--- title: "Attendance mentoring for persistently absent pupils - pilot project" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-8fa0be81-f8b9-4ce3-adfb-6c19afc177b1" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8fa0be81-f8b9-4ce3-adfb-6c19afc177b1" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8fa0be81-f8b9-4ce3-adfb-6c19afc177b1.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8fa0be81-f8b9-4ce3-adfb-6c19afc177b1.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2022-03-23" --- # Attendance mentoring for persistently absent pupils - pilot project Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8fa0be81-f8b9-4ce3-adfb-6c19afc177b1 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8fa0be81-f8b9-4ce3-adfb-6c19afc177b1) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8fa0be81-f8b9-4ce3-adfb-6c19afc177b1.json) ## Summary The Department for Education is initiating a procurement process for an "Attendance mentoring for persistently absent pupils - pilot project", which falls under the education and training services category. This process is currently in the planning stage, with a key milestone set for April 6, 2022, marking the engagement end date. The project aims to provide assistance in priority Education Improvement Areas to support vulnerable pupils who struggle with attendance. The estimated value of the contract is £5 million, with a start date in September 2022 and a planned end date in March 2025. The contract may be extended depending on the project's success. This tender presents significant growth opportunities for companies specialising in education support services, particularly those that can provide mentoring and training solutions. Businesses with expertise in working with children, families, and educational institutions will be well-suited to compete. Furthermore, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to engage, as they may possess the skills necessary to address the complex challenges associated with improving school attendance. Interested parties are invited to register their interest for a virtual pre-market engagement event to explore these opportunities. ## Notice Regular attendance at school is vital for children's education, wellbeing, and long-term development. The Secretary of State for Education, Nadhim Zahawi, has made clear that excellent attendance is a priority to ensure that all children can catch up on lost learning caused by the pandemic. As announced in the Levelling Up White Paper, the department is planning a new attendance pilot in a group of Education Improvement Areas where there is a clear demographic need to improve persistent and severe absence rates. Persistent and Severe absence are a concern across the education sector, raised in publications by, for example, the Centre for Social Justice and the Children's Commissioner. Mentoring to improve attendance has been suggested as a potential solution to this issue. We are looking for a contractor that will recruit and train mentors to provide targeted 1 - 1 support with an identified pupil or their family to overcome barriers to attendance. This relationship will need to be reactive to the individuals needs with the overall end goal to improve attendance. Additional information: This contract is to deliver an attendance support offer, initially for one year with the intention to extend to three years (total). The support offer will start in one identified priority Education Improvement Area (EIA) in the first year and aim to support 500-1000 pupils, with the option to scale up to multiple areas nationally and support larger volumes of pupils in years two and three. More information on EIA's can be found in the Governments Levelling Up white paper here. We need a supplier to support vulnerable children and families in each of the identified areas to improve attendance. Through this work we aim to enhance capacity for early help/intervention, by working with pupils who are persistently absent and focusing particularly on those pupils who are, or are at risk of being, severely absent (missing with ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d659fd4e-fd06-4f95-adf6-6dfa33356907 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 23 Mar 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 6 Apr 2022 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION | | Locality | SHEFFIELD | | Post town | Sheffield | | Postcode | S1 2FJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE32 Sheffield | | Local authority | Sheffield | | Electoral ward | City | | Westminster constituency | Sheffield Central | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 23 Mar 2022 at 16:03 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d659fd4e-fd06-4f95-adf6-6dfa33356907 - 23 Mar 2022 at 16:02 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/39d443a6-0495-4197-b513-7890a6011419 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d659fd4e-fd06-4f95-adf6-6dfa33356907 23rd March 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/39d443a6-0495-4197-b513-7890a6011419 23rd March 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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