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Independent Visitors Service 2026

Details

Buyer: London Borough of Hackney
Topic: Health and social work services
Published: 28 January 2026
Submission: 9 November 2026in 1 month
Source: uk:procontracts

Tender description

The Council is seeking a Provider to recruit and match volunteer Independent Visitors from the community to befriend children and young people placed both inside and outside of Hackney. We are seeking providers to work in partnership with the Local Authority to deliver a high-quality Independent Visitors service for Children that are looked after. Successful providers must be committed to embedding Systemic, Trauma Informed and Anti Racist Practice within their service delivery, promoting psychological safety, inclusion, and collaboration with children and families. The contract will be for a period of five(5) years commencing 1st April 2027 with an option to extend for 1 year subject to performance. TUPE may apply and information will be available upon request. Tender documents are available on the London Tenders Portal upon request. Keywords: local authority, children looked after, befriending

Timeline

Completed: Tender published28 January 2026
Current notice
Next: Submission date9 November 2026in 1 month

About the buyer

London Borough of Hackney is a local authority that buys through its own procurement team, the Hackney Procurement Centre. Contract opportunities are advertised on ProContract, the council's eTendering system. Registration on ProContract is free, though every supplier is manually vetted before approval. Larger contracts also appear on Find a Tender, and suppliers bidding nationally must register on the government's central digital platform under the Procurement Act 2023. A public contracts register lists every agreement the council has awarded. Suppliers registered on ProContract can also bid for further London authority and public sector contracts.

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 London Borough of Hackney's contract awards have been in construction work, architectural and engineering services and health and social work.