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Dorset Council

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

HealthcareCPV 85000000 85300000
Value£1.1m
Deadline9 Feb 2024
Published9 May 2024
RegionSouth West
Timeline
Published 9 May 2024ClosedCloses 9 Feb 2024
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£1.1mtotal contract value
median £380k
this tender£0£16.5m

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The brief

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

Therefore, if all available extensions were \r taken the total contract period would be 6 years.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The Council is seeking a suitable Provider

The Council is seeking a suitable Provider to provide Advocacy and Independent Visitor (IV) services. \r.

02

As Dorset Council has a statutory duty

As Dorset Council has a statutory duty to provide an independent advocacy service that supports children and \r.

03

Lives. The Council also has a statutory duty

lives. The Council also has a statutory duty to provide an independent visitor (IV) service for looked after children \r.

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Source & provenance
OCID
f84af7d9-0723-4554-a9be-32dde8da6936
Stage
contract · Contract
Source
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Buyer ref
DORST001-DN680785-09633944
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