# Provision of Advocacy, Independent Visitors and Return Home Interviews

> Pre-procurement notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Bedford Borough Council](/buyers/bedford-borough-council/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £144,000
- Published: 6 December 2022
- Planned start: 1 April 2023
- Planned end: 31 March 2026
- Stage: pre_procurement
- Notice ID: d8062154-5cba-4346-a76b-eadbdff41979-596376
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2321bde9-6267-48a5-8bad-faeaebaba0d6

## Description

Bedford Borough are about to tender for a new contract for child & youth voice services, which will include: Instructed & non-instructed advocacy for Children in Care and under Child Protection Residential visiting advocacy Mental Capacity Act/Liberty Protection Safeguards advocacy for 16-17 year-olds Secure Reviews Independent Visitor Service for Children in Care Return Home Interview service for children & young people not known to social care We invite local and national providers to join us for a pre-procurement market event, to share details of the specification, outcomes and tender process, and to ask questions ahead of the tender launch\. This is a virtual event, and a Microsoft Teams invitation will be sent to all registered attendees\.

## Related contract awards

- [Mowing and Baling Specification for Bedford Borough Council Countryside Sites v2 - AWARD](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-0beab6f5-784e-450e-ba5f-e8b3738d4d5a): Bedford Borough Council
- [Mainstream Transport - QS1 - closes 10:00 AM Thursday 30th July 2026 - AWARD](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-fb0ea891-e237-41e7-a277-031e9fa405d1): Bedford Borough Council
- [Mainstream Transport - QS8-A - closes 10:00am on Friday 10th July 2026 - AWARD](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-b19136c0-9509-42aa-b14d-91142a09b8a5): Bedford Borough Council

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d8062154-5cba-4346-a76b-eadbdff41979-596376)