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title: "Family Support Attendance Programme"
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buyer: "KENT COUNTY COUNCIL"
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# Family Support Attendance Programme

Buyer: KENT COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ba13ed59-38d1-4cda-a7e1-dd08af94ffdd

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## Summary

The Kent County Council has awarded a contract for the "Family Support Attendance Programme" valued at £282,200. The service aims to deliver a school-based family intervention programme in the South East region of the United Kingdom. The contract period is from October 31, 2022, to March 31, 2023. The procurement method used was an open procedure, with the tender period ending on October 4, 2022.

This tender provides an opportunity for businesses involved in providing secondary education services to compete. The programme requires tailored interventions to improve school attendance for severely absent children and young people. Kent County Council is keen on collaborations with local partners such as health services, voluntary groups, and local schools. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are suitable bidders for this contracting opportunity.

## Notice

The DfE has published new guidance for schools in tackling school attendance that will come into force from September 2022. The guidance applies to all maintained schools, academy trusts and alternative provision providers. Whilst non-statutory at present, the Secretary of State has committed to the guidance becoming statutory no sooner than September 2023 (parliamentary time permitting). The guidance sits alongside the new Schools Bill, which, in Part 3, currently contains draft provisions to make statutory the requirement for schools to have a policy to promote regular attendance of registered pupils. School attendance has come into even sharper focus given the disruption faced by so many pupils due to the pandemic. There is a clear expectation from the DfE that schools will be working collaboratively with local partners such as local authorities, health services, local schools, voluntary and community groups and the police. It is expected that closer collaborations will ensure a consistently joined up approach to providing support to pupils and their families. Kent County Council are looking to procure a countywide service that delivers a school-based family intervention programme to targeted pupils, with interventions specifically tailored to respond to individual pupil and family needs. The service should deliver high quality, intensive support to improve school attendance to identified children and young people who are severley absent (less that 50%) and families to better understand and overcome the barriers that they face in regularly attending school. Intensity of support should reflect needs identified at assessment, but families should receive at minimum of two significant contacts per week, for up to six months.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bb625ed3-8f7e-41c5-96c8-1fdd4cb2fef0 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Oct 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Oct 2022 |
| Contract period | 31 Oct 2022 - 31 Mar 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £282,200 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £282,200 |
| 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 | KENT COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | MAIDSTONE |
| Post town | Rochester |
| Postcode | ME14 1XQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent |
| ITL 3 | TLJ45 Mid Kent |
| Local authority | Maidstone |
| Electoral ward | Penenden Heath |
| Westminster constituency | Maidstone and Malling |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PROJECT SALUS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80200000 - Secondary education services

## Release History

- 27 Oct 2022 at 12:38 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bb625ed3-8f7e-41c5-96c8-1fdd4cb2fef0

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bb625ed3-8f7e-41c5-96c8-1fdd4cb2fef0
  27th October 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.kent.gov.uk

## Provenance

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