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LPS CARE - Lancashire Children's Right, Advocacy and Independent Visitors Service - LCC40341

The service provides independent advocacy support to eligible children and young people to influence decisions affecting their lives, alongside the recruitment, training, and management of a pool of volunteer independent visitors for children looked after. The provider must ensure compliance with statutory requirements, regulations, and guidance governing advocacy and independent visitor services for vulnerable youth.

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Awarded value
£1.1m
As published
Published
24 October 2024
Awarded
28 January 2025
National Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS)
Contract length
36 months
Ends 31 March 2028

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of independent advocacy services and volunteer independent visitor programmes for children and young people in local authority care.

  • Provide support to Children and Young People who meet the criteria for the Service through advocacy and independent visitors
  • Provide independent advocacy support to eligible Children and Young People
  • Manage and sustain a pool of volunteer Independent Visitors for Children Looked After (CLA)

Terms and requirements

Contract type
Services contract
Procedure
Open procedure
Initial term
36 months
Extensions
24 months
Longest it can run
60 months
Contract dates
1 April 2025 to 31 March 2028
Certifications asked for
None stated
Suitable for SMEs
Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises
Yes
Category
Services
CPV codes
85000000

Services in this contract

Lifecycle

  1. Published
  2. Contract awardedto National Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS)
  3. Contract starts
  4. Contract ends
The buyer

Lancashire County Council

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The supplier

National Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS)

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Cite this contract

Link
https://bidskim.com/tender/234236/lps-care-lancashire-children-s-right-advocacy-and-independent-visitors-service-l
Buyer reference
JWCYPLCC1480
Open contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-bc243f84-15fa-48bc-a5d5-a20ae2f502e6
Last checked
5 November 2026

Lancashire County Council. LPS CARE - Lancashire Children's Right, Advocacy and Independent Visitors Service - LCC40341. Contract award, 24 October 2024. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/234236/lps-care-lancashire-children-s-right-advocacy-and-independent-visitors-service-l (accessed 5 November 2026).