Planning

MW23108 - Black Country Advocacy for Children and Young people

  • Wolverhampton City Council

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-012628

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04fc43 (view related notices)

Published 2 April 2025, 5:08pm



Scope

Reference

CWC23108MW

Description

Please contact - veronica.grantham@wolverhampton.gov.uk To receive the link to the Market Warming Event.

The event will be Virtual Online Market Event (Through MS Teams) on Tuesday 08th April 2025

Session 1: 10:00 to 11:00

Session 2: 13:00 to 14:00

We would like to share with you our vision and priorities for the development of a Black country Advocacy service for children and young people. This service shall provide advocacy on behalf of City of Wolverhampton Council, Walsall MBC and Sandwell Children's trust to the following criteria:

• Children and young people in receipt of social care services: Children and Young People in Care, children in need and care leavers.

• Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC) in receipt of social care services who require to complete age assessments.

• Children and young people in Children's homes who qualify for advice and assistance: this includes those in residential special schools.

• Children and young people in safe settings who qualify for advice and assistance: this includes those children placed by the youth custody service in safe children's homes, safe training centres, youth offending institutions and safe schools (when open).

• Children and young people requiring support into adulthood who qualify for advice and assistance: this includes those children needing continuing care and support in adulthood, as well as young carers.

This contract will be utilised by the 3 following authorities:

City of Wolverhampton Council Civic Centre,

St. Peter's Square, Wolverhampton

WV1 1SH

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Sandwell Council House,

Freeth Street,

Oldbury B69 3DE

Walsall Council, Civic Centre,

Darwall Street,

Walsall WS1 1TP

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 October 2025 to 1 October 2030
  • Possible extension to 1 October 2032
  • 7 years, 1 day

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 85300000 - Social work and related services

Engagement

Engagement deadline

1 July 2025

Engagement process description

Please contact - veronica.grantham@wolverhampton.gov.uk To receive the link to the Market Warming Event.

The event will be Virtual Online Market Event (Through MS Teams) on Tuesday 08th April 2025

Session 1: 10:00 to 11:00

Session 2: 13:00 to 14:00

We would like to share with you our vision and priorities for the development of a Black country Advocacy service for children and young people. This service shall provide advocacy on behalf of City of Wolverhampton Council, Walsall MBC and Sandwell Children's trust to the following criteria:

• Children and young people in receipt of social care services: Children and Young People in Care, children in need and care leavers.

• Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC) in receipt of social care services who require to complete age assessments.

• Children and young people in Children's homes who qualify for advice and assistance: this includes those in residential special schools.

• Children and young people in safe settings who qualify for advice and assistance: this includes those children placed by the youth custody service in safe children's homes, safe training centres, youth offending institutions and safe schools (when open).

• Children and young people requiring support into adulthood who qualify for advice and assistance: this includes those children needing continuing care and support in adulthood, as well as young carers.

This contract will be utilised by the 3 following authorities:

City of Wolverhampton Council Civic Centre,

St. Peter's Square, Wolverhampton

WV1 1SH

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Sandwell Council House,

Freeth Street,

Oldbury B69 3DE

Walsall Council, Civic Centre,

Darwall Street,

Walsall WS1 1TP


Contracting authority

Wolverhampton City Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVBV-7568-LBLL

Civic Centre, St Peters Square

Wolverhampton

WV1 1RL

United Kingdom

Region: UKG39 - Wolverhampton

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government