--- title: "Family Mentoring and Befriending Service" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-fe11fdc9-c415-49b0-a395-272df680ebfd" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-fe11fdc9-c415-49b0-a395-272df680ebfd" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-fe11fdc9-c415-49b0-a395-272df680ebfd.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-fe11fdc9-c415-49b0-a395-272df680ebfd.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL" published: "2018-02-02" --- # Family Mentoring and Befriending Service Buyer: HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fe11fdc9-c415-49b0-a395-272df680ebfd [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-fe11fdc9-c415-49b0-a395-272df680ebfd) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-fe11fdc9-c415-49b0-a395-272df680ebfd.json) ## Summary Herefordshire Council is inviting tenders for the "Family Mentoring and Befriending Service," which falls under the category of health and social work services. The procurement is currently at the Award stage, with a contract value of £166,000. The contract is set to commence on 1st April 2018 and will run until 31st March 2019. The tender period ended on 3rd January 2018, and services are required to be delivered in the West Midlands, United Kingdom. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in early intervention services, particularly those focused on family support, mentoring, and social work. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are encouraged to participate, as the tender process has been designed to promote inclusivity and innovation in service delivery. By engaging in this tender, businesses can contribute to enhancing community welfare and potentially grow their footprint in public service procurement. ## Notice Herefordshire Council's overarching vision for looked after children is the same as for all Herefordshire's children and young people - that we keep them safe and give them a great start in life. Early identification and prevention are national priorities and specific funding has been identified to support local development of services for families. Evidence shows that intervening early and supporting families to change their behaviour will have a major impact on the quality of lives in communities and enable funding to be redirected from expensive responses to crime anti- social behaviour and poor parenting. Mentoring and befriending are part of a range of early intervention services that make up the Early Help Strategy in Herefordshire. Early Help means providing help for children and families as soon as problems start to emerge or when there is a strong likelihood that problems will emerge in the future. Herefordshire's Early Help is therefore about providing services at the right time to meet family's needs and to keep them in control of resolving their issues and problems, to reinforce and develop the family's own skills to determine their future, reducing poor outcomes and inequalities. Herefordshire believes that an investment in early intervention is vital across its services for children and families and that all of our Service Providers should adopt this proactive approach. The early help philosophy will underpin operational elements of the service and ensure that the whole workforce will become equipped to meet the needs of families as they become apparent. Additional information: Please go to www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk to access the opportunity and tender documents. Search under Herefordshire Council and remember to register with the site (or log in) and once at the opportunity click on "express interest" to see the attachments. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/44f60a18-7bda-4bb5-bf45-c7a495509505 | | 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 | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 2 Feb 2018 | | Submission deadline | 3 Jan 2018 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 2 Feb 2018 | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2018 - 31 Mar 2019 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £166,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £166,000 | | 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 | HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL | | Locality | HEREFORD | | Post town | Hereford | | Postcode | HR4 0LE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | | ITL 3 | TLG11 Herefordshire, County of | | Local authority | Herefordshire, County of | | Electoral ward | Widemarsh | | Westminster constituency | Hereford and South Herefordshire | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 2 | | Supplier names | HOME-START HEREFORDSHIRE; VENNTURE | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 2 Feb 2018 at 11:05 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/44f60a18-7bda-4bb5-bf45-c7a495509505 - 23 Nov 2017 at 15:56 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/44f60a18-7bda-4bb5-bf45-c7a495509505 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/44f60a18-7bda-4bb5-bf45-c7a495509505 23rd November 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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