# NEPO - Children's Complaints, Advocacy and Representation

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Newcastle City Council](/buyers/newcastle-city-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: CHOICES AND VOICES CARE LIMITED
- Award value: £1,500,000
- Tender value: £500,000
- Award date: 6 November 2018
- Published: 23 November 2018
- Contract start: 19 November 2018
- Contract end: 18 November 2021
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: d4a279d9-66d0-4548-bf94-b1362e9eb293-254441
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e62bbb2c-d529-49b8-ba24-79fe416bf717

## Description

The Local Authorities have a statutory obligation to provide: 1\. Children's advocacy 2\. Independent Investigating Officers \(IIO\) \(Children's complaints\) 3\. Independent Persons \(IP\) \(Children's complaints\) 4\. Panel Chairs and Panellists for Stage three statutory Children's Social Care com-plaints 5\. Independent Persons for Secure Accommodation reviews Newcastle will be the Lead Local authority and work with other regional Local Authorities to put in place a single procurement solution to cover these five service areas\. The solution will be put in place following a competitive tender exercise carried out under the EU requirements of the PCRR2015\. The procurement exercise will be carried out under the NEPO shared service agreement\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d4a279d9-66d0-4548-bf94-b1362e9eb293-254441)