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Children and Young People Independent Advocacy and Independent Visitor Service

Manchester City Council · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 25 Sept 2026, 08:05.

Opportunity overview

Children and Young People Independent Advocacy and Independent Visitor Service Service requirements for the provision of: An Advocacy and Independent visitor Service for: Manchester Cared for Children and Young People who are Care Leavers. 16- and 17-year-old who are at risk of becoming homeless. Care experience/d Children and young people who want to make a complaint or representation about the services they are receiving from the Authority. An Independent Visitor service for Cared for children from 8 to 18 years old. The service should Provide independent support for Our Manchester Children and Young People who are Cared for or Care Leavers to ensure their views are heard and understood where there is a dispute with the local authority plan. Ensuring that their wishes, feelings and lived experience are taken into account when decisions are being taken about their lives. The advocacy service is specifically dedicated to giving Manchester cared for children and care leavers a voice, ensuring that they are the heart of everything Manchester does and giving them practical support and personal development opportunities, resulting in both direct and wider positive outcomes in their lives and services around them. The service should develop the skills and confidence in the children they are in contact with the advocate for themselves. The Advocacy Service should also ensure that the analysis of patterns and trends, locally, regionally and nationally from children's advocacy and the lived experience of our Manchester Children and Young People is utilised to inform local service delivery and continuous improvement.

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.

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

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
P-0993
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Manchester City Council
Id
GB-PPON-PLNV-8798-LDMP

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLNV-8798-LDMP

Address

Street Address
Town Hall Extension
Locality
Manchester
Postal Code
M60 2LA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD33

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
CORAM VOICE (FORMERLY VOICE FOR THE CHILD IN CARE)
Id
GB-COH-03050826

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
03050826

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-CHC
Id
1046297

Address

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

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Date
28 Aug 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
1 Sept 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

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

Value

Including VAT
835,590
Amount
696,325
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-03050826
Name
CORAM VOICE (FORMERLY VOICE FOR THE CHILD IN CARE)

Contract period

Starts
1 Nov 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Oct 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Oct 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
There is an option to extend for an additional 1 year + 1 year

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
082647-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
1 Sept 2026, 13:15
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
21 Sept 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Manchester · UKD33 · M60 2LA · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 004693-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 033690-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 082647-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·