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Advocacy Services for Looked After Children, Children with a Disability, Children in Child Protection Process

East Renfrewshire Council · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 22:07.

Opportunity overview

East Renfrewshire Council on behalf of the Health & Social Care Partnership has now awarded to a suitably qualified provider for the Provision of Children Advocacy Services. East Renfrewshire's Health and Social Care Partnership has an ongoing requirement to provide an independent professional advocacy service for children and young people who are or have been looked after including referrals relating to children involved in the Child Protection process, those with a learning or any other disability and young carers.

Awarded to

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Who Cares? Scotland

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£224.7k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
7 Jun 2026
Award ID
055767-2026-ERC000650-1
Status
active
Location
Glasgow, UKM, G3 8AZ, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85311300 — Welfare services for children and young people
  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

Lots

  • East Renfrewshire Council on behalf of the Health & Social Care Partnership has now awarded to a suitably qualified provider for the Provision of Children's Advocacy Services. The main priority for this tender is for all Looked After Children and Young People including those who: - Have or are experiencing poor mental health - Have a learning disability - Are involved in the Child Protection process - Are identified as young carers - Advocacy for younger children - Advocacy for children transitioning to adult services The Advocacy model will include: - One to One Advocacy - Non-instructed Advocacy - Reporting on areas of good practice and weakness in relation to the HSCP and related services - A visible presence within the boundaries of East Renfrewshire - Representation at Participation and Engagement opportunities within East Renfrewshire to consider group advocacy issues Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 8 and 9 of the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ERC000650
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
85311300
Description
Welfare services for children and young people

Covered By

GPA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
East Renfrewshire Council on behalf of the Health & Social Care Partnership has now awarded to a suitably qualified provider for the Provision of Children's Advocacy Services. The main priority for this tender is for all Looked After Children and Young People including those who: - Have or are experiencing poor mental health - Have a learning disability - Are involved in the Child Protection process - Are identified as young carers - Advocacy for younger children - Advocacy for children transitioning to adult services The Advocacy model will include: - One to One Advocacy - Non-instructed Advocacy - Reporting on areas of good practice and weakness in relation to the HSCP and related services - A visible presence within the boundaries of East Renfrewshire - Representation at Participation and Engagement opportunities within East Renfrewshire to consider group advocacy issues Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 8 and 9 of the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Case Study
Type
quality
Description
20
Criterion 2
Name
Service Provision
Type
quality
Description
20
Criterion 3
Name
Staff Development and Support
Type
quality
Description
20
Criterion 4
Name
Quality Standards for Advocacy
Type
quality
Description
20
Criterion 5
Name
Community Benefits
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 6
Name
Fair Work First & Living Wage
Type
quality
Description
5
Criterion 7
Name
Carbon Footprint
Type
quality
Description
5
Criterion 8
Type
price
Description
30

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85000000
Description
Health and social work services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM83

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
East Renfrewshire Council
Id
GB-FTS-1036

Identifier

Legal Name
East Renfrewshire Council

Address

Street Address
Eastwood HQ, Eastwood Park,
Locality
Giffnock
Region
UKM83
Postal Code
G46 6UG
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Name
Louise McNaught, Procurement Category Manager
Telephone
+44 1415778590

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
01
Description
General public services
Organisation 2
Name
Who Cares? Scotland
Id
GB-FTS-183281

Identifier

Legal Name
Who Cares? Scotland

Address

Street Address
Suite 208/09,The Pentagon Centre,, 36-38 Washington Street,
Locality
Glasgow
Region
UKM
Postal Code
G3 8AZ
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 7977092690

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 3
Name
Paisley Shariff Court and Justice of the Peace
Id
GB-FTS-73744

Identifier

Legal Name
Paisley Shariff Court and Justice of the Peace

Address

Locality
Paisley
Postal Code
PA3 2HW
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
055767-2026-ERC000650-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-183281
Name
Who Cares? Scotland

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
055767-2026-ERC000650-1
Award ID
055767-2026-ERC000650-1
Status
active
Date Signed
8 Jun 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
224,719.55
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Giffnock · UKM83 · G46 6UG · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM83

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 015112-2026tender ·
  2. 055767-2026award, contract ·