--- title: "Empowering Families Services" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-f85a093d-92a8-44e1-833d-36f90bedbdd8" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f85a093d-92a8-44e1-833d-36f90bedbdd8" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f85a093d-92a8-44e1-833d-36f90bedbdd8.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f85a093d-92a8-44e1-833d-36f90bedbdd8.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "SOUTHEND-ON-SEA CITY COUNCIL" published: "2023-05-19" --- # Empowering Families Services Buyer: SOUTHEND-ON-SEA CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f85a093d-92a8-44e1-833d-36f90bedbdd8 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f85a093d-92a8-44e1-833d-36f90bedbdd8) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f85a093d-92a8-44e1-833d-36f90bedbdd8.json) ## Summary The Southend-on-Sea City Council is currently running a tender process under the title "Empowering Families Services" for the provision of health and social work services. The council aims to award a contract to recruit, train, and develop specialist community volunteers to support vulnerable families. Interested service providers must submit their tender before the closing date on 20th June 2023 at 12 Noon. The contract period is set to start on 1st October 2023 until 31st March 2025. This opportunity is suited for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations. Businesses involved in health and social work services are ideal candidates to compete in this open procedure tender. The successful provider will need to have volunteers ready to commence service from the specified start date to ensure the continuity of support for vulnerable families in Southend-on-Sea. ## Notice Southend-on-Sea City Council is seeking to award a contract for the provision of Empowering Families Services in Southend-on-Sea. The Council will require the successful provider to recruit, train and develop a number of specialist community volunteers to offer long term mentor support to vulnerable families. This will predominantly involve working with families where there is active involvement from children's social care and children are identified as Children in Need or with a Child Protection Plan. The successful provider will need to ensure the volunteer mentors have the necessary commitment, personal qualities, skills and confidence to positively contribute to improving outcomes for vulnerable families. The service will contribute to achieving the following outcomes: Improved wellbeing of the family - including areas around housing, finance, employment, education and health Families are empowered - families are stronger, more confident and feel more in control of their lives Families are resilient - there is a reduced need for support from specialist services, including children's social care The current service provider has a number of experienced volunteers who may not transfer to volunteer for another service provider, therefore any new service provider will need to ensure they have volunteers available to provide the service from 1st October 2023. Service providers are invited to view the documents and submit their tender before the closing date on Tuesday 20th June at 12 Noon. Please view the documents here: https://procontract.due-north.com with the reference DN664486. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bc0e255a-9f6c-4dfd-abb5-9cad1ac3875a | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 19 May 2023 | | Submission deadline | 20 Jun 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Sep 2023 - 31 Mar 2025 | | 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 | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | SOUTHEND-ON-SEA CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | SOUTHEND-ON-SEA | | Post town | Southend-on-Sea | | Postcode | SS2 6LR | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex | | ITL 3 | TLH31 Southend-on-Sea | | Local authority | Southend-on-Sea | | Electoral ward | Victoria | | Westminster constituency | Southend East and Rochford | | 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) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 19 May 2023 at 10:20 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bc0e255a-9f6c-4dfd-abb5-9cad1ac3875a ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bc0e255a-9f6c-4dfd-abb5-9cad1ac3875a 19th May 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://procontract.due-north.com ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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