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title: "LBS Adults Advocacy, CYP Advocacy and Independent Visitor Service"
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# LBS Adults Advocacy, CYP Advocacy and Independent Visitor Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/lbs-adults-advocacy-cyp-advocacy-and-independent-visitor-service-ocds-h6vhtk-03e054). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** London Borough of Southwark: "LBS Adults Advocacy, CYP Advocacy and Independent Visitor Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: £781,000. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Aug 2023, 15:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [London Borough of Southwark](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-southwark-ons-e09000028)
- **Published Value:** £781,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 9 August 2023 at 15:00 BST
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Legal advisory and information services, Legal representation services, Legal services, Social work and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI44
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £861,930 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03e054`

## 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/lbs-adults-advocacy-cyp-advocacy-and-independent-visitor-service-ocds-h6vhtk-03e054#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/lbs-adults-advocacy-cyp-advocacy-and-independent-visitor-service-ocds-h6vhtk-03e054#participate

## Description
Adults Advocacy, CYP Advocacy

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Adults Advocacy
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Description:** Independent advocacy services to support adults who meet relevant eligibility criteria. This duty sits within existing statutory duties to provide the following categories of advocacy for adults:
• Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA)
• Independ...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: CYP Advocacy
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79140000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Description:** Advocacy services for Looked After Children, when the child or young person wishes to be:
• Represented at a meeting, such as a Looked After Review, and / or
• Assisted in making a complaint

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 3: Independent Visitors for Children and Young People
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79112000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Description:** A contract for the provision of an  Independent Visitor (IV) who is an adult volunteer, who develops a long term friendship with a young person in care.  Full details of the contracting authority's requirements are set out in the procurement document...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Adults Advocacy Service (active)
  - Award id: `002466-2024-1`
  - Supplier(s): **The Advocacy People**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-161254`
  - Value: £612,025 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 002466-2024-2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Barnardo Services Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-176964`
  - Value: £249,905 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Adults Advocacy Service (active)
  - Signed Value: £612,025
  - Signed Date: 12/12/2023

- **Contract:** 002466-2024-2 (active)
  - Signed Value: £249,905
  - Signed Date: 12/12/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002466-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-01-24T16:05:48.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T09:51:51.208Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03e054