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title: "Urgent Support Services for Vulnerable Children during Covid-19"
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# Urgent Support Services for Vulnerable Children during Covid-19

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-bb0bac57-7efb-4ce0-90cb-8af4a992b145

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## Summary

The Department for Education has recently awarded a contract titled "Urgent Support Services for Vulnerable Children during Covid-19," aimed at providing immediate assistance to vulnerable children affected during the pandemic. The contract, classified under the CPV code for "Social work and related services," is valued at £7,265,000 and is part of a limited procurement process executed via a negotiated procedure without prior publication. The contract period commenced on 1 June 2020 and will conclude on 31 October 2020, specifically targeting regions within the United Kingdom and its overseas territories. The procurement stage is currently 'Award,' following its announcement on 2 September 2020.

This contract presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in social work, child welfare, and related support services, particularly those with a focus on vulnerable or disadvantaged groups. Organisations equipped to cater to children facing hidden harm—including those with disabilities, those experiencing domestic abuse, or those struggling with mental health issues—will find themselves well-positioned to engage. With the emphasis on addressing urgent needs arising from the Covid-19 pandemic, businesses adept in flexible, responsive service delivery in the social services sector could greatly benefit from such contracts.

## Notice

The intention of this contract is to identify vulnerable children and young people who are hidden from view during Covid-19 and provide frontline assistance and support to them. These are children who are not receiving support currently from statutory agencies; and are at risk of harm and/or experiencing adverse impact to their health and wellbeing due to Covid-19. The contract will focus on supporting children experiencing or at risk of hidden harm. These are vulnerable children who do not meet the threshold for statutory services and do not have an education, health and care plan or child in need or child protection plan and who are not looked after. These children and young people are being adversely impacted by lockdown. The purpose of the contract is to prevent their needs escalating so that they do not require more significant interventions either now or at a later date. The group of children that will be identified include those who have experienced or are at risk of serious crimes, young people with disabilities and SEND, children in families experiencing domestic abuse and young couples perpetrating domestic abuse, children experiencing mental health difficulties, trafficked children and homeless families and young people. As a result of Covid-19 measures, there is a specific need to provide additional services to children who either are, or at risk of, experiencing harm because many of the usual mechanisms for identifying risks have been removed or are experiencing other pressures, for example health visitors, police, community hubs, GPs and schools. In this instance the events that have led to the extreme urgency are the lockdown which has been a key measure in trying to contain Covid-19 and in conjunction with that the closure of schools, to all but a specified minority of children. Whilst that minority has included 'vulnerable children' (as defined in the DfE Guidance: Supporting Vulnerable Children and Young People During the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak - actions for educational providers and other partners, updated 15 Mai 2020) not all such children have been in attendance and some children who would not have met the definition of 'vulnerable' at the commencement of the lockdown will have become 'vulnerable' during the lockdown period.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/76bfef86-2340-4458-b3c4-a68a5d825721 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Sep 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 31 May 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 May 2020 |
| Contract period | 31 May 2020 - 31 Oct 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £7,265,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £7,265,000 |
| 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 | DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION |
| Locality | SHEFFIELD |
| Post town | Sheffield |
| Postcode | S1 2JF |
| 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 |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BARNARDO'S |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85300000 - Social work and related services

## Release History

- 2 Sep 2020 at 11:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/76bfef86-2340-4458-b3c4-a68a5d825721

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/76bfef86-2340-4458-b3c4-a68a5d825721
  2nd September 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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