Awarded contract

Children and Young People's Advocacy and Independent Visitor Service

Details

Supplier(s)
Coram Voice
Value
£737,650
Duration
3 years
Topic
Health and social work services
Published
23 April 2026

Tender description

Cheshire East Borough Council has awarded a contract to 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 Please note that the contract commencement date was 1 August 2026; however, the contract was not fully executed by all parties until 24th August 2026. As the system does not permit a contract signature date that falls after the commencement date, the signature date has been entered incorrectly for administrative purposes. ## Contract award

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date21 April 2026
  2. Completed: Award published23 April 2026
    Current notice
  3. Next: Contract expiry date31 May 2029in 3 years

About the buyer

Cheshire East Council is a local authority procuring for the Cheshire East borough, with its own Corporate Procurement Unit handling contracts and quotations. Tender opportunities are advertised on The Chest e-tendering portal, the council's route to market for open competitions. Larger contracts above the public procurement threshold also appear on Find a Tender, the government's central digital platform. Smaller purchases follow a risk-based sourcing approach, using either a request for quotation or an existing public sector framework. Contracts are also listed on the North West Contracts register, giving suppliers visibility across the wider region.

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 Cheshire East Council's contract awards have been in transport services, construction work and software and information systems.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 85000000 · Health and social work services

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