Closed tender

TD2371 - For the provision of a Children's Rights Service - Advocacy and Independent Visitor Provision

Details

Topic
Health and social work services
Published
26 June 2026
Submission
27 July 2026

Tender description

Provision of an independent Children’s Rights Service including advocacy, representation, and Independent Visitor services for children and young people who are looked after or leaving care, privately fostered, have disabilities, or require advocacy for Child Protection Conferences. The service must support a minimum of 40 children and young people at any one time and provide representatives for at least 50 Child Protection or ACYP meetings per year. The service must be flexible, child centred, and compliant with statutory duties including the Children Act 1989 and Care Planning Regulations 2010. Tenderers should note that the Council may be subject to structural change during the contract period as part of Local Government Review. As such, at this time the Council is seeking pricing for a core service offer for the Derby City element but have advertised a value in the Contract Notice (UK4) that takes into account additional services that may be triggered through a formal variation process after LGR. The maximum contract value published in the Contract Notice includes these potential changes Keywords: People, Children

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published26 June 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date27 July 2026

About the buyer

Derby City Council is a local authority covering the city of Derby, and its corporate procurement service supports buying across the organisation. Supply opportunities are advertised on Source Derbyshire, a shared tendering portal used by councils across Derbyshire. Higher-value contracts also appear on Contracts Finder and Find a Tender Service. Derby draws on framework agreements through the Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation and the Crown Commercial Service. Lower-value requirements can be sourced directly through quotations obtained by council officers. Buyer and supplier events give the procurement team a way to engage the market before a tender is published.

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 Derby City Council's contract awards have been in education and training, construction work and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 85000000 · Health and social work services

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