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Published 3 Jul 2026, 18:21 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Children's Rights and Advocacy

Official notice

Authority: Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)·On behalf of: Star Procurement

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD3)

Published estimate£120,000≈ £120k / year · £144,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 3 Aug 2026awarded 8 Sept 2026

Awarded to Advocacy Focus

Contract term 1 yrends 30 Sept 2027 · up to 30 Sept 2028 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2026

Re-procurement openChildren's rights, advocacy and independent visitors · bids close 5 Nov 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Children's Rights and Advocacy service. The service will comprise of Children's Right's Service in which the Provider will provide issue-based advocacy support via a referral model. Residential visits will also be conducted on a planned and regular basis, ensuring all Tameside cared for children, both in and placed outside of the borough are aware of and have advocacy access. The provider will also deliver the Independent Visitors service in which trained volunteers befriend suitably matched cared for children.

CPV: Welfare services for children and young people

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrSMEVCSEPublished value£120,000

Contract period: 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2027 (1 yr) · up to 30 Sept 2028 with extensionsValue: £120,000 exc. VAT · £144,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Extensions: The contract duration is 12 months, with the option to extend for up to two 6-month periods.

85311300 Welfare services for children and young people

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: The total weighted quality score and weighted price score are added together to form the total score for each bidder. This is used to rank bidders and determine which bidder should be awarded the contract. Quality questions weightings 60% Social value questions weightings 20% Price 20% Total 100%

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Below threshold
Regulatory regime: Light touch regime
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 3 Jul 2026, 18:21 BST
Last source update: 8 Sept 2026, 13:23 BST
Authority reference: DN821143
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-063012
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Welfare services for children and young people
Delivery area: North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06c3e2 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed

Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Submission deadline: 3 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 27 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com/register ↗

Timeline

3 Jul 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 5 dates

Tender notice published114 days ago
3 Jul 2026, 18:21 BST
Clarification questions by91 days ago
27 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline84 days ago
3 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Latest notice published48 days ago
8 Sept 2026, 13:23 BST
Contract starts25 days ago
1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Jul 2026

Tender notice published
3 Jul 2026, 18:21 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
8 Sept 2026, 13:23 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
8 Sept 2026, 13:23 BST
Contract signature expected
9 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £119,9941 award exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Advocacy FocusSMEVCSE1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2027 · up to 30 Sept 2028Extensions: 12+6+6	£119,994	8 Sept 2026	Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one	1	1	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PVWB-2493-LWTQ Tameside One, Ashton under Lyne, North West, OL6 0GSContact email

Other public bodies

Star ProcurementProcess contact pointProcuring entityProcurement TeamGB-COH: Star ProcurementGB-PPON: PMJL-3178-QZJH Sale, North WestContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

ADVOCACY FOCUSAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04135225GB-PPON: PYBW-6217-XMMM Saturn House 6-7 Mercury Rise, Altham Business Park, Accrington, North West, BB5 5BYContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender8 Sept 2026, 13:23 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender3 Jul 2026, 18:21 BST