Awarded contract

Provision of Regulation 44 Independent Visitor Services for Children's Homes and the Secure Children's Home

Details

Buyer: Nottinghamshire County Council
Supplier(s): NYAS
Value: £88,800
Duration: 2 years
Topic: Social work and related services
Published: 17 July 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Nottinghamshire County Council (the Council) is seeking a provider to deliver Regulation 44 Independent Visitor services across five of the Council's internal children's homes and the Secure Children's Home (SCH), carrying out independent visits at least once each month, in accordance with Regulation 44 of the Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015. The provider shall deliver a Regulation 44 Independent Visitor service to all specified homes in accordance with Regulation 44 of the Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015. ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award published17 July 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date17 July 2026
Next: Contract expiry date30 June 2028in 2 years

About the buyer

Nottinghamshire County Council is a local authority whose procurement runs through a single, award-winning centralised team. Suppliers register on EastMidsTenders, the council's online tendering portal, to search for and submit tenders. Contracts above a published threshold are advertised there. The procurement team is organised into categories that mirror the council's own service areas, spanning adult social care, children's and cultural services, the chief executive's office and place-based services. A procurement pipeline lists contracts due for re-tender and new projects over the next two years, and is refreshed annually.

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 Nottinghamshire County Council's contract awards have been in health and social work, transport equipment and architectural and engineering services.

Relevant CPV codes

85300000 · Social work and related services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nottinghamshire-county-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nottinghamshire-county-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nottinghamshire-county-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nottinghamshire-county-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nottinghamshire-county-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nottinghamshire-county-council.gov