Awarded· 17 Sept 2025
Advocacy and Independent Visitor Service 2025
Bristol City Council · Bristol, City of, South West
Bristol City Council has awarded Advocacy and Independent Visitor Service 2025. It is a contract for other health and social care in Bristol, City of.
Source: Find a Tender, published 4 Dec 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Reconstruct (children and Adult Services
2025
Award notice published
UK6 - Contract Award Notice · 15:53
View notice2025
Contract starts
2025
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 15:22
View noticeNext
2028
Contract ends
3 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Bristol City Council has awarded Advocacy and Independent Visitor Service 2025. It is a contract for other health and social care in Bristol, City of. The contract went to Reconstruct (children and Adult Services. It was awarded on 17 September 2025. The contract value is £706,810. The contract runs from 1 December 2025 to 30 November 2028. It lasts 3 years.
It is run as an open procedure. Find a Tender published it on 4 December 2025. The notice number is 079832-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-052bbc.
Summary of the contracting process
Bristol City Council has completed the procurement process for the "Advocacy and Independent Visitor Service 2025," targeting the health and social work services industry. Located in Bristol, this contract is aimed at supporting children in care, care leavers, and those subject to child protection conferences as well as recruiting independent visitors for children in care. The procurement was conducted using an open procedure and had a special "light touch" regime.
The contract was awarded on 1st December 2025 and runs until 30th November 2028, with potential extensions up to August 2030. Bristol City Council acted as the buying organisation, overseeing an award stage where RECONSTRUCT (CHILDREN AND ADULT SERVICES) LIMITED emerged as the successful supplier for both lots.
With a contract value of more than £700,000 across both lots, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that demonstrate strong social value and quality service provisions are well-suited to thrive in this sector.
The notice in full
Lot 1: Advocacy Service for Children in Care, Care Leavers and Children Subject to Child Protection Conferences and Lot 2: Independent Visitor Service for Children in Care
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 1 Dec 2025 to 30 Nov 2028 (3 years)
- Awarded to
- Reconstruct (children and Adult Services
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement method
- Open
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- SME
Values
- Awards value
- £706,810
- Contracts value
- £706,810
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Complete
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 079832-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-052bbc
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Town
- Bristol
- Postcode
- BS1 5TR
- Electoral ward
- Hotwells and Harbourside
- Constituency
- Bristol Central
- Region
- South West
- Sub-region
- Bristol, City of
- Area
- West of England
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Bristol City Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Caroline Bennet-Clark
- Address
- Bristol, BS1 5TR · South West · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Reconstruct (children and Adult Services
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- £706,810
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
- Contract details notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079832-2025
- Contract award notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057871-2025
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-052bbc (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Advocacy and Independent Visitor Service 2025
Who won the Advocacy and Independent Visitor Service 2025 contract?
Bristol City Council awarded the contract to Reconstruct (children and Adult Services on 17 September 2025. It is due to end on 30 November 2028, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.
How much is the Advocacy and Independent Visitor Service 2025 contract worth?
The contract value is £706,810. The contract runs from 1 December 2025 to 30 November 2028 (3 years).
Who is the buyer for Advocacy and Independent Visitor Service 2025?
Bristol City Council, based in Bristol, City of, South West. The named contact is Caroline Bennet-Clark.
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