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title: "Intensive Coaching Service for Children in Care"
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# Intensive Coaching Service for Children in Care

Buyer: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5c021679-086f-4d13-b7b2-71baebb74de8

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## Summary

The Essex County Council has awarded a contract for the 'Inside Out' programme, delivering intensive coaching services for vulnerable young people in the East of England. The contract, valued at £3,365,485, was awarded to TCS Services Ltd. The tender had a deadline of January 26, 2022, and the contract period is from July 1, 2022, to July 1, 2025. Businesses in the social work and services industry, particularly those with experience in working with vulnerable youth, can find growth opportunities through this contract.

The procurement process for the Intensive Coaching Service for Children in Care was conducted as an open procedure above threshold. The service will be provided flexibly across Essex and Hertfordshire, aiming to create successful and cost-effective support models. SMEs and VCSEs are deemed suitable for this contract. Essex County Council acts as the buying organisation, with TCS Services Ltd as the awarded supplier responsible for delivering the programme. This contract presents a significant opportunity for businesses to contribute to the well-being and development of vulnerable young people in the region.

## Notice

The provider will deliver all aspects of the 'Inside Out' programme, which is now embedded in both LA's pathways for support. They will work flexibly and innovatively across Essex and Hertfordshire, using their knowledge and experience of effective intervention with vulnerable young people to deliver high quality coaching and create the conditions for the programme to continue as a successful and cost-effective model of support. The provider will recruit and manage skilled coaches who will work intensively with young people on the programme, where appropriate, their families, lead social workers and placement teams, other agencies and the young person's placement provider to effect change and create the conditions in which a young person can either return home, move to a less intensive sustainable placement or achieve stability in their current placement.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e69c4a01-eebe-4f9e-b28c-2b402ab5ea6f |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Mar 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 26 Jan 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Feb 2022 |
| Contract period | 30 Jun 2022 - 1 Jul 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £3,365,485 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,019,291 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | CHELMSFORD |
| Post town | Chelmsford |
| Postcode | CM1 1QH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH36 Heart of Essex |
| Local authority | Chelmsford |
| Electoral ward | Moulsham and Central |
| Westminster constituency | Chelmsford |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | TCS SERVICES LTD (THE CHILDREN'S SOCIETY (SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85310000 - Social work services
- 85320000 - Social services

## Release History

- 9 Mar 2023 at 17:31 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e69c4a01-eebe-4f9e-b28c-2b402ab5ea6f

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e69c4a01-eebe-4f9e-b28c-2b402ab5ea6f
  9th March 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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