Published date: 29 May 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 20 November 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£1,793,000

Procurement reference

CPU6720

Published date

29 May 2025

Closing date

20 November 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

30 March 2028

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Nottingham City Council and Nottinghamshire County Council (the Councils) are seeking tenders from sufficiently experienced and qualified organisations for the provision of a Children and Young People's Advocacy and Befriending (Independent Visitor) Service.

The Councils aim to jointly re-commission a Children and Young People's Advocacy and Befriending (Independent Visitor) service having previously commissioned separate services for each individual local authority. The Councils are seeking to secure Best Value through leveraging this joint approach to commissioning and procuring a joint service for Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire County children and young people.

The service will deliver the following:
A. Advocates who independently support Children in Care, Children in Need, children and young people subject to Child Protection plans, Children in Clayfield's Secure Children's Home, Homeless 16- and 17-year-olds and Care Leavers.
B. Befrienders (Independent Visitors) to support Children in Care.
C. Independent Persons to sit on Secure Accommodation Review Panels for Children in Care.

Nottinghamshire County Council are seeking to secure possible additional funding for the service from 2026/27 onwards and should additional resources become available, enhanced services may be added to the contract as explained in the service specification and tender documents.

The contract duration will be for 3 years with a possible extension of 2 years at both Councils discretion. The total contract value is estimated to be a maximum of £1,793,000 over the total length of the contract, including any potential extensions and any possible additional funding. The core approved budget for year one is a maximum of £336,200, paid on both a block and an activity basis as detailed in the tender documents.

The anticipated contract start date will be 1 April 2025.

This contract will be let under the Light Touch Regime of the Public Contract Regulations 2015.

Application documents can be downloaded from www.eastmidstenders.org

The closing date for receipt of completed Application Forms is 12 noon, 20 November 2024.

Award information

Awarded date

14 January 2025

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

30 March 2028

Total value of contract

£1,793,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

The Church of England Children's Society

Address

Whitecross Studios,
50 Banner St,
London,
EC1Y 8ST

Reference

Companies House number: 4545124

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

Yes

About the buyer

Contact name

Krista Livsey

Address

Loxley House,Station Street
NOTTINGHAM
NG23NG
England

Telephone

0115 8763562

Email

krista.livsey@nottinghamcity.gov.uk