--- title: "Attendance Mentors Pilot Project - Con_16121" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-f802c54d-37e2-408e-ba9b-1ef6fc82f2a7" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f802c54d-37e2-408e-ba9b-1ef6fc82f2a7" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f802c54d-37e2-408e-ba9b-1ef6fc82f2a7.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f802c54d-37e2-408e-ba9b-1ef6fc82f2a7.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2022-11-18" --- # Attendance Mentors Pilot Project - Con_16121 Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f802c54d-37e2-408e-ba9b-1ef6fc82f2a7 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f802c54d-37e2-408e-ba9b-1ef6fc82f2a7) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f802c54d-37e2-408e-ba9b-1ef6fc82f2a7.json) ## Summary The Department for Education has awarded a contract for services involving a pilot project aimed at improving attendance in schools. The project focuses on providing mentoring support to individual pupils and their families to address attendance barriers. The contract, valued at £2.32 million, will run from October 2022 to September 2025. The initiative is in the category of Other community, social, and personal services and follows an open procurement method with a deadline set for July 14, 2022. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses interested in providing services to support educational interventions and improve attendance in schools. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly suited to compete for this contract. Businesses should focus on offering tailored mentoring solutions to help pupils facing severe and persistent attendance issues. The Department for Education, as the buying organisation, is seeking innovative approaches to drive positive educational outcomes through this pilot project. ## Notice The Department for Education has awarded a contract for services aiming to pilot an intervention based on the two approaches which EEF judged to have the most evidence of promise, which they called 'interventions that target the individual causes of low attendance' and 'targeted parental approaches'. Through the initial pilot year, the successful delivery partner, along with an external evaluator, will be required to combine these approaches into a 'mentoring' model. Mentors will work closely with individual pupils and their families supporting them and working to address any individual barriers to attendance they might face in conjunction with their school, local authority, and other relevant services. The frequency and duration of the support provided will differ between each pupil depending on their specific circumstances. The successful delivery partner will need to test and refine the approach during this period before expanding to the full trial in years two and three with a more defined intervention and evaluation. After the first year, we will look to build evidence about the efficacy of the approach in different circumstances. By the end of the three-year programme, we would expect to have achieved the following outcomes: - Have improved overall attendance levels and engagement with education for all pupils who are participating. - Developed our understanding of effective practice and different delivery models when delivering 1-1 support to pupils who are persistent or severely absent. - Improved the evidence base about how best to support individual pupils to regularly attend school through a rigorous evaluation of this intervention, that helps us understand the value for money, and helps schools, trusts and LAs make evidence informed decisions. - Tested this intervention on a cohort of pupils with severe and persistent absence to understand what works for the children with the greatest level of need. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cdda654b-c50e-4afc-b1de-562fc7be6714 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Planning, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Nov 2022 | | Submission deadline | 14 Jul 2022 | | Future notice date | 6 Apr 2022 | | Award date | 19 Oct 2022 | | Contract period | 30 Sep 2022 - 30 Sep 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £2,320,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £2,320,000 | | 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 2FJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLC3 Tees Valley | | ITL 3 | TLC33 Darlington | | Local authority | Darlington | | Electoral ward | Park East | | Westminster constituency | Darlington | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | BARNARDO'S | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services ## Release History - 18 Nov 2022 at 13:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cdda654b-c50e-4afc-b1de-562fc7be6714 - 16 May 2022 at 10:39 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4cd3a06c-96e4-4625-a44b-85d163bba27f ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cdda654b-c50e-4afc-b1de-562fc7be6714 18th November 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4cd3a06c-96e4-4625-a44b-85d163bba27f 16th May 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c7f2ff3d-72d3-405c-b6c6-876d9ab78395 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/6b96add9-207d-4a3d-ab45-21a9337d0991 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/cd764fac-ec94-4c90-bf85-556a6c307636 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/4839f48c-660f-43b8-9452-392e3ed61a23 n/a - 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