Ends Jul 2027
Children's Advocacy, Independent People for Children and Adults Complaints and Secure Reviews - Opening 1
Newcastle City Council · North East
Held by Jane Kochanowski
Regulation 44 visits tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
237 regulation 44 visits tenders and contracts, 75 this year.
Updated 4 November 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
- Awarded a month£310k
- Contracts a month2
- Won by SMEs89%
- Frameworks and DPSs6
- Live now3See them →
Regulation 44 visits contracts
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How many regulation 44 visits contracts do keyword alerts miss?
In the last year, a "regulation 44" alert would have missed 23 of 38 regulation 44 visits contracts (61%) and an expert list of 14 phrases 4 (11%). How we measured this
Keyword alert"regulation 44"
61% missed
23 of 38
Expert list14 phrases
11% missed
4 of 38
Expert list: regulation 44, regulation 44 visit, regulation 44 independent visitor, independent visitor service, stage 2 complaint, stage 3 review panel, independent panellist, independent person complaints, investigating officer, independent chair complaint, independent review mechanism, children's home inspection, complaint investigator, independent persons
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48 contracts across the UK, of any size
Live now
3 regulation 44 visits opportunities are open now
- Pre-market15 Oct 2026Delivery of Regulation 44 VisitsTrafford Council · North West
- Pre-market8 Oct 2026CCS110 Provision of Independent Experts to investigate Statutory Children's Service ComplaintsDerbyshire County Council · East MidlandsEst.£150k
- Pre-market25 Sep 2026Independent Review Mechanism (IRM)_ Market Engagement EventDepartment for Education · LondonEst.£800k
- Awarded23 Oct 2026Independent Persons (IPs) X 2 Ref S9124South Tyneside Council · North EastWon by Jodie Henderson
- Awarded23 Oct 2026Independent Panel Chair x 1 Ref: S9124South Tyneside Council · North EastWon by Jim Murdoch, Independent Social Worker
- Awarded23 Oct 2026Independent Regulation 44 Visitor Service for Small Group Homes CAFS/2026/313Stoke-on-Trent City Council · West MidlandsWon by Reconstruct (Children and Adults Services) Ltd£111k
- Awarded14 Oct 2026Independent Panellist for Stage 3 Review Panel - 1826Sunderland City Council · North EastWon by Cherryl Pharoah Consultancy
- Awarded14 Oct 2026Chair for Stage 3 Review Panel - 1860Sunderland City Council · North EastWon by Jim Murdoch, Independent Social Worker
- Awarded14 Oct 2026Independent Panellist for Stage 3 Review Panel - 1860Sunderland City Council · North EastWon by Bridget Black
- Awarded13 Oct 2026Chair for Stage 3 Review Panel - 1983Sunderland City Council · North EastWon by Jim Murdoch, Independent Social Worker
- Awarded13 Oct 2026Chair for Stage 3 Review Panel - 1957Sunderland City Council · North EastWon by Jim Murdoch, Independent Social Worker
- Awarded8 Oct 2026CS - CONTRACT FOR CONDUCTING REGULATION 44 VISITSWokingham Borough Council · South EastWon by National Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS)
- Awarded19 Aug 2026Regulation 44 Independent Visitor ServiceWigan Council · North WestWon by Children's Homes Quality Ltd£101k
- Awarded31 Jul 2026Provision of complaint investigators and independent persons for the investigation and review of complaintsBarnsley Metropolitan Borough Council · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by RRC£240k
- Awarded28 Jul 2026Regulation 44 Visits by an Independent PersonDurham County Council · North EastWon by National Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS)£1.1m
- Awarded17 Jul 2026Provision of Regulation 44 Independent Visitor Services for Children's Homes and the Secure Children's HomeNottinghamshire County Council · East MidlandsWon by National Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS)£89k
- Awarded10 Jun 2026Regulation 44 Visits ServiceCalderdale Council · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Grahams Social Care & Education Ltd£63k
- Awarded9 Jun 2026Regulation 44 – Independent Inspection of Local Authority Children’s Homes in LeedsLeeds City Council · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by National Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS)£480k
- Awarded26 May 2026Independent Visitors RMBC Residential Provision Regulation 44Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by National Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS)£156k
- Awarded26 May 2026COV - Regulation 44 Service for Coventry Children's Homes (2025)Coventry City Council · West MidlandsWon by Reconstruct (Children and Adults Services) Ltd£381k
- Awarded14 May 2026Regulation 44 Independent Visits to Children's Homes (re-tender)North Tyneside Council · North EastWon by Minerva Training and Recruitment Limited£86k
- Awarded8 Apr 2026LCS004 - Stage 2 and 3 Children's Service ComplaintsMiddlesbrough Council · North EastWon by Choices and Voices Care Limited£32k
- Awarded4 Mar 2026Regulation 44 Inspections - 2026Somerset Council · South WestWon by National Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS)£177k
- Awarded4 Mar 2026Independent Regulation 44 Visiting ServiceStockport Metropolitan Borough Council · North WestWon by Reconstruct (Children and Adults Services) Ltd£71k
- Awarded26 Jan 2026Regulation 44 VisitorKirklees Council · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by National Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS)£95k
- Awarded31 Dec 2025CQCV 261 - Independent Regulation 44 Visiting ServiceShropshire Council · West MidlandsWon by Childrens Homes Improvement Ltd£50k
- Awarded2 Dec 2025Independent Complaints InvestigatorsSuffolk County Council · East of EnglandWon by RRC (Rrconsultancy) Ltd£100k
- Awarded12 Nov 202528156 - Continuation of Regulation 44 VisitsPlymouth City Council · South WestWon by Adolescence Support and Educational Services (ASES)
- Awarded16 Oct 2025Regulation 44 Independent VisitorCornwall Council · South WestWon by dialogue£162k
- Awarded1 Oct 2025W638 - Statutory Children complaints, Investigations and provision of Investigating Officers and Independent PersonLondon Borough of Sutton · LondonWon by RRC (Rrconsultancy) Ltd£17k
- Awarded1 Oct 2025Statutory Children Complaint InvestigationsRoyal Borough of Kingston upon Thames · LondonWon by RRC (Rrconsultancy) Ltd£37k
- Awarded14 Jul 2025WP4091 - Regulation 44 Independent Visiting ServiceWalsall Council · West MidlandsWon by National Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS)£140k
- Awarded15 May 2025Provision of Independent Complaint OfficersHull City Council · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Coram and 2 more£180k
Where to bid
Where regulation 44 visits tenders are run
EU-Supply4 25%
In-Tend4 25%
Open (NEPO)3 19%
ProContract2 13%
East Midlands Tenders1 6%- Other portals (2)2 13%
Tenders published in the last year that name the bid portal they run on.
Frameworks and DPS
6 frameworks for regulation 44 visits work are running. None are open to join now.
National Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS) won the most regulation 44 visits contracts by value
Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
Councils
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1joint | National Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS) Yorkshire and the Humber · SME · See every contract | 8 | £2.2m | 8 | ||
| 1joint | Jim Murdoch, Independent Social Worker North East · SME · See every contract | 8 | Not published | 3 | ||
| 3 | Jodie Henderson North East · SME · See every contract | 6 | Not published | 3 | ||
| 4 | Cherryl Pharoah Consultancy North East · SME · See every contract | 4 | Not published | 3 | ||
| 5joint | Reconstruct (Children and Adults Services) Ltd West Midlands · SME · See every contract | 3 | £562k | 3 | ||
| 5joint | RRC (Rrconsultancy) Ltd London · SME · See every contract | 3 | £154k | 3 | ||
| 5joint | Bridget Black North East · SME · See every contract | 3 | Not published | 2 | ||
| 5joint | Debbie Malone Independent Services North East · See every contract | 3 | Not published | 2 | ||
| 9joint | RRC Yorkshire and the Humber · SME · 1 framework place · See every contract | 2 | £240k | 2 | ||
| 9joint | Choices and Voices Care Limited North East · 1 framework place · See every contract | 2 | £32k | 2 |
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Who buys
Councils award 100% of regulation 44 visits contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 2 years, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
4 buyers bought regulation 44 visits more than once in the last 2 years
Each dot is a buyer, by how many regulation 44 visits contracts it awarded in the last 2 years.
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Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many regulation 44 visits contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
Councils
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunderland City Council | 10 | Not published |
| 2 | Durham County Council | 5 | £1.1m |
| 3 | South Tyneside Council | 4 | Not published |
| 4 | North Tyneside Council | 3 | £86k |
| 5 | Leeds City Council | 1 | £480k |
| 6 | Coventry City Council | 1 | £381k |
| 7 | Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 1 | £240k |
| 8 | Sheffield City Council | 1 | £200k |
| 9 | Hull City Council | 1 | £180k |
| 10 | Somerset Council | 1 | £177k |
112 regulation 44 visits contracts awarded since 2021
- 112021
- 142022
- 182023
- 182024
- 182025
- 332026 so far
Prices
Half of regulation 44 visits contracts are worth less than £100k
Councils
The 10 biggest regulation 44 visits contracts
- Durham County CouncilNational Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS) · 28 Jul 2026
- Leeds City CouncilNational Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS) · 9 Jun 2026
- Coventry City CouncilReconstruct (Children and Adults Services) Ltd · 26 May 2026
- Barnsley Metropolitan Borough CouncilRRC · 31 Jul 2026
- Sheffield City CouncilCarter Brown · 3 Feb 2025
- Hull City CouncilCoram, Choices and Voices Care Limited, RRC · 15 May 2025
- Somerset CouncilNational Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS) · 4 Mar 2026
- Cornwall Councildialogue · 16 Oct 2025
- Rotherham Metropolitan Borough CouncilNational Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS) · 26 May 2026
- Walsall CouncilNational Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS) · 14 Jul 2025
Renewing contracts
4 regulation 44 visits contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months
The 3 ending soonest are shown in full.
Ends Jul 2027
PAN2864 - Regulation 44 Visitor
Leicester City Council · East Midlands · 4-year contract
Held by Reconstruct (Children and Adults Services) Ltd
Ends Sep 2027
Statutory Children Complaint Investigations
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames · London · 2-year contract
Held by RRC (Rrconsultancy) Ltd
Regulation 44 visits contract for a councilLondonUnder £100kEnds Sep 2027
Where and when
The North East awards the most regulation 44 visits contracts. July and October are the busiest months.
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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The regions as a table
| Region | Open now | Contracts | Value | Typical contract | Won the most | Bought the most | Renewing in 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North East | 0 | 25 | £1.2m | £86k | Jim Murdoch, Independent Social Worker (8) | Sunderland City Council (10) | 1 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 0 | 7 | £1.4m | £180k | National Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS) (3) | – | 0 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 5 | £736k | £111k | Reconstruct (Children and Adults Services) Ltd (2) | – | 0 |
| South West | 0 | 4 | £429k | £162k | – | – | 0 |
| North West | 1 | 2 | £171k | – | – | – | 0 |
| London | 1 | 2 | £54k | – | RRC (Rrconsultancy) Ltd (2) | – | 2 |
| East Midlands | 1 | 1 | £89k | – | – | – | 1 |
| East of England | 0 | 1 | £100k | – | – | – | 0 |
| South East | 0 | 1 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| Wales | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| Scotland | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
Often bought with regulation 44 visits
Related services
Key findings
- £310k a month
of regulation 44 visits contracts awarded.
Typical contract £100k x 3.1 contracts a month, last 12 months. - 2
regulation 44 visits contracts are awarded in a typical month.
48 contracts in the last 2 years. - 6
frameworks and DPSs are running for regulation 44 visits work.
0 open to join now. - 89%
of regulation 44 visits contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 38 award notices.
How many regulation 44 visits tenders and contracts are there?
| Since November 2021 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|
| Notices published | 237 | 75 |
| Contracts awarded | 104 | 38 |
15 regulation 44 visits contracts and frameworks end in the next 12 months, 13 of them recurring services. In the last two years, 30 buyers awarded regulation 44 visits contracts to 28 suppliers.
Source: Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI, to 4 November 2026. By Seamus White. How we count
Questions
How many regulation 44 visits contracts does the UK public sector award?
48 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, from 30 public buyers.
How long are regulation 44 visits tenders open for?
The median regulation 44 visits tender is open for 25 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector regulation 44 visits contract worth?
The median is £100k, and 88% are worth less than £250k.
Which buyers award the most regulation 44 visits contracts?
Councils award 100% of them.
Which part of the UK awards the most regulation 44 visits contracts?
The North East: 25 of 48 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, then Yorkshire and the Humber (7) and the West Midlands (5).
How many regulation 44 visits contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months?
4 contracts end and are likely to be re-let, the first on 26 July 2027. Another 2 ending are one-off work.
Are there frameworks or DPSs for regulation 44 visits work that are open to join?
6 frameworks and DPSs for regulation 44 visits work are running. None are open to join now.
What is included
Independent persons and panels that review social care decisions and quality: independent investigating officers and independent persons for statutory children's and adult social care complaints, the independent review mechanism for fostering and adoption decisions, and monthly Regulation 44 visits and reports on children's homes.
- Independent investigating officers
- Independent persons for stage 2 complaints
- IRM for fostering and adoption determinations in England and Wales
- Regulation 44 independent visitor visits and reports
What is not included
- NHS complaints advocacy (see Independent advocacy for adults (IMCA, IMHA, Care Act, NHS complaints and community advocacy))
- Volunteer independent visitors for looked-after children (see Children's advocacy and independent visitors)
- Safeguarding case reviews and board chairs (see Safeguarding and domestic homicide reviews, independent chairs and scrutineers)
- Running children's homes (see Residential childcare)
- Complaints casework software (see Complaints management software)