Provision of Independent Professional Advocacy Services for Children and Young People

Procurement description

Powys County Council "the Council" on behalf of the Mid and West Wales region (Powys, Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire) is seeking a Service Provider(s) to provide independent professional advocacy services for children and young people for whom there is a statutory entitlement, via 4 Lots:

Lot 1 – Independent Professional Advocacy

Lot 2 – Independent Visiting Service

Lot 3 – Complaints in relation to NHS Service (Powys Teaching Health Board and Hywel Dda University Health Board)

Lot 4 – Local Safeguarding Board (Ceredigion County Council).

Lots 1 & 2 are to be delivered together.

The contract is being let under the Light Touch Regime in accordance with Section 15 of the Procurement Act 2023. This procurement is being conducted under the provisions of Section 9 of the Procurement Act 2023 and governed by the Procurement (Wales) Regulations 2024, which govern light touch contracts for specified services.

Main category

Services

Delivery regions

• UKL24 - Powys
• UKL14 - South West Wales

Total value (estimated, excluding VAT)

1503160.00 GBP to 1503160GBP

Contract dates (estimated)

01 April 2026, 00:00AM to 31 March 2029, 23:59PM

Extension end date (if all the extensions are used): 31 March 2030

Powys County Council

Procedure type

Open procedure

Is this procurement under a special regime?

Light touch

Is the total value above threshold?

Above threshold

Description

Description: Lot 1 – Independent Professional Advocacy

CPV classifications

• 85000000 - Health and social work services
• 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Delivery regions

• UKL24 - Powys
• UKL14 - South West Wales

Lot value (estimated)

1365416 GBP Excluding VAT

1365416 GBP Including VAT

Sustainability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Contract start date (estimated)

01 April 2026, 00:00AM

Contract end date (estimated)

31 March 2029, 23:59PM

Extension end date (estimated)

31 March 2030, 23:59PM

Can the contract be extended?

Yes

Description of extensions

option to extend for up to a further 1 year,

Description of how multiple lots may be awarded

Lots 1 & 2 are to be delivered together.

Participation

Award criteria

Description

Descriptions: Lot 2 – Independent Visiting Service

CPV classifications

• 85000000 - Health and social work services
• 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Delivery regions

• UKL24 - Powys
• UKL14 - South West Wales

Lot value (estimated)

40000 GBP Excluding VAT

40000 GBP Including VAT

Sustainability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Contract start date (estimated)

01 April 2026, 00:00AM

Contract end date (estimated)

31 March 2029, 23:59PM

Extension end date (estimated)

31 March 2030, 23:59PM

Can the contract be extended?

Yes

Description of extensions

option to extend for up to a further 1 year,

Description of how multiple lots may be awarded

Lots 1 & 2 are to be delivered together.

Participation

Award criteria

Description

Description: Lot 3 – Complaints in relation to NHS Service (Powys Teaching Health Board and Hywel Dda University Health Board)

CPV classifications

• 85000000 - Health and social work services
• 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Delivery regions

• UKL24 - Powys
• UKL14 - South West Wales

Lot value (estimated)

48356 GBP Excluding VAT

48356 GBP Including VAT

Sustainability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Contract start date (estimated)

01 April 2026, 00:00AM

Contract end date (estimated)

31 March 2029, 23:59PM

Extension end date (estimated)

31 March 2030, 23:59PM

Can the contract be extended?

Yes

Description of extensions

Option to extend for up to a further 1 year

Description of how multiple lots may be awarded

Lots 1 & 2 are to be delivered together.

Participation

Description

Description Lot 4 – Local Safeguarding Board (Ceredigion County Council).

CPV classifications

• 85000000 -

  Award criteria

  Type: quality

  Name

  Quality

  Weighting: 70.00

  Weighting type: percentageExact

  Type: price

  Name

  Price

  Weighting: 30.00

  Weighting type: percentageExact

  Award criteria

  Type: quality

  Name

  Quality

  Weighting: 70.00

  Weighting type: percentageExact

  Type: price

  Name

  Price

  Weighting: 30.00

  Weighting type: percentageExact

  Health and social work services
• 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Delivery regions

• UKL24 - Powys
• UKL14 - South West Wales

Lot value (estimated)

49388 GBP Excluding VAT

49388 GBP Including VAT

Sustainability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Contract start date (estimated)

01 April 2026, 00:00AM

Contract end date (estimated)

31 March 2029, 23:59PM

Description of how multiple lots may be awarded

Lots 1 & 2 are to be delivered together.

Participation

Award criteria

Payment terms

as per tender documentation

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

09 February 2026

Tender submission deadline

06 March 2026, 12:00PM

Enquiry deadline

27 February 2026, 17:00PM

Date of award of contract

13 March 2026, 23:59PM

Submission address and any special instructions

https://etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com

May tenders be submitted electronically?

Yes

Is this a recurring procurement?

No

Publication date of next tender notice (estimated)

01 October 2029, 23:59PM

Languages that may be used for submission

• English