Contract details
Contract: Business Development Partner for Youth Justice Service
Details
Buyer:
Liverpool City Council
Department:
Children and Young People's Services
Title:
Business Development Partner for Youth Justice Service
Description:
The youth justice service is currently undergoing development work to improve services to children, families and victims in anticipation of a forthcoming inspection by His Majesty's Inspectorate of Probation. HMIP have introduced a new inspection framework which has introduced significant changes to the criteria and standards by which HMIP judge the quality of work to keep children and the community safe.
Following some audit of case work with children, families and victims the service now need to carry out deeper audits alongside practice change and specialist training to ensure the workforce is appropriately trained and equipped to ensure safety planning for children and victims of children is robust and in adherence with the new national standards (including the Victims Code of Practice).
The service need to commission is a highly specialist Youth Justice consultancy/training provider who can provide bespoke knowledge of the HMIP framework and training tailored to the areas for improvement highlighted in our audit at pace.
This will provide the Youth Justice Service with specialist improvement capacity at pace to support inspection readiness and sustainable service improvement. It will help strengthen frontline practice, management oversight, quality assurance and governance arrangements, with a clear focus on improving the quality and consistency of work undertaken with children, young people and victims. This support is intended to improve confidence in the service's ability to evidence effective practice, respond to challenge, and demonstrate continuous improvement against the expectations of HM Inspectorate of Probation.
Description of the geographical coverage:
Reference no:
DN822619
Estimated total value:
£70,000.00
Estimated annual value:
£70,000.00
VAT not recovered:
£0.00
Participating organisations:
N/A
Keywords:
improvement, consultancy, audit
Start date:
03/08/2026
End date:
02/12/2026
Awarded date:
22/07/2026
Awarded value:
£70,000.00
Appraisal date:
Not provided
Review date:
02/11/2026
Initial contract period:
4 months
Total option to extend:
3 months
Total contract period:
7 months
Available extensions:
1 with 1 taken
Central purchasing body:
Liverpool City Council
Framework:
N/A
Find a Tender (FTS):
No
Process used:
Other
Other description:
Direct award - ESPO 664_25 Consultancy Services Framework
Extensions Show more
Available extensions:
1
Total option to extend:
3 months
Taken
Period (months)
Start date
End date
Comments
Approved date
3
03/12/2026
02/03/2027
Signed COE saved on file
10/11/2026
Primary contact
Title:
Ms
First name:
Emma
Surname:
Rathbone
Email address:
Emma.Rathbone@liverpool.gov.uk
Telephone number:
0151 233 0693
Fax number:
Mobile number:
Awarded supplier(s)
| Company name | Company reg number | SME/VCS | VCS reg number | Contacts | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Public Ltd | 6405704 | SME |
|
SE1 2BE |
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