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Contract for the Provision of Independent Visitor Service (IVS) in Swansea

Issued by City & County of Swansea · via UK Find a Tender Service

Published: 3 Nov 2026
Closes: 4 Dec 2026
Value: GBP 150,000
Reference: CCS-26-243
Location: United Kingdom
Type: services

At a glance

City & County of Swansea in United Kingdom has published a tender: “Contract for the Provision of Independent Visitor Service (IVS) in Swansea”. Submissions close on 4 December 2026, 24 days from today. The stated value is GBP 150,000. Quote reference CCS-26-243 in any correspondence with the buyer. One document is attached to this notice. FreeTender has recorded 51 notices from this buyer since 2026, 24 of them currently open. Bids are submitted to the buyer through UK Find a Tender Service, not through FreeTender.

Key requirements

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Details

This contract will commission an Independent Visitor Service in Swansea. It is a statutory service and supports children and young people aged 3 to 18 years who are looked after by Swansea Council. The service aims to provide consistent, positive relationships for these young individuals, who often experience significant disruptions in their lives. The contract supports the primary objective of the Independent Visitor Service, which is to offer a stable, supportive relationship to children and young people in looked after care, through volunteer Independent Visitors (IVs). These volunteers are not social workers or part of Child and Family services; instead, they act as friends and mentors, providing a listening ear and engaging in various activities with the children. Under the Social Services and Well-Being (Wales) Act 2014, Section 98, “A local authority looking after a child must appoint an independent person to be the child’s visitor if (a) the child falls within a category specified in regulations or, (b) in any other case, it appears to the authority that it would be in the child’s interests to do so.

Context for bidders

We hold 51 notices from City & County of Swansea, going back to August 2026 — 24 of them still open. They buy mostly in Construction & Infrastructure, Water & Environment and Transport & Logistics. This one closes in 24 days.

Documents

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Before you bid on this tender

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