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# Advocacy & Independent Visitor Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/advocacy-independent-visitor-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06b310). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** London Borough of Brent: "Advocacy & Independent Visitor Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: £410,355. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 13 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [London Borough of Brent](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-brent-ons-e09000005)
- **Published Value:** £410,355 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 13 July 2026 at 13:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services, Other community, social and personal services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £398,298 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/advocacy-independent-visitor-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06b310#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06b310`

## 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-independent-visitor-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06b310#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%3FadvertId%3D63e7868b-e968-f111-813c-005056b64545%26fromRfxSummary%3DTrue%26rfxId%3Deeef7315-e868-f111-813c-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/advocacy-independent-visitor-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06b310#participate

## Description
Advocacy Service.
The Council has a duty to offer an independent advocacy service to care experienced young people, children subject to a child protection plan and children in need. The main purpose is to empower and enable young people to have a voice by providing independent information, advice, support and advocacy. It provides a confidential opportunity to share information and concerns about their care or treatment, to be informed of their rights and be able to access independent representation. Advocacy should be led by the views, wishes of children and young people, and champion the rights and needs of children and young people. These measures must be implemented alongside relevant guidance including Effective Advocacy for Looked-After Children, Children in Need and Care Leavers 2023 and adapt to new guidance released.
The Council also has a duty to provide independent advocacy to 16 and 17 year-old people who may be homeless and/or require accommodation. The service needs to provide independent advocacy to this cohort of young people so that they can make an informed decision about their accommodation.
The Independent Visitor Service .
Independent Visitors can play an important role in safeguarding children in care, helping to identify problems early and to secure for them the help and support they need to flourish. An Independent Visitor is an adult who has been trained to befriend a child in care, take an interest in their welfare, spend time with them, offer advice, support and guidance, and encourage them to take part in challenging and stimulating personal development activities. Independent Visitors provide positive influences in the lives of children in care, encourage them to express their concerns about issues or query where they are unhappy about any aspects of their care. By maintaining productive relationships with children in care, Independent Visitors help to raise their self-esteem, confidence and ability to nurture trusting and healthy relationships while safeguarding these children.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000, 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £410,355

- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2026 to 31/03/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Coram Voice**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-137317`
  - Value: £398,298 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 02/09/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F056373-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-03T14:46:14.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T09:28:43.305Z
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