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title: "Mentoring/Social Skills/Resilience Support for Young People"
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# Mentoring/Social Skills/Resilience Support for Young People

Buyer: SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-741aebc9-733c-4861-bcb5-01f62836f688

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## Summary

Sunderland City Council has awarded a contract related to the provision of mentoring and social skills support for young people. The contract, titled "Mentoring/Social Skills/Resilience Support for Young People," falls under the "Education and training services" category and aims to deliver in-school mentoring to raise aspirations and provide motivational support to students. This procurement process, conducted via a variation of an existing contract, was initiated on 28th August 2025, with the contract period extending from 29th August 2025 to 27th December 2025. The services will be delivered in the North East region of the United Kingdom, and the contract value for this extension is £24,080.

This tender provides opportunities for businesses involved in the education and training industry, particularly those with experience in mentoring services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as noted for suitability, could particularly benefit from competing for such contracts. Companies like Commando Joes Fun & Fitness Ltd, the current supplier, exemplify the type of large-scale enterprises that can provide these educational and support services effectively, given their role in this award. The procurement process demonstrates potential for business growth through involvement in publicly funded educational projects, hence presenting an attractive opportunity for firms aiming to expand their service offerings in educational support initiatives.

## Notice

In-school positive role model that young people can relate to , who in turn can support in raising their aspirations as well as deliver assertive mentoring, which would involve one to one relationship building and outcome based motivational support. Additional information: This notice is to replace a previous notice from a procurement exercise carried out in January 2025. The Council have varied this contract to extend until 27th December 2025. Please see link below for original notice: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c953aaad-33dd-404f-a130-0c65c95c815a The original contract value was PS46,900 and the variation to extend value is PS24080.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7f78070f-5055-4b1b-8e14-927d17d947cb |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - Variation of existing contract |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Sep 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 17 Jan 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Aug 2025 |
| Contract period | 28 Aug 2025 - 27 Dec 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £24,080 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £24,080 |
| 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 | SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | SUNDERLAND |
| Post town | Sunderland |
| Postcode | SR1 3AA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC44 Sunderland |
| Local authority | Sunderland |
| Electoral ward | Millfield |
| Westminster constituency | Sunderland Central |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | COMMANDO JOES FUN & FITNESS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 5 Sep 2025 at 11:54 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7f78070f-5055-4b1b-8e14-927d17d947cb

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7f78070f-5055-4b1b-8e14-927d17d947cb
  5th September 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c953aaad-33dd-404f-a130-0c65c95c815a

## Provenance

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