Medway Council is using Delta eSourcing to run this tender exercise
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| Title: | Provision of an Advocacy Service for parents with children in or on the edge of care |
| Notice type: | UK4: Tender notice |
| Authority: | Medway Council |
| Nature of contract: | Services |
| Procedure: | Above threshold - Open procedure |
| Short 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). |
| Published: | 12/02/2026 12:01 |
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Scope
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).
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Chatham:-Social-work-and-related-services./3EUG35KYV8
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/3EUG35KYV8
Total value (estimated):
GBP 1,000,000 excluding VAT GBP 1,000,000 including VAT
Description
Contract dates (estimated)
01/07/2026 to 30/06/2029
CPV Classifications:
85300000 - Social work and related services. 85310000 - Social work services.
Contract can be extended:
Yes
Extension Date:
30/06/2030
Delivery regions:
UKJ41 Medway
Award criteria:
Quality criterion - Name: Technical Questions in social value / Weighting: 70
Quality criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 30
Legal and financial capacity conditions of participation: See procurement specific questionnaire
Technical ability conditions of participation: See procurement specific questionnaire
Submission
Enquiry deadline: 27/02/2026 Time: 17:30Tender submission deadline: 16/03/2026 Time: 16:00
Submission address and any special instructions: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/3EUG35KYV8
An electronic auction will be used: No
Languages that may be used for submission: English, Award decision date (estimated): 06/05/2026
Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Contracting authority
Medway Council, PWYH-3898-LDQR
Medway Council, Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham, ME4 4TR, United Kingdom
Email: james.welch@medway.gov.uk
Contact: Mr James Welch
Organisation type: REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Devolved regulations that apply: None