How to win: TD2371 - Children's Rights Service - Advocacy and Independent Visitor Provision

About this contract

Provision of an independent Children's Rights Service including advocacy, representation, and Independent Visitor services for children and young people who are looked after or leaving care, privately fostered, have disabilities, or require advocacy for Child Protection Conferences. The service must support a minimum of 40 children and young people at any one time and provide representatives for at least 50 Child Protection or ACYP meetings per year. The service must be flexible, child centred, and compliant with statutory duties including the Children Act 1989 and Care Planning Regulations 2010. Please note suppliers wishing to express interest and obtain the documentation must do so by 11.30pm on Monday 27th July 2026. It is recommended that you express interest and obtain the documentation well before this time to allow sufficient time to prepare and submit a bid. The deadline for returns is 10.00am on Tuesday 28th July 2026. Documents are available at www.eastmidstenders.org Please search for TD2371. Please note: we will only accept expressions of interest through the e-tendering system. This procurement takes place within in the context of the ongoing Local Government Reorga

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Derby City Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £820,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 28 July 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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