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

Contracting authority

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).
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

Description:

Not provided

Suitable for SMEs:

Yes

Suitable for VCSEs:

Yes

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:

Name: Technical Questions in social value / Weighting: 70

Name: Price / Weighting: 30

Legal and financial capacity conditions of participation:

See procurement specific questionnaire

Technical ability conditions of participation:

See procurement specific questionnaire

Documents

Associated tender documents:

Not provided

Technical specifications:

Not provided

Submission

Enquiry deadline:

27/02/2026 Time: 17:30

Tender 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

Other information

Legal and financial capacity conditions of participation:

Not provided

Technical ability conditions of participation:

Not provided

Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP):

Not provided

Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):

Not provided

A conflicts assessment has been prepared and revised:

Yes

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