Official UK procurement notice
Independent Advocacy Support to Parents through Child Protection & Court Cases
Authority: Newcastle City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNewcastle City Council are seeking a Provider, or Providers, to deliver Independent Advocacy Support to Parents through Child Protection and Court Cases within the Newcastle City Council boundary. This is an opportunity to work with the Council to deliver services across the city, for a period of up to 36 months, to meet the Council's aim of providing a consistent and reliable support to parents.
The Council requires a service that can be delivered within an annual budget of £119,549
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Mar 2026, 16:33 GMT
- Last source update
- 24 Jul 2026, 12:52 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-070265- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06627cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
4 Mar 2026 → 24 Jul 2026 · 4 dates- Planning notice published238 days ago4 Mar 2026, 16:33 GMT
- Market engagement216 days ago26 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
The Council will be publishing details of how a Provider can be involved in the engagement on the Open Electronic Tendering Portal via www.open-uk.org ↗
- Contract starts211 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published97 days ago24 Jul 2026, 12:52 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Mar 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published4 Mar 2026, 16:33 GMTUK2
- Transparency notice published24 Jul 2026, 12:49 BSTUK5
- Status changed to complete24 Jul 2026, 12:49 BST
- Procurement method changed24 Jul 2026, 12:49 BST
- Contract award notice published24 Jul 2026, 12:52 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAMILIES IN CARE1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2029Extensions: 2x 6-month Options to Extend | £358,647 | 24 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- FAMILIES IN CAREAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender