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# Advocacy and Independent Visitor Service Re-Tender for London Borough of Barnet

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/advocacy-and-independent-visitor-service-re-tender-for-london-borough-of-barnet-ocds-h6vhtk-0682be). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** London Borough of Barnet: "Advocacy and Independent Visitor Service Re-Tender for London Borough of Barnet". Published status: complete. Published Value: £859,429. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 13 May 2026, 17:00 BST. Published submission portal: londonbarnet.delta-esourcing.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [London Borough of Barnet](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-barnet-ons-e09000003)
- **Published Value:** £859,429 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 13 May 2026 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Social services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI71
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £859,429 (exc. VAT, 2 awards)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/advocacy-and-independent-visitor-service-re-tender-for-london-borough-of-barnet-ocds-h6vhtk-0682be#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0682be`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/advocacy-and-independent-visitor-service-re-tender-for-london-borough-of-barnet-ocds-h6vhtk-0682be#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [londonbarnet.delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Flondonbarnet.delta-esourcing.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/advocacy-and-independent-visitor-service-re-tender-for-london-borough-of-barnet-ocds-h6vhtk-0682be#participate

## Description
Both the Advocacy and Independent Visitor Services (IVS) are statutory provisions that provider service delivery to Children in Care (CiC) for IVS and also Child Protection (CP) cases, Care Leavers and Kinship Care for Advocacy for children and young people. We are Tendering both services as Lots under one tender. Lot 1 - Advocacy and Lot 2 IVS.

## Lots (2)
### Lot Lot 1: Advocacy Service
- **Lot id:** `Lot 1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85320000

- **Estimated Value:** £571,429
- **Description:** •Lot 1: Advocacy Service 
•Lot 2: Independent Visitors Service
- **Contract Period:** 04/08/2026 to 04/08/2032

### Lot Lot 2: Independent Visitors Service
- **Lot id:** `Lot 2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85320000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £288,000
- **Description:** Lot 2, an Independent Visitors Service that recruits, trains and supervises volunteers to build long term, trusted relationships with children in care who would benefit from additional independent support, offering consistent companionship, positive ...
- **Contract Period:** 04/08/2026 to 04/08/2032

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Advocacy Service (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **ACTION FOR CHILDREN**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-2332388`
  - Value: £571,429 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 07/07/2026

- **Award:** Independent Visitors Service (active)
  - Award id: `2`
  - Supplier(s): **ACTION FOR CHILDREN**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-2332388`
  - Value: £288,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 07/07/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F034094-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-10T08:56:47.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T04:14:56.672Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0682be