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    ContractsParent and Carer Advocacy Service
    Awarded contract

    Parent and Carer Advocacy Service

    Awarded
    £5.2m
    Published 23 Jun 2026

    Manchester City Council seeks suppliers to help design and potentially deliver a community-based advocacy service supporting families involved in child protection processes.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· EnglandPublished 23 Jun 2026· 4 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £5.2m
    Published 23 Jun 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £5,194,897
      Pounds sterling
    • Tender closed
      4 Sept 2026
      2 months ago
    • Sector
      Education & Training
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      England

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • MU
      MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 4 months ago.

    23 Jun 2026Today4 Sept 2026

    Brief

    Manchester City Council is seeking market engagement to inform the commissioning of a Parent and Carer Advocacy Service. This service will provide short-term, early intervention advocacy support to parents and carers involved in Child Protection processes, helping families understand safeguarding procedures, build confidence, and participate meaningfully in decisions affecting their children. The Council is piloting a small-scale, community-based model supporting approximately 50 families annually through flexible delivery combining paid staff, volunteers, and peer advocates. The service must demonstrate strong local knowledge of Manchester's communities and employ a strengths-based, relational approach to family support. This market engagement exercise aims to gauge provider interest and capacity, explore delivery models including community and volunteer options, assess local feasibility, and obtain cost estimates. Potential suppliers should be prepared to discuss innovative approaches to advocacy delivery and community engagement.

    Track record

    2 awards · 2 winners
    Thin record

    Only 2 prior awards here — too little to read.

    In education training, MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL has awarded 2 contracts to 2 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST1× · 50%
    2. BHA FOR EQUALITY1× · 50%

    Across education training, the most active winners are SHANNON TRUST, QA Ltd, FAREPORT TRAINING ORGANISATION LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06bb04

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    Sector
    Education & Training