# Independent Advocacy Service for Children and Young People

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: CUMBRIA COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contract winner: [National Youth Advocacy Service](/contract-winners/national-youth-advocacy-service/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £244,500
- Tender value: £244,500
- Award date: 11 February 2016
- Published: 18 November 2016
- Contract start: 1 April 2016
- Contract end: 31 March 2019
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 8c80585e-3d2e-4fb6-bbeb-f2cb2400ace8-87507
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4fa2f11c-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

## Description

Cumbria County Council is commissioning services to meet the following statutory duties: to provide a Children and Young People?s Advocacy Service, that is independent of the Council and is made available to children looked after, young people leaving care, children in need, children subject to a child protection plan and privately fostered children\. to ensure an independent person visits a children?s home at least once each month and performs duties as set out in The Children?s Homes \(England\) Regulations 2015, Regulation 44\. Additional information: To complete and return all the required documents by the stated deadline\. Services to be delivered in Cumbria\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8c80585e-3d2e-4fb6-bbeb-f2cb2400ace8-87507)