--- title: "London Borough of Lambeth Market Warming Event - SAFE Taskforce Mentoring Service" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-d08a2778-b78c-4421-8612-11095f08304c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d08a2778-b78c-4421-8612-11095f08304c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d08a2778-b78c-4421-8612-11095f08304c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d08a2778-b78c-4421-8612-11095f08304c.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH" published: "2023-09-28" --- # London Borough of Lambeth Market Warming Event - SAFE Taskforce Mentoring Service Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d08a2778-b78c-4421-8612-11095f08304c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d08a2778-b78c-4421-8612-11095f08304c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d08a2778-b78c-4421-8612-11095f08304c.json) ## Summary The London Borough of Lambeth is planning a market warming event for its procurement of the SAFE Taskforce Mentoring Service. The event aims to engage prospective bidders to provide mentoring services to support children with challenging behaviour in schools within the borough. The deadline for engagement confirmation is 5th October 2023, with the mentoring service expected to be in place by February 2024 in London, United Kingdom. The procurement falls under the health services category, making it suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. This tender from the London Borough of Lambeth presents an opportunity for businesses specialised in health services and social work to compete for a contract involving mentoring services for at-risk children. The procurement process, currently in the planning stage, involves attending a market warming event to learn more about the requirements and intentions of the borough. Businesses with expertise in providing mentoring, critical thinking skills development, and data capture for evaluation purposes would be well-suited to pursue this opportunity. ## Notice The London Borough of Lambeth invites prospective bidders to attend a market warming event in relation to its procurement proposal to commission their SAFE Taskforce Mentoring Service. As Lambeth is a serious violence hotspot we are in receipt of funding from the Department for Education to invest in evidence-informed interventions to Support children with challenging behaviour, enabling them to Attend school regularly so they can Fulfil their potential and prevent costly poor life outcomes by inspiring them to Exceed their expectations. Date: 6 October 2023 Time: 14:00 - 15:30 Location: MS Teams Prospective bidders are asked to confirm their attendance by completing the below link no later than Thursday 5 October 2023. Mentors will provide weekly 1:1 sessions to develop positive interests; increase critical thinking skills and facilitate group sessions. These sessions are to improve communication skills and increase knowledge of harms; exploitations; and the risk of violence either as a victim or perpetrator. RAND Europe are conducting an independent evaluation of the national SAFE programme with additional data collected by the Department for Education to determine the success of the programme. As such robust quality assurance and data capture is an integral part of the Mentoring Service contract. The contracting authority is responsible for ensuring there is a mentoring service in place within mainstream schools across the borough to support children to attend school regularly so that they can fulfil their potential and exceed expectations. The SAFE Taskforce Mentoring service is to be in place by February 2024. Please register your interest to attend the Market Warming Event to find out more about the SAFE Taskforce Mentoring Service and our procurement intentions. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fb95c89c-8c42-4daa-a8f8-d1d33050c84b | | 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 | 28 Sep 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 5 Oct 2023 | | 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 | LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW2 2RL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI45 Lambeth | | Local authority | Lambeth | | Electoral ward | Brixton Rush Common | | Westminster constituency | Clapham and Brixton Hill | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services - 85300000 - Social work and related services ## Release History - 28 Sep 2023 at 15:50 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fb95c89c-8c42-4daa-a8f8-d1d33050c84b ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fb95c89c-8c42-4daa-a8f8-d1d33050c84b 28th September 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://forms.office.com/e/BXrNFtZbYx ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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