CWC23108 - Black Country Advocacy For Children and Young People
- Wolverhampton City Council
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04fc43
Description
Advocacy is a Statutory Legal Requirement that Local Authorities must provide.
The legislation that guides advocacy is:
- The Children Act 1989 (Section 26(A))
- Planning Transition to Adulthood for Care Leavers - Care Leavers (England) Regulations 2010.
- Fostering National Minimum Standards 1.5 and Adoption National Minimum Standard 1.4 which require that - "Children have access to independent advice and support from adults who they can contact directly and in private about problems or concerns, which is appropriate to their age and understanding. Children know their rights to advocacy.
Three Black Country Authorities (Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton) have collaborated to jointly commission the advocacy service to achieve best value. Its inception was in 2006, and the service was tendered in 2010, 2014, 2017 and 2020.
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
The City of Wolverhampton Council will lead on this new tender and contract management for the duration of the contract. The three authorities will contribute equally (33.33% per authority) to fund the contract value.
Notices
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