Children's Advocacy and Independent Visitors Service
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
- Estimated value
- £638,301
- Including VAT
- Where
- North West England
- Buyer in North West England
- Trade
- Health and social care
- Health and social work services
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Worked out by Evendraft from the notice’s own data, on 27 Oct 2026. The official notice is the one to rely on.
- Time to bid
- 21 full UK working days before the closing day, Thu 26 Nov 2026 (England and Wales bank holidays left out). Questions to the buyer close on Thu 19 Nov 2026, 16 working days from now.
- Time allowed
- The buyer allowed 30 days from publication to the closing day: about the same as the median for open health and social care tenders (31 days).
- Value
- £638,301 is below the median (£4.03m) of the 267 open health and social care tenders that state a value.
- This buyer
- 3 more open tenders from Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council listed here.
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About this tender
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The Borough Council of Bolton ("the Authority") is looking to procure a contract for the Children's Advocacy and Independent Visitors Service. This Procurement is being conducted in accordance with the PA23 Act using the Open Procedure under Light Touch.
- Official notice
- Find a Tender, notice 101771-2026
- Buyer
- Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
- Buyer’s region
- North West England
- Where the work is
- North West England
- Listed on Evendraft under
- North West England
- Published
- 27 Oct 2026
- Tender deadline
- 26 Nov 2026, 16:00 UK time
- Questions by
- 19 Nov 2026, 16:00 UK time
- Estimated value
- £638,301 (including VAT)
- Trade
- Health and social care
- CPV codes
- 85000000 Health and social work services
- Procedure
- Below threshold - open competitionOne stage: any supplier can send a full tender.
- Framework
- Not stated on the notice
- Lots
- Not divided into lots
- Suitable for small businesses The buyer’s answer
- Not stated on the notice
- Suitable for charities and social enterprises The buyer’s answer
- Not stated on the notice
- Good for small firms Evendraft’s filter
- No (not marked suitable for small businesses by the buyer)Good for small firms means the buyer marked it suitable for small businesses, the estimated value is £1m or less (or not stated), it is open to new suppliers, and it is not a framework with more than 20 places. Tenders where the buyer didn't say are left out.
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