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Black Country Advocacy for Children and Young People

Wolverhampton City Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 23:32.

Opportunity overview

The service provides an advocacy service for children and young people in receipt of social care services, no matter the type of setting in which they are placed, that empowers them to make sure that their rights are respected, and their views and wishes are heard at all times. The provision provides advocacy service to: Children and Young People in Care - Care Leavers - Children subject to a Child Protection Conference - Family Help (including all children, Early Help and Children In Need) - Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children who require an age assessment - Children and Young People with disabilities The service operates in line with the Effective Advocacy for Looked-After Children, Children in Need and Care Leavers Statutory guidance for local authorities September 2023 and the National Standards for the Provision of Children and Young People's Advocacy Services September 2023. Referrals to the Service are made to the Service Provider by: - Children or young people themselves if they are in receipt of social care services, or by children and young people with a disability receiving short breaks living with special educational needs and disability (SEND), or by any other person who does so with the knowledge and consent of the child or young person in care, - Carer or professional in contact with child or young person meeting the children and young people in care criteria, - Telephone, letter or personal contact. The contract commenced November 1st 2025.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Coram Voice

Matched by number
Contract value
£945k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
6 Nov 2025
Including VAT
£1.1m
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 3050826
Location
London, UKI31, WC1N 1AZ, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85300000 — Social work and related services

Lots

  • Lot 1£945k

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
CWC23108
Status
complete
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
www.wolverhamptontenders.com Appendix A - Our Council Our Plan Appendix B - Black Country Advocacy for CYP Service Specification Appendix C - ITT Instructions Appendix D - CWC23108 - Contract Terms and Conditions CWC23108 - Invitation to Tender CWC23108 - Market Engagement Pack CWC23108 - Black Country Advocacy Market Warming Event Presentation PowerPoint.
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Expression Of Interest Deadline
29 May 2025, 12:00

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
11 Jul 2025, 00:59

Enquiry period

Ends
20 May 2025, 12:00

Special regime

lightTouch

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
945,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
1,181,250

Renewal

Description
The initial term will be for 5 (Five) years, with the option for 1(one) + 1(one) year extensions.

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality Questions including EDI and Social Value
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
100
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
1 Oct 2030, 00:59
Starts
1 Oct 2025, 01:00
Max Extent Date
1 Oct 2032, 00:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Social work and related services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
018121-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
30 Apr 2025, 15:53

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
012628-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
2 Apr 2025, 17:08

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
1 Jul 2025, 00:59
Description
Please contact - veronica.grantham@wolverhampton.gov.uk To receive the link to the Market Warming Event. The event will be Virtual Online Market Event (Through MS Teams) on Tuesday 08th April 2025 Session 1: 10:00 to 11:00 Session 2: 13:00 to 14:00 We would like to share with you our vision and priorities for the development of a Black country Advocacy service for children and young people. This service shall provide advocacy on behalf of City of Wolverhampton Council, Walsall MBC and Sandwell Children’s trust to the following criteria: • Children and young people in receipt of social care services: Children and Young People in Care, children in need and care leavers. • Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC) in receipt of social care services who require to complete age assessments. • Children and young people in Children’s homes who qualify for advice and assistance: this includes those in residential special schools. • Children and young people in safe settings who qualify for advice and assistance: this includes those children placed by the youth custody service in safe children’s homes, safe training centres, youth offending institutions and safe schools (when open). • Children and young people requiring support into adulthood who qualify for advice and assistance: this includes those children needing continuing care and support in adulthood, as well as young carers. This contract will be utilised by the 3 following authorities: City of Wolverhampton Council Civic Centre, St. Peter's Square, Wolverhampton WV1 1SH Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Sandwell Council House, Freeth Street, Oldbury B69 3DE Walsall Council, Civic Centre, Darwall Street, Walsall WS1 1TP

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PVBV-7568-LBLL
Name
Wolverhampton City Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKG39
Country
GB
Locality
Wolverhampton
Postal Code
WV1 1SH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Civic Centre, St Peter's Square

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PVBV-7568-LBLL
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Mr Emran Salah
Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PJHD-8764-YRJJ
Name
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKG37
Country
GB
Locality
Oldbury
Postal Code
B69 3DE
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Sandwell Council House, Freeth Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PJHD-8764-YRJJ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 3
Id
GB-PPON-PHGR-7481-DHXR
Name
Walsall Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKG38
Country
GB
Locality
Walsall
Postal Code
WS1 1TP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Civic Centre, Darwall Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PHGR-7481-DHXR
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 4
Id
GB-COH-3050826
Name
Coram Voice

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI31
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
WC1N 1AZ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Coram Campus, 41 Brunswick Square

Details

Vcse
Yes
Scale
sme
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
3050826
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PCDM-7699-QPCY
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG37
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKG38
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKG39
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Social work and related services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-3050826
Name
Coram Voice

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
BLACK COUNTRY ADVOCACY SERVICE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
6 Nov 2025, 00:00
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes

Value

Amount
945,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
1,134,000

Period

Ends
31 Oct 2030, 23:59
Starts
6 Nov 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Oct 2032, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The contract has a built in extension period of up to 2(two) years. The Council may, by giving written notice to the Supplier not less than six (6) Month(s) prior to the last day of the Initial Contract Period, extend this Contract on the same terms for a further period or further periods of up to a maximum of 2 (two) years in total.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
078513-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
1 Dec 2025, 14:13

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Wolverhampton · UKG39 · WV1 1SH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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