County Durham Children and Young People's Independent Advocacy Service

Concepts

• durham
• county durham children and young people's independent advocacy service
• health and social work
• young people's independent advocacy service
• independent advocacy service for children and young people
• county durham children
• durham county council
• durham county council's children's services and aycliffe secure service
• provision of an independent advocacy service
• young people

Location

Description

The contract is for the provision of an Independent Advocacy Service for Children and Young People ("the Contract") to Durham County Council and affiliated bodies. This contract is for a service to ensure that children in need who receive services from Durham County Council's Children's Services and Aycliffe Secure Service have access to independent advocacy services which will ensure they have a say in decisions made about their lives, are enabled to share their concerns about their circumstances, will be listened to and heard and are treated fairly in the course of their contact with the Children's Services. The proposed contract is to be let with an option to extend for a further 2 periods of 12 months from the actual end date, subject to budget and commissioner approval. The Council believes that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) applies to this contract.

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services

Indicators

• Contract is suitable for SMEs.
• Contract is suitable for VCOs.

Other Information

Tender Documents available Free of Charge at www.nepo.org utilising reference DN618536