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# Provision of Independent Reviewing officer and Foster Carer reviews

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-independent-reviewing-officer-and-foster-carer-reviews-ocds-h6vhtk-043cde). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** Brent Council wishes to inform providers of its intention to publish a tender for the provision of statutory Children Looked After Reviews (Independent Reviewing Officer) and annual Foster Carer reviews. Prior to publication of the invitation to quote, the Council wishes to engage with suppliers and would like to invite you to a market engagement event where we will provide further information about the opportunity and future intensions for the service. If you wish to attend please express an interest in the opportunity on the London Tenders Portal and send a message advising of your full organisation name, email addresses & the names of the 2 people (maximum) that will be attending the Teams meeting. The contract term will be 2 years with an option to extend by a further 24 months (1+1).

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [London Borough of Brent](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-brent-ons-e09000005)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 7 March 2024 at 17:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services, Other community, social and personal services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-043cde`

## 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/provision-of-independent-reviewing-officer-and-foster-carer-reviews-ocds-h6vhtk-043cde#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [londontenders.org](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.londontenders.org%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-independent-reviewing-officer-and-foster-carer-reviews-ocds-h6vhtk-043cde#participate

## Description
Supplier Engagement
Brent Council wishes to inform providers of its intention to publish a tender for the provision of statutory Children Looked After Reviews (Independent Reviewing Officer) and annual Foster Carer reviews. Prior to publication of the invitation to quote, the Council wishes to engage with suppliers and would like to invite you to a market engagement event where we will provide further information about the opportunity and future intensions for the service. We would also invite any feedback, expertise and experience you wish to share at the event.
The event will be held on 8th March 2024 from 3.00pm to 4.30pm, via Microsoft teams.
If you wish to attend please express an interest in the opportunity on the London Tenders Portal and send a message advising of your full organisation name, email addresses & the names of the 2 people (maximum) that will be attending the Teams meeting.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** A brief overview and background to the opportunity are provided below:
Background
The Independent Reviewing Officer’s (IRO) primary function is to act as a robust counterbalance to the Local Authority, by providing expert and independent quality assu...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F006125-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-02-26T14:26:57.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-05T02:34:04.220Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-043cde