Lancashire Children's Right, Advocacy and Independent Visitors Service

Lancashire County Council
North West
6 March 2025 to 6 March 2030

The service provides independent advocacy support to eligible children and young people to ensure their voices influence decisions affecting their lives. It also involves the recruitment, management, and sustainment of a pool of volunteer independent visitors for children looked after, ensuring compliance with statutory legislation and regulatory requirements for advocacy and support services.

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Awarded value: £1.1m; As published
Published: 24 October 2024
Awarded: 6 March 2025; National Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS)
Contract length: 60 months; Ends 6 March 2030

What the contract covers

Service contract

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

Independent advocacy support for eligible Children and Young People.
Management and sustainment of a pool of volunteer Independent Visitors for Children Looked After (CLA).

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Service contract
Contract dates: 6 March 2025 to 6 March 2030
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 85000000

Services in this contract

Children's advocacy and independent visitorsMain service£375k typicalChildren's rights, advocacy and independent visitors service

Lifecycle

Published
24 October 2024
Contract awardedto National Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS)
6 March 2025
Contract starts
6 March 2025
Contract ends
6 March 2030

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/883458/lancashire-children-s-right-advocacy-and-independent-visitors-service
Buyer reference: JW\CYP\LCC\1480
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Lancashire County Council. Lancashire Children's Right, Advocacy and Independent Visitors Service. Contract award, 24 October 2024. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/883458/lancashire-children-s-right-advocacy-and-independent-visitors-service (accessed 5 November 2026).