Black Country Advocacy for Children and Young People
- Wolverhampton City Council
- Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
- Walsall Council
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04fc43
Description
The service provides an advocacy service for children and young people in receipt of social care services, no matter the type of setting in which they are placed, that empowers them to make sure that their rights are respected, and their views and wishes are heard at all times.
The provision provides advocacy service to:
Children and Young People in Care
- Care Leavers
- Children subject to a Child Protection Conference
- Family Help (including all children, Early Help and Children In Need)
- Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children who require an age assessment
- Children and Young People with disabilities
The service operates in line with the Effective Advocacy for Looked-After Children, Children in Need and Care Leavers Statutory guidance for local authorities September 2023 and the National Standards for the Provision of Children and Young People's Advocacy Services September 2023.
Referrals to the Service are made to the Service Provider by:
- Children or young people themselves if they are in receipt of social care services, or by children and young people with a disability receiving short breaks living with special educational needs and disability (SEND), or by any other person who does so with the knowledge and consent of the child or young person in care,
- Carer or professional in contact with child or young person meeting the children and young people in care criteria,
- Telephone, letter or personal contact.
The contract commenced November 1st 2025.
Notices
UK7: Contract details notice
- Notice identifier
- 2025/S 000-078513
- Published
- 1 December 2025, 2:13pm
UK6: Contract award notice
- Notice identifier
- 2025/S 000-048073
- Published
- 12 August 2025, 2:32pm
UK4: Tender notice
- Notice identifier
- 2025/S 000-018121
- Published
- 30 April 2025, 3:53pm
UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice
- Notice identifier
- 2025/S 000-012628
- Published
- 2 April 2025, 5:08pm