Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 18 Sept 2025, 16:53 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Advocacy and Independent Visitor Service 2025

Official notice

Authority: Bristol City Council (Local council)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitable

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South West (UKK)

Published estimate£744,000envelope for 2 lots · £744,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 28 Jul 2025awarded 18 Sept 2025

Awarded to Reconstruct (Children and Adult Services) Limited2 awards

Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Nov 2028 · up to 31 Aug 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Dec 2025

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Lot 1: Advocacy Service for Children in Care, Care Leavers and Children Subject to Child

Protection Conferences

and

Lot 2: Independent Visitor Service for Children in Care

CPV: Health and social work services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£744,000 together) · evaluation weights differ by lot

Lot #1Advocacy Service for Children in Care, Care Leavers and Children Subject to Child Protection ConferencesAwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£421,395

Advocacy is about empowering children and young people to make sure that their views and wishes are heard at all times and represented in decision making processes. The Council's vision is that all children and young people in Bristol feel listened to and empowered, have choice and control over their support, and have their rights upheld. Furthermore, the views put forward by children and young people should inform the development of the Council's services.

The service will provide advocacy services for Bristol's Children and Young People in Care, Care Leavers and Children and Young People subject to Child Protection conferences.

Contract period: 1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Aug 2030 with extensionsValue: £421,395 exc. VAT · £421,395 inc. VAT

Extensions: Option to extend twice once for 12 months the second for 9 months. Total contract length if extensions are taken up is 4 years and 9 months.

Lot #2Independent Visitor Service for Children in CareAwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£322,605

The service will recruit, train and support appropriate adult volunteers to act as Independent Visitors for children and young people looked after by the Authority. The Visitors role is to befriend and advise these children and contribute towards their social, emotional and educational development

Contract period: 1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Aug 2030 with extensionsValue: £322,605 exc. VAT · £322,605 inc. VAT

Extensions: Option to extend twice once for 12 months the second for 9 months. Total contract length if extensions are taken up is 4 years and 9 months.

85000000 Health and social work services

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.

Lot	Quality	Price	Social value	Split
1 · Advocacy Service for Children in Care, Care Leavers and Children Subject to Child Protection Conferences	67%	20%	13%
2 · Independent Visitor Service for Children in Care	74%	20%	6%

Lot distribution rule: Suppliers may bid for 1 or both Lots The same supplier may be awarded both Lots if ranked first.

What this means for your bid

Price carries 20 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 2 points.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
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: 18 Sept 2025, 16:53 BST
Last source update: 4 Dec 2025, 15:22 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 18 Sept 2025
Authority reference: DN775586
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-035360
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Health and social work services
Delivery area: South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-052bbc Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Requests to participate (first stage): 28 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline: 28 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tenders to be submitted via procontract.due-north.com ↗

Timeline

3 Jun 2025 → 4 Dec 2025 · 9 dates

Planning notice published
3 Jun 2025, 15:24 BST
Tender notice published
26 Jun 2025, 11:55 BST
Next notice expected
27 Jun 2025, 00:59 BST
Submission deadline
28 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Assessment summaries sent394 days ago
18 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Award decision expected by393 days ago
18 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Standstill ends382 days ago
29 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract starts320 days ago
1 Dec 2025
Latest notice published317 days ago
4 Dec 2025, 15:22 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Jun 2025

Planned procurement notice published
3 Jun 2025, 15:24 BST
UK3
Tender notice published
26 Jun 2025, 11:55 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
18 Sept 2025, 16:53 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
14 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
4 Dec 2025, 15:22 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £706,8102 awards inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 99 from SMEs

Contracts signed 2latest 13 Nov 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Lot 1 · Advocacy Service for Children in Care, Care Leavers and Children Subject to Child Protection Conferences1 award
Reconstruct (Children and Adult Services) LimitedSMEAdvocacy and Independent Visitor Service 2025 (LOT 1)1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2028 · up to 31 Aug 2030Extensions: The contract length will be for 3 years, with the option to extend twice once for 12 months the second for 9 months. Total contract length if extensions are taken up is 4 years and 9 months. 2 extensions are available: 1: 01/12/2028-30/11/2029 2: 01/12/2029-31/08/2030	£400,330 inc. VAT	18 Sept 2025	Awarded
Lot 2 · Independent Visitor Service for Children in Care1 award
Reconstruct (Children and Adult Services) LimitedSMEAdvocacy and Independent Visitor Service 2025 (LOT 2)1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2028 · up to 31 Aug 2030Extensions: The contract length will be for 3 years, with the option to extend twice once for 12 months the second for 9 months. Total contract length if extensions are taken up is 4 years and 9 months. 2 extensions are available: 1: 01/12/2028-30/11/2029 2: 01/12/2029-31/08/2030	£306,480 inc. VAT	18 Sept 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Lot 1. Advocacy Service for Children in Care, Care Leavers and Children Subject to Child Protection Conferences · Reconstruct (Children and Adult Services) LimitedSME
Signed
13 Nov 2025
Value
£400,330 inc. VAT
Period
1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2028 · up to 31 Aug 2030 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
The contract length will be for 3 years, with the option to extend twice once for 12 months the second for 9 months. Total contract length if extensions are taken up is 4 years and 9 months. 2 extensions are available: 1: 01/12/2028-30/11/2029 2: 01/12/2029-31/08/2030
Contract 2 · Reconstruct (Children and Adult Services) LimitedSME
Signed
13 Nov 2025
Value
£306,480 inc. VAT
Period
1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2028 · up to 31 Aug 2030 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
The contract length will be for 3 years, with the option to extend twice once for 12 months the second for 9 months. Total contract length if extensions are taken up is 4 years and 9 months. 2 extensions are available: 1: 01/12/2028-30/11/2029 2: 01/12/2029-31/08/2030

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1 · Advocacy Service for Children in Care, Care Leavers and Children Subject to Child Protection Conferences	4final-stage tenders	4	2	—
2 · Independent Visitor Service for Children in Care	5final-stage tenders	5	3	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bristol City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWXH-3837-PDTD City Hall, College Green, Bristol, South West, BS1 5TRContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

RECONSTRUCT (CHILDREN AND ADULT SERVICES) LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 14262108GB-PPON: PQCH-2641-DDXW Hobart House Oakwater Avenue, Cheadle, North West, SK8 3SRContact email

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender4 Dec 2025, 15:22 GMT
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Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender18 Sept 2025, 16:53 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender18 Sept 2025, 16:53 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender26 Jun 2025, 11:55 BST
Planned procurement notice planningPlanned procurement noticeUK3Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender3 Jun 2025, 15:24 BST