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Provision of an Advocacy Service for parents with children in or on the edge of care

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Deadline
13 days left
March 16, 2026
Contract Details
Category
Other
Reference
012829-2026
Value
£1,000,000
Location
Kent, United Kingdom
Published
February 24, 2026
Organization
Medway Council
CPV Code
Project Timeline

Tender Published

February 12, 2026

Deadline for Questions

March 09, 2026

Submission Deadline

March 16, 2026

Contract Start Date

June 30, 2026

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Budget
£1,000,000
Duration
36 months
Location
Kent
Type
Other
73
Quality Score/100
Good

Original Tender Description

Medway Council believes that where appropriate and safe to do so, every effort should be made to support families to keep their children with their family setting. The Advocacy service for parents will work in a multi-disciplinary way to support families on the edge of care and those with children already in care to build their strength and emotional resilience. Giving them the confidence to access support and services to ensure they can safely keep their children in their care. The service will provide high quality advocacy support to families to enable them to address the issues and challenges in their lives that may prevent them from keeping their children. These may include issues such as: -Poor emotional wellbeing -Poor physical and mental health -Experience of Trauma -Significant Learning disability -Limited access to community support and services -Inconsistent use of contraception -Continued experience of Domestic Violence -Ongoing Substance Misuse -Inadequate Housing -Financial Hardship Direct work with families will recognise differences in experiences of these and other factors providing a holistic, well-rounded support focused on building a family’s stability to work through these factors to safely support their child or children. It is likely that the majority of families supported by this service will be in pre-proceedings, some families may have already had children removed. The service will support families as directed by the Medway Family Partnership Co-ordinator. Note – Families refers to working with both parents (either jointly or separately) or working with single parents (either Mum or Dad). For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Chatham:-Social-work-and-related-services./3EUG35KYV8 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/3EUG35KYV8

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Requirements & Qualifications

22 requirements across 5 categories

Submission (3)
Mandatory (1)
Compliance (11)
Technical (6)
Financial (1)
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS3
--Must submit the bid by the deadline: 2026-03-16T16:00:00+00:00.
--Must respond to this opportunity via the Kent Business Portal at: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/3EUG35KYV8.
--Must provide information as requested on the Delta eSourcing portal/Kent Business Portal.
MANDATORY EXCLUSION GROUNDS1
--No mandatory exclusion grounds are explicitly stated in the provided tender information.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS11
--Must be able to provide an advocacy service for parents/families.
--Must be able to work with families on the edge of care and those with children already in care.
--Must be able to support families to keep their children within their family setting where appropriate and safe.
TECHNICAL CAPABILITY REQUIREMENTS6
--Ability to deliver high-quality advocacy support.
--Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary way.
--Expertise in addressing a wide range of complex family issues including emotional wellbeing, physical/mental health, trauma, learning disability, community access, contraception, domestic violence, substance misuse, housing, and financial hardship.
FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS1
--Ability to deliver the service within the estimated contract value of 1,000,000.0 EUR.

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Documents

4 documents available with AI summaries

OCDS RecordDOC
012829-2026_ocds_record.json

Medway Council seeks an advocacy service to support parents in keeping their children within the family by addressing various life challenges and building resilience, particularly for families on the edge of care or with children already removed.

OCDS Release PackageDOC
012829-2026_ocds_release.json

Medway Council seeks an advocacy service to support families at risk of child removal or with children already in care, aiming to build resilience and address issues preventing children from remaining safely with their families.

Official PDF VersionPDF
012829-2026_official.pdf

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Tender NoticeHTM
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73
Good

Tender Quality Score

This tender outlines a clear and much-needed social service, but its quality is hampered by the critical absence of evaluation criteria and some data gaps in the provided information.

Score Breakdown

Legal Compliance75/100

The tender defines the procedure type and CPV code correctly, and there are no disputes. However, the explicit mention of 'No mandatory exclusion grounds are explicitly stated' and the missing reveal date are minor gaps in full legal transparency.

•Missing reveal date in provided data
•Mandatory exclusion grounds not explicitly stated
Clarity70/100

The service description and AI-extracted requirements are exceptionally clear and detailed, outlining the scope and target group effectively. The major deficiency is the complete absence of specified evaluation criteria, which is crucial for bidders.

•Missing evaluation criteria
Completeness70/100

Basic information, financial details, duration, and location are well-defined. Requirements are clear. However, the 'Download failed' for key documents in the provided data and the explicit lack of evaluation criteria indicate significant incompleteness for a comprehensive bid preparation.

•Missing evaluation criteria
•Key tender documents (Notice, Official PDF) not processed/summarized
Fairness65/100

The tender discloses the estimated value, supports e-procurement, and the requirements appear generic, promoting broad participation. Nevertheless, the critical absence of evaluation criteria severely undermines transparency and fairness for all potential bidders.

•Missing evaluation criteria
Practicality85/100

Electronic submission is fully supported via the provided portal links, and the contract start date and duration are clearly specified. The estimated value is also available, making it practical for bidders to assess the opportunity.

Data Consistency80/100

Dates are logical and consistent, and the status is active with no disputes. Minor inconsistencies include empty fields for 'Liable Person' and missing codes for 'Type' and 'Procedure', along with the missing reveal date.

•Empty 'Liable Person' field
•Missing codes for 'Type' and 'Procedure'
Sustainability70/100

The tender's core objective is to provide a vital advocacy service for vulnerable families, directly addressing significant social challenges and promoting community welfare, which is a strong social sustainability aspect. However, it lacks explicit environmental or innovation criteria.

•No explicit green procurement criteria
•No explicit innovation focus

Strengths

Clear and detailed service description and requirements
Estimated value, duration, and contract start date clearly specified
Electronic submission supported via dedicated portal
Focus on critical social service for vulnerable families
CPV code and procedure type correctly identified

Concerns

Critical absence of evaluation criteria, impacting clarity and fairness
Key tender documents (Notice, Official PDF) not processed/summarized in provided data
Lack of explicit mandatory exclusion grounds statement
Minor data gaps (e.g., Liable Person, procedure codes, reveal date)
No explicit green procurement or innovation criteria

Recommendations

1. Immediately publish comprehensive evaluation criteria to ensure transparency and fairness for all bidders.
2. Ensure all official tender documents are accessible and fully processed for complete information disclosure.
3. Include explicit statements regarding mandatory exclusion grounds and consider adding green or innovation criteria where applicable.

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