Children's Advocacy and Independent Visitors Service
- Buyer
- Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
- Value
- £638,301
- Closes
- 26 November 2026
- Where
- Bolton, the North West
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council wants to appoint a provider to run two services for children in care: an independent advocacy service that helps children and young people have their views heard, and an Independent Visitors Service that matches children with a regular visitor. The contract is worth about £638,301 and runs for three years from April 2027, with the option to extend for up to two further years.
What the buyer wants
• Run an advocacy service, independent of the council, that supports children and young people up to 18 (and up to 25 for care leavers) across all types of need, with staff trained in advocacy and strong legal knowledge. • Run an Independent Visitors Service that matches looked-after children who want a visitor, especially those who are isolated, live away from their home area, or have little or no family contact. • Mobilise the advocacy service by 1 April 2027 and the visitors service by 18 July 2027, delivering both through to 31 March 2030.
Likely requirements
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Most small businesses would be ruled out because the service must be genuinely independent of the council and delivered by staff with specialist advocacy and legal expertise, which only established children's advocacy providers are likely to already have.
How to bid
This is an open tender: any eligible business can respond directly to the buyer by the deadline, with no framework membership needed.
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