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title: "CPU6176 - Provision of Mentoring (Education) Services"
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# CPU6176 - Provision of Mentoring (Education) Services

Buyer: NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a1152431-1574-4993-becc-6bae0aa2cdf7

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## Summary

Nottingham City Council has awarded a contract for the Provision of Mentoring (Education) Services to The Children's Society. This contract, under the tender ID NOTTCITY001-DN735959-21410518, falls under the industry category of community, social and personal services (CPV 98000000), with additional classifications in primary and secondary education services. The service will support 15-25 children in care per year, starting from 1st January 2025 until 31st July 2026, with potential extensions up to two additional years. Key dates include the original tender notice published on 30th September 2024, and the awarding of the contract on 31st December 2024. The contract's total estimated value is £179,166, covering the services to be delivered in Nottingham, England.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in educational mentoring and social care services, particularly those with experience in supporting children in care. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly encouraged to compete due to the stated suitability criteria. The open procurement method promotes healthy competition, providing an excellent growth opportunity for businesses that can deliver high-quality, bespoke mentoring services aimed at improving children's engagement in education and overall wellbeing.

## Notice

The Authority is seeking to commission a service to provide high quality, mentoring support to 15-25 children in care per year, as identified by the Nottingham City Virtual School. The role of the Mentors will be to work directly with Service Users, as directed by the Virtual School, to improve their wellbeing and level of engagement in education, by planning and delivering activities appropriate and agreeable to the Service User's needs, aspirations and wishes. This service will be provided by one Provider. Nottingham City Virtual School is a statutory service that supports and monitors the education of children in care and previously looked-after children (Service Users), to champion the educational needs of these children and help them to achieve the best possible outcomes. The Virtual School provides advice and support to professionals working with Nottingham City children in care and children who reside in the Nottingham local authority area who have previously been looked-after. The Virtual School work closely with teachers, school governors, social workers, independent reviewing officers (IROs), parents and carers, and plays a strategic role in ensuring the corporate parenting responsibilities of the local authority are met, with regard to the education of children in care. The contract duration will from 1st January 2025 to the 31st July 2026, with a possible extension period/s of up to a further two years at the Authority's discretion. The contract value is estimated to be PS179,166 over the total length of the contract (including any extensions). This will be split as below: 1st January 2025 to the 31st July 2026 = PS79,166, split by * 1st January 2025 to the 31st July 2025 = PS29,166 * 1st August 2025 to the 31st July 2026 = PS50,000 1st August 2026 to the 31st July 2027 = PS50,000 (if contract extended) 1st August 2027 to the 31st July 2028 = PS50,000 (if contract extended). The current provider has stated they believe TUPE applies. Tenderers wishing to access the TUPE information provided to the Council will need to download and sign the agreement and return it to the Council via the messaging function on the e-procurement system NOTE: All Bidders should access the 'Messages' section of the e-procurement system on a regular basis to check for any clarifications issued on this project and/or any public exchange of information between interested parties, before final submission of their bid. It is the sole responsibility of bidders to do so. This is also the only method the Authority will receive to and respond to any clarifications. Please visit the Council's e-tendering system https://www.eastmidstenders.org where you can express interest and obtain the documents, (please note we will only accept expressions of interest through the e-tendering system). Please search for CPU6176.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/65682e38-ed92-4f04-ad8c-61446ac6c3ee |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Feb 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Nov 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Dec 2024 |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2025 - 31 Jul 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £179,166 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £179,166 |
| 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 | NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | NOTTINGHAM |
| Post town | Nottingham |
| Postcode | NG2 3NG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF14 Nottingham |
| Local authority | Nottingham |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Nottingham East |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE CHILDREN'S SOCIETY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 80100000 - Primary education services
- 80200000 - Secondary education services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 26 Feb 2025 at 07:53 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/65682e38-ed92-4f04-ad8c-61446ac6c3ee
- 30 Sep 2024 at 11:30 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/32e4ed9d-0996-4e9b-9445-36a558af1995

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/65682e38-ed92-4f04-ad8c-61446ac6c3ee
  26th February 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/32e4ed9d-0996-4e9b-9445-36a558af1995
  30th September 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk
- https://www.eastmidstenders.org

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