Medway Council: Provision of an Advocacy Service for parents with children in or on the edge of care

Contracting Authorities

Contracting authority:

Medway Council

Public Procurement Organisation Number:

PWYH-3898-LDQR

Address:

Medway Council, Gun Wharf, Dock Road
Chatham
ME4 4TR
UK

Contact name:

Mr James Welch

Email:

james.welch@medway.gov.uk

Telephone:

Not provided

Website:

Not provided

Organisation type:

REGIONAL_AUTHORITY

Devolved regulations that apply:

None

Procedure

Procedure type:

Open procedure

Preliminary market engagement conducted:

No

Tenders received:

0

Tenders assessed:

0

Tenders from SMEs:

0

Tenders from VCSEs:

0

Special regime:

Light touch

Scope

Title:

Provision of an Advocacy Service for parents with children in or on the edge of care

Reference number:

Not provided

Main procurement category:

SERVICES

Description:

Medway Council believes that where appropriate and safe to do so, every effort should be made to support families to keep their children with their family setting. The Advocacy service for parents will work in a multi-disciplinary way to support families on the edge of care and those with children already in care to build their strength and emotional resilience. Giving them the confidence to access support and services to ensure they can safely keep their children in their care.

The service will provide high quality advocacy support to families to enable them to address the issues and challenges in their lives that may prevent them from keeping their children. These may include issues such as:

-Poor emotional wellbeing
-Poor physical and mental health
-Experience of Trauma
-Significant Learning disability
-Limited access to community support and services
-Inconsistent use of contraception
-Continued experience of Domestic Violence
-Ongoing Substance Misuse
-Inadequate Housing
-Financial Hardship
Direct work with families will recognise differences in experiences of these and other factors providing a holistic, well-rounded support focused on building a family’s stability to work through these factors to safely support their child or children.
It is likely that the majority of families supported by this service will be in pre-proceedings, some families may have already had children removed.
The service will support families as directed by the Medway Family Partnership Co-ordinator. Note – Families refers to working with both parents (either jointly or separately) or working with single parents (either Mum or Dad).
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Total value (estimated):

GBP 1,000,000 excluding VAT

GBP 1,000,000 including VAT

Contract value:

GBP 1,000,000 including VAT

Contract Details

Title:

Not provided

Reference number:

Not provided

Contract value:

GBP 1,000,000 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold:

No

Award decision date:

03/06/2026

Earliest date the contract will be signed:

30/06/2026

Contract dates (estimated):

01/07/2026 to 30/06/2029

Main procurement category:

SERVICES

CPV classifications:

85300000 - Social work and related services.

85310000 - Social work services.

Delivery regions:

UKJ41 - Medway

Assessment summaries sent:

03/06/2026

Supplier

Supplier:

Libra Partnership Ltd

Companies House:

PVXR-5343-ZBDR

Address:

Unit 2, Sandpit Road
Dartford
DA1 5BU
UK

Email:

vanessa@librapartnership.co.uk

Telephone:

Not provided

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME):

Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE):

No

Supported employment provider:

No

Public service mutual:

No

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