The Provision of An Independent Visitors Service For Children and Young People in Care for the London Borough of Redbridge

Contract for The Provision of an Independent Visitors Service for Children and Young People in Care for the London Borough of Redbridge ("the Contract").

The Contract will commence on 1st July 2017 and, subject to satisfactory performance, shall continue up to and including 30th June 2020 (the "Contract Period"). At the sole discretion of the Authority the Contract Period may be extended in such period or periods as the Authority deems appropriate up to a maximum of two (2) years, providing a possible total Contract Period to midnight on 30th June 2022.

The Service comprises the provision of Independent Visitors to befriend and advise children and young people who are in care and where it appears to the Authority that it would be in the best interest of the individual child. The Service shall work within the framework provided by Volume 2 Section 16 of the Children and Young Persons Act 2008 and Volume 2 The Children Act 1989 Guidance and Regulations, March 2010.