As the lead authority on behalf of the Mid and West Wales region, Powys County Council is awarding a contract to a suitably qualified and experienced organisation for the provision of Independent Professional Advocacy Services for Children and Young People.
For the provision of Independent Professional Advocacy Services for children and young people across the Mid and West Wales region has been established. The Mid and West Wales region consists of Powys, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire. The appointed organisation will deliver the service across the region as a whole.
The Service will be person-centred, issue-based and outcome-focussed in its service delivery. The Service will assist at reviews and conferences only when a child has a dispute over some significant matter (and when the child explicitly consents to advocacy support).
The Advocacy Service for Children and Young People has been split into 4 lots.
Lot 1 - Independent Professional Advocacy
Lot 2 - Independent Visiting Service
Lot 3 - Complaints in relation to the NHS Service
Lot 4 - Regional/Local Safeguarding Boards
Lots 1 & 2 are to be delivered together.
The duration of the contract will be for 3 years with an option to extend for up to a further 1 year, at the Council’s discretion.
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.
The Council is awarding a contract, which allows flexibility while complying with Treaty principles of transparency and equal treatment of providers.