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    ContractsParent and Carer Advocacy Service
    Open tender

    Parent and Carer Advocacy Service

    Contract value
    £150k
    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· 2 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Contract value
    £150k
    Published 23 Jun 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £150,000indicative
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Education & Training
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      England

    Lifecycle

    Open

    Open tender — no closing date published. Opened 2 months ago.

    23 June 2026
    Open tender · no closing date published

    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

    1 award · 1 winner
    Thin record

    Only 1 prior award here — too little to read.

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    Who wins here
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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06bb04
    MC
    Buyer
    MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL
    Sector
    Education & Training