Staffordshire County Council · Awarded contract

Awarded

Provision of Advocacy and Independent Visitor Services for Children and Young People in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent

Awarded 30 Sep 2019

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Awarded30 Sep 2019

Value£724,522.00

SupplierChange Grow Live Services Ltd

AgencyStaffordshire County Council

RegionWest Midlands

CategoryPublic Services & Welfare

Ended 3y 7mo ago3y 6mo term

Awarded 30 Sept 2019Expired 30 Mar 2023

About

Staffordshire County Council awarded a contract to Change Grow Live Services Ltd for advocacy services for children and young people in Staffordshire (Lot 1) and Stoke-on-Trent (Lot 2).

The service covers Looked After Children, Care Leavers, Children Subject to a Child Protection Plan or Children in Need, Children and young people with SEN, and Children with Disabilities, including those placed outside the council boundaries.

It is available to children and young people aged 5-18, and up to age 25 for those with SEND where the issue relates to the Education Health & Care Plan/Education provision or for Care Leavers under 'Staying Put' legislation.

The service also delivers an Independent Visitor programme for Looked After Children, arranges for an Independent Person to attend Secure Accommodation Reviews, and provides an Independent Person for age assessments of Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children and Young People.

The contract value is £724,522.

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