# Tender for Independent Visitor Service for Looked After Children

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Herefordshire Council](/buyers/herefordshire-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [The National Youth Advocacy Service \(NYAS\)](/contract-winners/national-youth-advocacy-service-nyas/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £265,000
- Tender value: £265,000
- Award date: 24 November 2023
- Published: 19 December 2023
- Contract start: 1 February 2024
- Contract end: 31 January 2027
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 3bfd40fb-ac41-496b-8e49-d7e239ad91a7-708578
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6605ea64-f380-4610-9693-6a92a4e95677

## Description

Herefordshire Council is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced provider to enter into contract for the provision of Independent Visitor Service to at least 30 Herefordshire Children and Young People who are Looked After, placed both within and out of county, on an annual basis\. \\r The contract duration will be for 3 years and will start on 1st February 2024\. There will be an option to extend the contract for up to a further 24 months\. \\r The Invitation to Tender \(ITT\) is being carried out under the Light Touch Regime allowed within The Public Contract Regulations 2015, Reg 74 to 77 and therefore applies the flexibilities afforded under above regulation\. \\r Additional information: Herefordshire Council has published this contract opportunity on the 'Supplying the Southwest Portal'\. To view the documentation related to this opportunity you will need to register on the portal if you are not already registered with Procontract, and express an interest in the opportunity\. To register with Procontract on the Supplying the Southwest Portal, click on the link below or copy and paste the link into your browser's address bar: https://www\.supplyingthesouthwest\.org\.uk

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3bfd40fb-ac41-496b-8e49-d7e239ad91a7-708578)