Official UK procurement notice
Children's Rights and Advocacy Service
Authority: Leeds City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionService to meet these outcomes: To ensure children and young people are aware of their rights and have access to advocacy when required. To also ensure young people are aware of their rights and have access to independent advocacy, information, advice and support in relation to children and young people (up to age 25 where an EHC Plan is in place) with SEN and Disabilities. There is a Bidder's Question and Answer session during the tender period on Friday 20th June, 11-12noon (Microsoft Teams) - no need to book, details are in the Tender Instructions pack in Section 1. Just click the link and join to ask your questions.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 2 Apr 2030, 00:59 BST.
- How the procedure runs: All tenderers will first have their Method Statement Questions 1-5 evaluated. If they score 70% or above, then they will be invited to a Children and Young Person's panel to give a presentation. Overall quality score of 70% or above minimum across all stages required.
CPV: Guidance and counselling services · Guidance services · Social work services without accommodation
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1CancelledRenewalPublished value£1,119,545
- Economic & financial standing
This is all covered within the Conditions of Participation document in the tender. We are not evaluating this as a separate stage of the tender or using it to limit the market.
- Technical & professional ability
This is all covered within the Conditions of Participation document in the tender. We are not evaluating this as a separate stage of the tender or using it to limit the market.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality Section: 70%
- Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality Section: The tender as a whole is scored on a quality/price combined basis, with minimum threshold of 70% quality. Weighting is 70/30. The Quality section is made up of an initial stage of 5 method statement questions, a presentation for Children and Young People (CYP), and a social value section. Any provider who scores an overall 70% across the 5 method statement questions will receive an invite to present for the CYP panel. Minimum score across all sections to go through and be evaluated on price is 70% overall.
- Price: The tender as a whole is scored on a quality/price combined basis, with minimum threshold of 70% quality. Weighting is 70/30. Price will be scored, with a weighting of 30%
- Economic & financial standing
This is all covered within the Conditions of Participation document in the tender. We are not evaluating this as a separate stage of the tender or using it to limit the market.
- Technical & professional ability
This is all covered within the Conditions of Participation document in the tender. We are not evaluating this as a separate stage of the tender or using it to limit the market.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 2 Apr 2030
- First published
- 15 Apr 2025, 14:09 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Jun 2025, 15:06 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 22 Jul 2025
- Authority reference
99854- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-032724- Accelerated
- Light touch contract
- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050340Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Payments made quarterly in arrears by invoice. Faster payments also available - payment within 10 days - upon offer of a discount.
- How it runs
All tenderers will first have their Method Statement Questions 1-5 evaluated. If they score 70% or above, then they will be invited to a Children and Young Person's panel to give a presentation. Overall quality score of 70% or above minimum across all stages required.
- Risks
Service is delivered on a 'demand led' basis, therefore we will need to work together to manage demand within the budget. Service delivery is also dependent on on-going sufficient staffing. Through mobilisation and contract management processes, we will work with the supplier on delivery of all areas of the specification. We are testing a new model where it is hoped out of area casework can be covered by providers working in those local areas; this may take some time to put arrangements in place. While we are not expecting any changes to legislation in this area, if there were, this would affect contract delivery.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 2 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
15 Apr 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 8 dates- Planning notice published15 Apr 2025, 14:09 BST
- Next notice expected30 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published16 Jun 2025, 16:22 BST
- Clarification questions by23 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Latest notice published27 Jun 2025, 15:06 BST
- Submission deadline2 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by22 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts392 days ago1 Oct 2025
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Apr 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published15 Apr 2025, 14:09 BSTUK2
- Planned procurement notice published15 Apr 2025, 14:17 BSTUK3
- Procurement method changed15 Apr 2025, 14:17 BST
- Deadline published: 30 May 2025, 23:59 BST15 Apr 2025, 14:17 BST
- Tender notice published16 Jun 2025, 16:22 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active16 Jun 2025, 16:22 BST
- Deadline moved to 2 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST16 Jun 2025, 16:22 BST+33 days · was 30 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Procurement termination notice published27 Jun 2025, 15:06 BSTUK12
- Status changed to cancelled27 Jun 2025, 15:06 BST
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-04: 1 release · 15 Apr 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 27 Jun 2025 | CancelledDue to market feedback, we are going to reconsider our options and publish another opportunity. We will do a further planned procurement notice in advance of this. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender