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title: "Provision of Regulation 44 Independent Visitor Services for Children's Homes and the Secure Children's Home"
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# Provision of Regulation 44 Independent Visitor Services for Children's Homes and the Secure Children's Home

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-regulation-44-independent-visitor-services-for-children-s-homes-and-the-secur-ocds-h6vhtk-068ccc). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Nottinghamshire County Council: "Provision of Regulation 44 Independent Visitor Services for Children's Homes and the Secure Children's Home". Published status: complete. Published Value: £104,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 13 May 2026, 16:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Nottinghamshire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nottinghamshire-county-council-ons-e10000024)
- **Published Value:** £104,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 13 May 2026 at 16:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Social work and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKF15, UKF16
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £88,800 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-regulation-44-independent-visitor-services-for-children-s-homes-and-the-secur-ocds-h6vhtk-068ccc#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-068ccc`

## Before you bid
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- **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-regulation-44-independent-visitor-services-for-children-s-homes-and-the-secur-ocds-h6vhtk-068ccc#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission method:** www.eastmidstenders.org
Tender Reference: DN814455

## Description
Nottinghamshire County Council (the Council) is seeking a provider to deliver Regulation 44 Independent Visitor services across five of the Council's internal children's homes and the Secure Children's Home (SCH), carrying out independent visits at least once each month, in accordance with Regulation 44 of the Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015.
The provider shall deliver a Regulation 44 Independent Visitor service to all specified homes in accordance with Regulation 44 of the Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £104,000

- **Contract Period:** 30/06/2026 to 30/06/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **THE NATIONAL YOUTH ADVOCACY SERVICE**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-176322`
  - Value: £88,800 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £88,800
  - Signed Date: 15/07/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F038587-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-17T13:08:12.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T23:06:32.573Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-068ccc