Published date: 20 January 2016

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 17 February 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

  • Welfare services for children and young people - 85311300

Location of contract

S60 1AE

Value of contract

£200,000

Procurement reference

A6CD-XQLDQJ-A6CH-VGAZYA

Published date

20 January 2016

Closing date

17 February 2016

Contract start date

1 April 2016

Contract end date

31 March 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Rotherham Borough Council is to commission independent professional advocacy which will support young people to be heard, express their opinions, wishes and feelings and play a central role in their life choices. The service will be provided to young people aged age 8 years and over to provide individual professional issue focused, time-limited advocacy to help them ensure they are heard, resolve a problem, make a decision or attend a child protection conference/statutory meeting. It should include advocacy at times of crisis, which will require a response within 24 hours and which may take place out of normal office hours and should be available on demand. The service specified will be available to children and young people currently subject to a child protection plan or step-down to a child in need plan. The service provider should also support service users to develop their own self knowledge, skills, interests, preferences and development options through self-advocacy. Self-advocacy promotes control, rights and responsibility, and the development of personal goals and outcomes. It is expected that self-advocacy would be supported by related activity - group and peer advocacy. The service provider is expected to make available advocates who reflect the demographic profile of the population. A dedicated advocate should be allocated to each young person.

More information

Additional text

Instructions to Suppliers: Please download all documents and complete submission via Yortender.

About the buyer

Contact name

Laura Jevons

Address

Riverside House
Main Street
Rotherham
S60 1AE
UK

Telephone

01709 255313

Email

laura.jevons@rotherham.gov.uk