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Independent Visitors

Buyer: The North Yorkshire Council →

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BuyerThe North Yorkshire Council
StatusAwarded
Deadline16 Mar 2026
Value£83,333
Published14 Apr 2026

What is being bought

North 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.

Lot details

Lot LOT-0000

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimelightTouch
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Contracts

Independent Visitors

Statusactive
Value£83,333

Documents & submission route

No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05d026
Latest release ID033769-2026
Latest release timestampTue Apr 14 2026 12:37:08 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013950-2026
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsBelow threshold - open competition
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release1
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
14 Apr 2026award, contract033769-2026
16 Feb 2026tender013950-2026
20 Oct 2025planning066866-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (3 releases)
14 Apr 2026 · 033769-2026 · award, contract
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16 Feb 2026 · 013950-2026 · tender
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20 Oct 2025 · 066866-2025 · planning
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