Official UK procurement notice
Independent Visitors · UK public procurement notice
Authority: The North Yorkshire Council (Local council)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE2)
Published estimate£83,333≈ £42k / year · £100,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 16 Mar 2026awarded 14 Apr 2026
Awarded to North Yorkshire Youth Limite
Contract term 2 yrsends 30 Apr 2028 · up to 30 Apr 2031 with extensions · starts 1 May 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorth Yorkshire Council (the Council) has a requirement for a contract for Independent Visitors. It is a statutory requirement for Local Authorities to provide Independent Visitors (IVs) to looked after children who may benefit from the service. Independent Visitors are volunteers who are matched with one child that they will visit once a month with a minimum commitment of 12 months.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£83,333
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
- Condition of participation
Please see PA2023 Volume 1 The Specification
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (6)
- Question 1: 25%
- Question 2: 15%
- Question 3: 15%
- Question 4: 15%
- Question 5: 10%
- Pricing: 20%
Published award criteria (6)
- Question 1: Safeguarding
- Question 2: Collaboration
- Question 3: Lone working
- Question 4: Processes and Policies
- Question 5: Social Value
- Pricing
Conditions of participation1
- Condition of participation
Please see PA2023 Volume 1 The Specification
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- 20 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Apr 2026, 13:37 BST
- Authority reference
543-NYC-CY- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-013950- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d026Find a Tender
Contract terms
- Reserved participation area
- E10000023
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
- Submission deadline
- 16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 5 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
20 Oct 2025 → 1 May 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published365 days ago20 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
- Market engagement348 days ago6 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Next notice expected330 days ago24 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published246 days ago16 Feb 2026, 15:30 GMT
- Clarification questions by229 days ago5 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline218 days ago16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Latest notice published189 days ago14 Apr 2026, 13:37 BST
- Contract starts173 days ago1 May 2026
Notice history
8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Oct 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published20 Oct 2025, 17:00 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published16 Feb 2026, 15:30 GMTUK4
- Published value published: £83,33316 Feb 2026, 15:30 GMT
- Status changed to active16 Feb 2026, 15:30 GMT
- Procurement method changed16 Feb 2026, 15:30 GMT
- Deadline published: 16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT16 Feb 2026, 15:30 GMT
- Contract details notice published14 Apr 2026, 13:37 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete14 Apr 2026, 13:37 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £83,3331 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Apr 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Yorkshire Youth LimiteSMEVCSE | £83,333 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Independent Visitors · North Yorkshire Youth LimiteSMEVCSE
- Signed
- 14 Apr 2026
- Value
- £83,333
- Period
- 1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2028 · up to 1 May 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- OTE 1 - 01/05/2028 - 30/04/2030 OTE 2 - 01/05/2030 - 30/04/2031
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- North Yorkshire Youth LimiteAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender