Children's Independent Advocacy Service
Details
- Buyer
- Wakefield Council
- Value
- £1,115,000
- Topic
- Health and social work services
- Published
- 7 August 2024
- Submission
- 9 September 2024
- Source
- uk:contracts_finder
Tender description
Wakefield Council is seeking a provider to delivery an advocacy service to children and young people in accordance with an updated and revised service specification to meet the needs of children and young people within the District. This is a statutory service which the Council is required to provide and which must be independent from the services which are supporting the children and young people who require advocacy. Tender Documents are available on YORtender: https://yortender.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=YORTENDER Ref: 89191 The Contract will commence 1st April 2025 for a period of three years with the option to extend for up to two years. The 2024/25 annual contract price for this Service contract of £218k. This 3 year contract will be subject to annual uplifts in line with UK Consumer Price Index (or 2%) and may also have additional growth by negotiation in line with demand for the remainder of the Contract.
Timeline
- Completed: Tender published7 August 2024Current notice
- Completed: Submission date9 September 2024
About the buyer
Wakefield Council is a local authority procuring goods, works and services for the district through its own commercial team. Contract opportunities are advertised through YORtender, the council's own procurement portal, free to join. Since February 2025, most procurements have run under the Procurement Act 2023, aimed at opening contracts to more suppliers. Suppliers register once on the central Find a Tender platform to bid for opportunities. Framework agreements and dynamic purchasing systems cover many of its call-off contracts, alongside direct quotations for lower-value work. A published commercial pipeline sets out anticipated procurement activity over the next 18 months.
UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).
Over the past 5 years, most of Wakefield Council's contract awards have been in construction work, repair and maintenance and transport equipment.
Relevant CPV codes
- 85000000 · Health and social work services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@wakefield-council.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@wakefield-council.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@wakefield-council.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@wakefield-council.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@wakefield-council.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@wakefield-council.gov |
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