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Torbay Council

Torbay Independent Advocacy Service for Children and Young People

HealthcareCPV 85000000
Value£389k
Deadline6 Oct 2025
Published17 Sept 2025
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 17 Sept 2025ClosedCloses 6 Oct 2025
Who to contact
Chloe Farquhar
commercial.services@torbay.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£389ktotal contract value
median £380k
this tender£0£16.5m

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The brief

Previously, Torbay's Independent Advocacy Services for Children and Young People (the including Independent Visiting Service) has been delivered as part of Torbay's 0-19 Integrated Service.

Following a review of these services Torbay are now seeking to procure an externally commissioned Provider to deliver high quality independent Advocacy Services for Children and Young People.

The service will have three distinct areas of delivery: • Advocacy for children and young people on a Child Protection Plan or who are Cared for aged 8 - 18 years or Care Experienced young people up to the age of 25 years.

To represent and support them to participate in key meetings and decisions that affect their lives and ensure services and interventions remain child centred. • Advocacy for young people aged 16 or 17 who present to the Council as homeless (Youth Homeless Advocacy). • An Independent Visitor Service for children and young people under 18 years old, which will provide volunteers to act as positive role models to visit, befriend, advise and guide the young person they are matched to work with.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

Previously, Torbay's Independent Advocacy Services for Children

Previously, Torbay's Independent Advocacy Services for Children and Young People (the including Independent Visiting Service) has been delivered as part of Torbay's 0-19 Integrated Service.

02

Following a review of these services Torbay

Following a review of these services Torbay are now seeking to procure an externally commissioned Provider to deliver high quality independent Advocacy Services for Children and Young People.

03

To represent and support them to participate

To represent and support them to participate in key meetings and decisions that affect their lives and ensure services and interventions remain child centred.

04

An Independent Visitor Service for children

An Independent Visitor Service for children and young people under 18 years old, which will provide volunteers to act as positive role models to visit, befriend, advise and guide the young person they are matched to work with.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059510
Stage
tender · Open
Source
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Buyer ref
057230-2025
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