Provision of a Children's Rights, Advocacy and Participation Service

The Council wishes to engage a Service Provider which will commission a rights, advocacy and participation service that help children and young people feel respected, included, listened to and understood.

The Council wishes to engage a Service Provider which will commission a rights, advocacy and participation service that help children and young people feel respected, included, listened to and understood. This means that the successful provider will make sure the rights of children, young people are promoted, protected and respected and that decisions in children’s best interests are paramount.

The advocacy and participation service will be available for vulnerable children and young people, especially those who are involved in complex decision making processes. This will encompass the full range of Orkney’s looked after children population, including those who have been formerly looked after and those who are accessing mental health services.

We also require that the Service Provider will be a key stakeholder in driving Orkney’s Corporate Parenting agenda. This may include, for example, helping to provide Corporate Parenting training or facilitating work with partners to deliver the Corporate Parenting Plan.. The contract value which is not to exceed 246,255 GBP comprises the initial term plus the additional 2 x 12 month option to extend.

Orkney Islands Council reserves the right to cancel the procurement at any stage and not award a Contract. the expenditure, work or effort

undertaken by bidders prior to the award of any Contract is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of bidders.

Late tenders will not be considered by the Council and all questions are to be submitted via the Questions and Answers section of this

contract advertisement on PCS.

An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland)

Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session.

Tenderers should complete the ESPD (Scotland) contained within the ESPD Module attached to this notice.