# Representation, Rights and Advocacy Service

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Kent County Council](/buyers/kent-county-council/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £776,400
- Published: 6 June 2022
- Planned start: 1 October 2022
- Planned end: 30 September 2025
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 2f20dd2b-4281-468b-9c1c-1d7732868c08-544050
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-404d7b19-0cfc-4c6f-88dc-1a2e68a6dccb

## Description

Kent County Council \(KCC\) is looking for an organisation or a consortium of organisations to deliver a Representation, Rights and Advocacy Service, that includes individual elements that are a recurring statutory requirement for KCC, as defined by the Children's Act 1989\. The aim will be to provide a dedicated service that offers robust, consistent and sustainable support to children, young people and vulnerable adults\. The service model will bring together six interconnected elements of support which include: 1\. Advocacy for Children in Care and for Care Leavers aged 16 - 24\. 2\. Independent Visitors for Children in Care aged 8 - 18 years\. 3\. Independent Persons for Stage 2 complaints under the Children Act 1989\. 4\. Appropriate Adults for young people aged 10 - 17 years, and vulnerable adults, detained at police custody suites who require support\. 5\. Accompanying Adults for the purpose of age assessment interviews for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children, Children Act 1989\. 6\. In addition, and in support to the Independent Visitors Service, funding will be provided for 10 places for a Leaving Care Mentoring Service\. This additional funding is for young people who turn 18 and who choose to retain the support of the Independent Visitor as a Mentor\. The Leaving Care Mentoring Service is not a statutory requirement under the Children's Act\. The financial envelope for the Representation, Rights and Advocacy Service is £258,800 per annum\. The contract will run for three years from 1/10/2022, with the option to extend for a further two years on a one-plus-one basis\. Kent County Council is committed to ensuring fairness, openness, and transparency and to following EU procurement regulations\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2f20dd2b-4281-468b-9c1c-1d7732868c08-544050)