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# The Provision of Advocacy and Independent Visitor Services for Children and Young People

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-advocacy-and-independent-visitor-services-for-children-and-young-people-ocds-h6vhtk-03e4e0). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Dorset Council: "The Provision of Advocacy and Independent Visitor Services for Children and Young People". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,152,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Feb 2024, 14:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Dorset Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/dorset-council-ons-e06000059)
- **Published Value:** £1,152,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 9 February 2024 at 14:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services, Other community, social and personal services, Social work and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK25
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,145,649 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03e4e0`

## 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/the-provision-of-advocacy-and-independent-visitor-services-for-children-and-young-people-ocds-h6vhtk-03e4e0#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-advocacy-and-independent-visitor-services-for-children-and-young-people-ocds-h6vhtk-03e4e0#participate

## Description
The Council is seeking a suitable Provider to provide Advocacy and Independent Visitor (IV) services.
As Dorset Council has a statutory duty to provide an independent advocacy service that supports children and young people to have their views and wishes taken into account when key decisions are being made about their lives. The Council also has a statutory duty to provide an independent visitor (IV) service for looked after children if they believe that it would be in the child’s best interest to have one.
It is anticipated that the contract will commence on the 1 August 2024 for an initial contract period of 3 years, with the options to extend annually for a further 3 years (3+1+1+1).
Therefore, if all available extensions were taken the total contract period would be 6 years.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85300000, 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Estimated Value:** £1,152,000
- **Description:** The Council is seeking a suitable Provider to provide Advocacy and Independent Visitor (IV) services.
As Dorset Council has a statutory duty to provide an independent advocacy service that supports children and young people to have their views and wi...

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

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** The Provision of Advocacy and Independent Visitor Services for Children and Young People (active)
  - Award id: `014947-2024-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **The National Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-176322`
  - Value: £1,145,649 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** The Provision of Advocacy and Independent Visitor Services for Children and Young People (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,145,649
  - Signed Date: 29/04/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F014947-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-05-10T10:26:18.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T10:07:10.627Z
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