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title: "Children's rights, advocacy and independent visitors"
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# Children's rights, advocacy and independent visitors

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/children-s-rights-advocacy-and-independent-visitors-ocds-h6vhtk-0780fc). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council: "Children's rights, advocacy and independent visitors". Published status: active. Published Value: £175,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 10 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/stockport-metropolitan-borough-council-ons-e08000007)
- **Published Value:** £175,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 5 November 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Welfare services for children and young people
- **Delivery Location:** UKD3
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/children-s-rights-advocacy-and-independent-visitors-ocds-h6vhtk-0780fc#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0780fc`

## 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-s-rights-advocacy-and-independent-visitors-ocds-h6vhtk-0780fc#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FRegister)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/children-s-rights-advocacy-and-independent-visitors-ocds-h6vhtk-0780fc#participate

## Description
There is a statutory duty for all local authorities to provide advocacy services and independent visitors for looked after children and young people.
The children's rights and advocacy service will be available to all Stockport children and young people who have a Social Worker, or a Personal Adviser. Children and young people aged between 0-25 can be supported. This will include children and young people subject to a Team around the Child Plan at Tier 3; children and young people subject to a Child Protection Plan, looked after children, and those young people who have a Pathway Plan. Care leavers with a personal adviser can also access the service.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85311300
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £175,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/03/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F093929-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-05T14:24:42.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T21:27:22.410Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0780fc