Children and Young People's Advocacy and Independent Visitor Service
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£738k
Suppliers
1
Lots
1
Published
23 Apr 2026
Description
Cheshire East Borough Council is intending to award a single provider to deliver Advocacy, Independent Visitor services for Children and Young People and age assessment for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC). The requirement is divided into three offers, all to be provided by a single supplier. These offers are as follows: • Offer 1 - Advocacy, including an opt out model for children and young people open to child protection aged 8-18 • Offer 2 - Independent Visitor Service • Offer 3 - Spot purchase to provide advocacy support for children who are subject to an age assessment
Scope
- Reference
- C4311
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 31 May 2026 to 31 May 2029Possible extension to 31 May 2031
2 x 12 month extensions are available to be used at the Council's discretion.
- CPV classifications
- 85000000
- Contract locations
- North West England, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | — | quality | 70.00% |
| Pricing | — | price | 30.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Award details
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£738k
Award date
20 Apr 2026
Contract start
31 May 2026
Contract end
31 May 2029
Awarded suppliers· 1 supplier
Awarded 20 Apr 2026 · Contract period 31 May 2026 — 31 May 2029
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Full notice and award history for this contracting authority is on the buyer profile.
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Cross-buyer view of this supplier's public-sector wins.
| Title | Type | Value | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Country Advocacy for Children and Young People | contract | — | 01 Dec 2025 |
| Black Country Advocacy for Children and Young People | contract | — | 12 Aug 2025 |
| Advocacy & Independent Visitors for Children | contract | — | 07 Feb 2025 |
| Achieving for Children - Joint Advocacy and Independent Visitor Service | call off | £490k | 02 Aug 2024 |
| CS5986 Children & Young People Advocacy and Independent Visitors | contract | — | 25 Jun 2024 |
| Contract for Provision of Early Years & Childcare Report Sufficiency 2024 | contract | £29k | 26 Mar 2024 |
| Children & Young People's Advocacy and Independent Visitors Service | call off | £388k | 18 Jul 2023 |
| Facilitator for people with lived experience of care - Engaging the un-engaged | contract | £25k | 23 May 2023 |
| Advocacy Services and Independent Visitor Scheme | contract | — | 16 Dec 2022 |
| Advocacy Services and Independent Visitor Scheme | contract | £623k | 16 Dec 2022 |