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Contract for the Provision of Independent Visitor Service (IVS) in Swansea

Published Yesterday
3 Nov 2026
Deadline in 30 days


Reference: CCS-26-243
This contract will commission an Independent Visitor Service in Swansea. It is a statutory service and supports children and young people aged 3 to 18 years who are looked after by Swansea Council. The service aims to provide consistent, positive relationships for these young individuals, who often experience significant disruptions in their lives. The contract supports the primary objective of the Independent Visitor Service, which is to offer a stable, supportive relationship to children and young people in looked after care, through volunteer Independent Visitors (IVs). These volunteers are not social workers or part of Child and Family services; instead, they act as friends and mentors, providing a listening ear and engaging in various activities with the children. Under the Social Services and Well-Being (Wales) Act 2014, Section 98, “A local authority looking after a child must appoint an independent person to be the child’s visitor if (a) the child falls within a category specified in regulations or, (b) in any other case, it appears to the authority that it would be in the child’s interests to do so.

Full CPV breakdown

  • 85000000 — Health and social work services (primary)

Notice details

Buyer type
Local authority
Competition
Open competition (any supplier can bid)
Contract type
Services
Procurement method
Open procedure
Main category
Services
Above threshold
Yes
Legal basis
UKPGA 2023/54
Notice status
Active
Renewal
up to 24 months
Submission method
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Enquiries close
27 Nov 2026
Award decision expected
11 Jan 2027
Covered by GPA
Yes
Reserved / special regime
Light Touch
Language
EN
Published
03 Nov 2026 14:41
Deadline
04 Dec 2026 00:00
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0796c9
Notice ID
CCS-26-243

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Organisations

Name City & County of Swansea
Address › Street Civic Centre
Address › Town / city Swansea
Address › Postcode SA1 3SN
Address › Country GB
Address › Country United Kingdom
Address › Region (NUTS) UKL18
Role buyer
Link http://www.swansea.gov.uk/dobusiness
Classification › Classification 1 › Description Public authority - sub-central government
Classification › Classification 2 › Description Welsh devolved regulations apply

Buyer

Name City & County of Swansea

Tender

Title Contract for the Provision of Independent Visitor Service (IVS) in Swansea
Status active
Item › CPV › Description Health and social work services
Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) UKL18
Item › Delivery › Country GB
Item › Delivery › Country United Kingdom
Value › Value incl. VAT £180,000
Value › Value £150,000
Value › Currency GBP
Procedure type open
Procedure Open procedure
Category services
Special regime Light touch
Above threshold Yes
Covered by GPA
Submission Terms › Electronic submission allowed
Submission Terms › Languages › Language 1 cy
Submission Terms › Languages › Language 2 en
Bidding period › End 4 Dec 2026
Questions period › End 27 Nov 2026
Award decision period › End 11 Jan 2027
Lot › Status active
Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT £180,000
Lot › Value › Value £150,000
Lot › Value › Currency GBP
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type quality
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name Methodology
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight 70
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type Percentage exact
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type price
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name Price
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight 30
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type Percentage exact
Lot › Suitable for › SMEs Yes
Lot › Suitable for › VCSEs Yes
Lot › Contract period › Start 1 Apr 2027
Lot › Contract period › End 31 Mar 2030
Lot › Contract period › Can be extended to 31 Mar 2032
Lot › Can be renewed Yes
Lot › Renewal › Description up to 24 months
Document › Document 1 › Document type Conflict of interest
Document › Document 1 › Description Not published
Document › Document 2 › Document type Tender notice
Document › Document 2 › Description Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document › Document 2 › Link https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/104303-2026
Document › Document 2 › Published 3 Nov 2026
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