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# Advocacy & Independent Visitors for Children

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/advocacy-independent-visitors-for-children-ocds-h6vhtk-04a44e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Warwickshire County Council: "Advocacy & Independent Visitors for Children". Published status: complete. Published Value: £810,561. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 10 Nov 2024, 10:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Warwickshire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/warwickshire-county-council-ons-e10000031)
- **Published Value:** £810,561 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 10 November 2024 at 10:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKG13, UKG33
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £2,701,870 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04a44e`

## 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-visitors-for-children-ocds-h6vhtk-04a44e#tl-md)

## Description
Warwickshire County Council and Coventry City Council are jointly contracting for a service providing independent visitors, and independent advocacy, information, advice and support
to children and young people in order to meet our statutory obligations. The service will be provided for children and young people who are receiving a service from WCC or CCC and wish to have the support of an advocate. This includes children and young
people who are; 
• aged 4 to 18 and looked after under the Children Act 1989, s.20 or s. or 25 if they have special educational needs and/or disability 
• care leavers, aged 16 - 25 under the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 and Children & Social Work Act 2017 
• subject to a family group conference or child protection conference 
• aged 16/17 and presenting as homeless to WCC or CCC 
• considering or wishing to make a complaint about the service they receive from WCC or CCC
• young carers who may need support in adulthood (Care Act 2014) 
• young people defined as a 'Child In Need' (Children's Act 1989) within private fostering arrangements

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active

- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Estimated Value:** £2,701,870
- **Description:** The service is to provide independent visitors, and independent advocacy, information, advice and support to children and young people. The outcomes of the service are: 
Be Healthy 
Be Safe 
Be Happy 
Be Skilled 
Be Heard
The Advocacy service will be...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Advocacy & Independent Visitors for Children (active)
  - Award id: `004099-2025-CSW - 18931-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Coram Voice**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-137317`
  - Value: £2,701,870 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Advocacy & Independent Visitors for Children (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,701,870
  - Signed Date: 31/01/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F004099-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-02-07T09:56:23.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T03:42:59.916Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04a44e