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# COV - Independent Childrens Complaints Investigation

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cov-independent-childrens-complaints-investigation-ocds-h6vhtk-03c49b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Coventry City Council: "COV - Independent Childrens Complaints Investigation". Published status: complete. Dynamic Market Estimate: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Coventry City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/coventry-city-council-ons-e08000026)
- **Dynamic Market Estimate (lifetime call-offs):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKG33
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03c49b`

## 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/cov-independent-childrens-complaints-investigation-ocds-h6vhtk-03c49b#tl-md)

## Description
The purpose of this DPS is to provide Independent Complaints Investigating Officers, Independent Persons, Independent Chairs of Review Panels and Review Panellists who will undertake, in line with statutory guidance for local authority children's services representations and complaints procedures, a Stage 2 investigation or Stage 3 review panel.
1 DPS has been awarded to multiple suppliers 
Several call-off contracts have been awarded under this DPS

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85310000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** COV - Independent Childrens Complaints Investigation (active)
  - Award id: `012095-2023-COV - 7309-1`
  - Supplier(s): **AP & D Consultancy, DPJ Consultancy Ltd, Edward Coxhead (+5 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-81371`, `GB-COH:14396624`, `GB-FTS-81369`, `GB-FTS-62965`, `GB-FTS-81370`, `GB-FTS-158395`, `GB-FTS-81368`, `GB-FTS-61277`
  - Value: £13,635 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** COV - Independent Childrens Complaints Investigation (active)
  - Signed Value: £13,635
  - Signed Date: 24/09/2019

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F012095-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-04-27T09:41:57.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T22:27:30.126Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03c49b