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The Provision of Advocacy and an Independent Visitor Scheme for Children and Young People 2024

Dorset Council · £1,152,000 · closes 9 Feb 2024

£1,152,000

Estimated value

Closed

Deadline

5 Jan 2024

Published

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About this contract

The Council is seeking a suitable Provider to provide Advocacy and Independent Visitor (IV) services. As Dorset Council has a statutory duty to provide an independent advocacy service that supports children and young people to have their views and wishes taken into account when key decisions are being made about their lives. The Council also has a statutory duty to provide an independent visitor (IV) service for looked after children if they believe that it would be in the child’s best interest to have one. It is anticipated that the contract will commence on the 1 August 2024 for an initial contract period of 3 years, with the options to extend annually for a further 3 years (3+1+1+1). Therefore, if all available extensions were taken the total contract period would be 6 years.

Key dates

Published5 Jan 2024
Submission deadline9 Feb 2024 Add to calendar ↓

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The Council is seeking a suitable Provider to provide Advocacy and Independent Visitor (IV) services. As Dorset Council has a statutory duty to provide an independent advocacy service that supports children and young people to have their views and wishes taken into account when key decisions are being made about their lives. The Council also has a statutory duty to provide an independent visitor (IV) service for looked after children if they believe that it would be in the child’s best interest to have one. It is anticipated that the contract will commence on the 1 August 2024 for an initial contract period of 3 years, with the options to extend annually for a further 3 years (3+1+1+1). Therefore, if all available extensions were taken the total contract period would be 6 years.£1,152,000

Who to contact

NameCommercial and Procurement Team
Phone+44 1305221250

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