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Provision of an Advocacy Service for parents with children in or on the edge of care

Awarded to Libra Partnership Ltd

Medway Council(buyer)

Published
Published 12 February 2026
Deadline
Closed 16 March 2026
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Overview

Medway Council has awarded a contract worth £1,000,000 to Libra Partnership Ltd for the provision of an advocacy service supporting families with children in or on the edge of care. The service will provide holistic advocacy support to help families address challenges such as mental health issues, domestic violence, substance misuse, housing, and financial hardship, enabling them to safely maintain or reunify with their children. The contract is now in delivery following its award on 2 June 2026.

Contracting authority

  • Medway CouncilBuyer

    4 live opportunities · 38 awarded contracts

    Chatham, United Kingdom

    GB-PPON: PWYH-3898-LDQR

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Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
£1,000,000
Procedure
Open procedure
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
SME suitable
Yes
Published
12 February 2026
Questions by
27 February 2026
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Social work and related servicesSocial work services

Award outcome

Awarded value
£1,000,000
Award date
2 June 2026
Contract period
30 June 2026 → 30 June 2029
Contract length
3 years
Could run to
30 June 2030
Bids received
2
Winner
  • Libra Partnership Ltd

This contract ends on 30 June 2029, or 30 June 2030 if every extension is used.

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About the winner

Libra Partnership Ltd

Based in
Dartford
Public contracts won
1
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Competition and scoring

Bids received

2

1 from SMEs

Open and restricted tenders in Health and social work services drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 19% received only one.

How bids were scored

Price 30% · Quality 70%

  • Technical Questions in social value70%
  • Price30%

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Market context

Typical award in Health and social work services

£186,100

Median of 14,539 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 5.4× the median.

Medway Council in the last 12 months

45

contracts awarded, worth £130,318,262 in total

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Notice history

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  1. Contract

    3 June 2026

  2. Contract Notice

    12 February 2026

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