# Advocacy and IV Service for looked after children

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Staffordshire County Council](/buyers/staffordshire-county-council/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £813,000
- Published: 13 March 2019
- Planned start: 1 September 2019
- Planned end: 31 March 2023
- Stage: pre_procurement
- Notice ID: 67c350e1-3d4d-4090-a6d9-54fb103362e5-272683
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e2aed700-3a3d-43de-b01b-623ac268529a

## Description

Advocacy services for children and YP living in the County of Staffordshire Lot1 and the City of Stoke-on-Trent Lot2:Looked After Children, including Care Leavers, Children Subject to a Child Protection Plan or who are Children in Need, Children & young people with SEN, and Children with Disabilities, and on occasion, include children and young people living/placed outside the Staffordshire and SOT Council boundaries\.The Service will be available to children and young people from the above groups between the ages of 5-18 years, and up to age 25 for those with SEND where the presenting issue relates to the Education Health & Care Plan/Education provision or for Care Leavers under 'Staying Put' legislation\. The Service will also be required to deliver: An Independent Visitor programme for LAC, Arrange for an Independent Person to attend Secure Accommodation Reviews as and when required,Independent person for age assessments of Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children & Young People

## Related contract awards

- [Secondment of Waterman Aspen Staff under the MHA Framework](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-e5e232b1-4730-4401-bec6-e211c4f440f1): Staffordshire County Council
- [Tarmac Call Offs](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-a27c7014-b4be-433c-be30-d4cc3047792a): Staffordshire County Council
- [IA3213 Staffordshire Children and Young People's Flexible Framework Contract Awards](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-5edb3b34-46d6-472d-a2ad-5ff332b6a605): Staffordshire County Council

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/67c350e1-3d4d-4090-a6d9-54fb103362e5-272683)