Provision of Independent Advocacy & Independent Visitor Services
Partners from Bradford Children and Families Trust and the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council are working together to review and develop Independent Visiting and Advocacy Services for Bradford's Looked-After Children or Care Leavers. Legislation imposes a duty on local authorities to make arrangements for the provision of advocacy and to appoint an independent visitor for children and young people intending to make representations under the Children Act 1989 (Adoption and Children Act 2002). As well as...
Buyer
Bradford Children & Families Trust
Value
£810,000
Published
16 Oct 2025
Closes
20 Nov 2025
Procurement details
Source
Find a Tender
Region
Bradford
Procurement method
Open
Category
Services
Contract starts
Not provided
Contract ends
Not provided
CPV classifications
85300000
Social work and related services
85310000
Social work services
Lots
Lot LOT-0001 Lot 1: Independent Advocacy for Looked After Children
£600,000
The central role of an advocate is to support children and young people to express their wishes and feelings to decision-makers, and ensure their rights are upheld. The Service will offer professional, high-quality independent advocacy to children and young people across all categories of need, who are users of Children’s Social Care.
Lot LOT-0002 Lot 2: Independent Visitor Services
£210,000
An Independent Visitor’s role is to visit and befriend a child in care who has little or no family time with their birth parents and would benefit from having an adult in their lives who can give them support, advice and take an interest in their affairs. The objective of the Independent Visitor Service is to recruit, train, match, and manage a pool of volun...
Documents
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16 Oct 2025
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