Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bb7-5416-7132-99ce-d24d63f76a2e/black-country-advocacy-for-children-and-young-people awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Black Country Advocacy for Children and Young People [Wolverhampton City Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/wolverhampton-city-council) Estimated value £945,000 Published 1 Dec 2025 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The service provides an advocacy service for children and young people in receipt of social care services, no matter the type of setting in which they are placed, that empowers them to make sure that their rights are respected, and their views and wishes are heard at all times. The provision provides advocacy service to: ### Children and Young People in Care - Care Leavers - Children subject to a Child Protection Conference - Family Help (including all children, Early Help and Children In Need) - Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children who require an age assessment - Children and Young People with disabilities The service operates in line with the Effective Advocacy for Looked-After Children, Children in Need and Care Leavers Statutory guidance for local authorities September 2023 and the National Standards for the Provision of Children and Young People's Advocacy Services September 2023. Referrals to the Service are made to the Service Provider by: - Children or young people themselves if they are in receipt of social care services, or by children and young people with a disability receiving short breaks living with special educational needs and disability (SEND), or by any other person who does so with the knowledge and consent of the child or young person in care, - Carer or professional in contact with child or young person meeting the children and young people in care criteria, - Telephone, letter or personal contact. The contract commenced November 1st 2025. Read full description ## CPV classification Social work and related services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-04fc43-2025-12-01T14:13:02Z [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-04fc43-2025-12-01T14:13:02Z) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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