Shropshire Council: GB-Shrewsbury: COCV 069 - Independent Advocacy Service for looked after children and children on child protection plans & an Independent Visitor Service

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CompetitiveContractNotice - GB-Shrewsbury: COCV 069 - Independent Advocacy Service for looked after children and children on child protection plans & an Independent Visitor Service
1. Title: GB-Shrewsbury: COCV 069 - Independent Advocacy Service for looked after children and children on child protection plans & an Independent Visitor Service
2. Awarding Authority:
    Shropshire Council
    Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND, United Kingdom
    Tel. +44 1743252992, Email: procurement@shropshire.gov.uk, URL: www.shropshire.gov.uk
    Contact: Procurement Team, Attn: Procurement Team
3. Contract Type: Services
      Sub Type: Health and social services.

4. Description: Social work and related services. This is a contract award notice for the provision of:

1.Independent Advocacy Service for looked after children and children on child protection plans, and
2. Independent Visitor Service for looked after children

Whilst this is a single procurement on behalf of both local authority areas, each Council will hold a contract individually with the successful provider, with a common specification covering both elements above.

The Independent Advocacy Service will:
•Maintain and support existing advocates and their existing links to children/ young people.
•Recruit, train, and support new advocates.
•Make appropriate matches between advocates and children/ young people.

The Independent Visitor Service will offer an independent visitor service to looked after children. The Independent Visitor will make regular visits to the child and maintain other contact, e.g. telephone, email, as appropriate. The main purpose of the visits and contacts will be to befriend the child and give advice and assistance as appropriate.
The contracts will commence on 1st October 2024 and will run for an initial period of 4 years with an option to extend by up to a further 3 x 12-month periods.

The maximum available annual budget will be capped for each local authority area for the initial 4 year term as follows:

Independent Advocacy Service:
Shropshire - £19,500
Telford & Wrekin - £24,000
TOTAL PER ANNUM: £43,500
Independent Visitor Service:
Shropshire - £19,500
Telford & Wrekin - £27,000
TOTAL PER ANNUM: £46,500

Applicants should note that it is considered that the Employee ‘Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
Regulations ‘2006(‘TUPE’) may apply to this contract. Applicants are advised to seek their own legal advice about the
practicality of these regulations
5. CPV Codes:
   85300000 - Social work and related services.

6. NUTS Codes :
   UKG22 - Shropshire CC

7. Main Site or Location of Works, Main Place of Delivery or Main Place of Performance: Shropshire CC,
8. Reference Attributed by the Awarding Authority: COCV 069
9. Awarded to:

    Voiceability Advocacy
    National ID: Voiceability Advocacy, c/o Sayer Vincent , 110 Golden Lane, LONDON, EC1Y 0TG
    Tel. 01743 253912
    Attn: Procurement Team
Value Cost: 360,000
Is Awardee likely to subcontract?: No Awarded to SME?: No
10. Date of Contract Award: 09/09/2024
11. Number of Tenders Received: 3
12. Other Information:
Other Information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=891178997
TKR-2024924-PRO-27801539
Suitable for VCO: Yes
Procedure Type:OPEN
Period of Work Start date: 01/10/2024
Period of Work End date: 30/09/2028