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# HCC Feb 2023 - The Provision of an Advocacy and Independent Visitors Service for Hertfordshire Children and Young People

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hcc-feb-2023-the-provision-of-an-advocacy-and-independent-visitors-service-for-hertfordshi-ocds-h6vhtk-03a53d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Hertfordshire County Council: "HCC Feb 2023 - The Provision of an Advocacy and Independent Visitors Service for Hertfordshire Children and Young People". Published status: active. Published Value: £600,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 16 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Hertfordshire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/hertfordshire-county-council-ons-e10000015)
- **Published Value:** £600,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 16 March 2023 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Social work and related services, Social work services without accommodation, Welfare services for children and young people
- **Delivery Location:** UKH23
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hcc-feb-2023-the-provision-of-an-advocacy-and-independent-visitors-service-for-hertfordshi-ocds-h6vhtk-03a53d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03a53d`

## 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/hcc-feb-2023-the-provision-of-an-advocacy-and-independent-visitors-service-for-hertfordshi-ocds-h6vhtk-03a53d#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fsupplyhertfordshire%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hcc-feb-2023-the-provision-of-an-advocacy-and-independent-visitors-service-for-hertfordshi-ocds-h6vhtk-03a53d#participate

## Description
Hertfordshire County Council (the ‘Council’) is currently out to procurement for the provision of for The Provision of an Advocacy and Independent Visitors Service for Hertfordshire Children and Young People. Further information regarding this opportunity can be found in II.2.4 and VI.3 below. Organisations wishing to take part in this project are invited to "express interest" which will give access to the full procurement documents in the e-tendering system. Please see VI.3) Additional information for further information. Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via the correspondence area in the e-Tendering system, in accordance with the procurement documents and can be addressed to the main contact as shown in the details above.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85300000, 85311300, 85312000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** Hertfordshire Children Looked After (CLA) and Safeguarding Commissioning service (including Hertfordshire Participation Service and Young Commissioners) wish to commission an Advocacy service to empower children in order to make sure their rights are...

- **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%2F004388-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-02-13T15:42:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T16:00:34.616Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03a53d