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Advocacy and Independent Visitor Service Re-Tender for London Borough of Barnet

London Borough of Barnet · Local authority

In brief

London Borough of Barnet awarded care work to Action for Children on 8 July 2026.

The notice gives a value of £859,429 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 6 years, starting 5 August 2026.

It is split into 2 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

Both the Advocacy and Independent Visitor Services (IVS) are statutory provisions that provider service delivery to Children in Care (CiC) for IVS and also Child Protection (CP) cases, Care Leavers and Kinship Care for Advocacy for children and young people. We are Tendering both services as Lots under one tender. Lot 1 - Advocacy and Lot 2 IVS.

Lots

LotTradeValue
Advocacy Service
5 August 2026 to 4 August 2032
What this lot covers

•Lot 1: Advocacy Service •Lot 2: Independent Visitors Service

Social and domiciliary care£571,429
Independent Visitors Service
5 August 2026 to 4 August 2032
What this lot covers

Lot 2, an Independent Visitors Service that recruits, trains and supervises volunteers to build long term, trusted relationships with children in care who would benefit from additional independent support, offering consistent companionship, positive role modelling and opportunities to broaden their experiences. Together, these services strengthen children’s voices, promote their wellbeing, and ensure access to independent support where it is most needed.

Social and domiciliary care£288,000

Who won

WinnerLotValueDates
Action for Children (SME)
5 bids received
Advocacy Service£571,429
Awarded 8 July 2026
Action for Children (SME)
4 bids received
Independent Visitors Service£288,000
Awarded 8 July 2026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 034094-2026
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 064995-2026

Last time this was bought

Domestic Abuse Refuge Service for the London Borough of Barnet

Awarded
5 January 2026
Value
Not stated, or split across lots

Matched on London Borough of Barnet, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

London Borough of BarnetLast 12 months

Procurements

31

Awards

16

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From notice 034094-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 15 April 2026, last updated 10 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.