (Note there will be no provision of Group Advocacy provided within this Service).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV371515 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Nov 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 6 May 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Jul 2019 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £526,000 |
| Lots value | £526,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £524,161 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | IRVINE |
| Post town | Kilmarnock |
| Postcode | KA12 8EE |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire |
| Local authority | North Ayrshire |
| Electoral ward | Irvine South |
| Westminster constituency | Central Ayrshire |
| Delivery location | TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BARNARDO'S |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85310000 - Social work services

## Release History

- 8 Nov 2019 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV371515
- 5 Apr 2019 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR350631

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR350631
  Provision of Children's Advocacy Service - North Ayrshire Council, on behalf of North Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership (NAHSCP) requires to commission an independent children's advocacy service from an external provider. TUPE may apply
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV371515
  Provision of Children's Advocacy Service - North Ayrshire Council, on behalf of North Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership (NAHSCP) requires to commission an independent children's advocacy service from an external provider. TUPE may apply

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hse40.pdf
- http://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000577778
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/web/login.html

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