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# Children and Young People's Advocacy and Independent Visitor Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/children-and-young-people-s-advocacy-and-independent-visitor-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0508de). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cheshire East Council: "Children and Young People's Advocacy and Independent Visitor Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: £747,800. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 4 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.the-chest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Cheshire East Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cheshire-east-council-ons-e06000049)
- **Published Value:** £747,800 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 4 February 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD62
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £737,650 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 7 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/children-and-young-people-s-advocacy-and-independent-visitor-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0508de#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0508de`

## 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/children-and-young-people-s-advocacy-and-independent-visitor-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0508de#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [the-chest.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.the-chest.org.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/children-and-young-people-s-advocacy-and-independent-visitor-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0508de#participate

## Description
Cheshire East Borough Council has awarded a contract to a single provider to deliver Advocacy, Independent Visitor services for Children and Young People and age assessment for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC).
The requirement is divided into three offers, all to be provided by a single supplier. These offers are as follows:
• Offer 1 - Advocacy, including an opt out model for children and young people open to child protection aged 8-18
• Offer 2 - Independent Visitor Service
• Offer 3 - Spot purchase to provide advocacy support for children who are subject to an age assessment
Please note that the contract commencement date was 1 August 2026; however, the contract was not fully executed by all parties until 24th August 2026. As the system does not permit a contract signature date that falls after the commencement date, the signature date has been entered incorrectly for administrative purposes.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £747,800

- **Contract Period:** 31/05/2026 to 31/05/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

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

  - Supplier(s): **Coram Voice**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-137317`
  - Value: £737,650 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 20/04/2026

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £737,651
  - Signed Date: 30/07/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F001117-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-04T10:05:06.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T17:45:17.355Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0508de