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title: "'Inside Out' - Intensive Coaching Service for Young People in Care"
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# 'Inside Out' - Intensive Coaching Service for Young People in Care

Buyer: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02ffba

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## Summary

Essex County Council is currently seeking bids for the 'Inside Out' – Intensive Coaching Service for Young People in Care, a vital social work programme aimed at improving the stability and outcomes for looked-after children within Essex and Hertfordshire. The procurement process is at the tender stage, with a bid submission deadline on 26 January 2022. This five-year contract, valued at £3,400,000, involves recruitment and management of skilled coaches to work closely with young people, their families, and various stakeholders to foster a supportive environment for better placements and reintegration into less intensive care settings or homes.

This tender presents significant opportunities for organisations specialising in health and social work services, particularly those experienced in youth support and coaching. Businesses that can leverage their expertise in social care and collaboration with local authorities are well-suited to participate. Winning this contract would not only enhance service delivery for vulnerable young people but also position providers favourably within the public sector, potentially leading to further contracts and partnerships in the field of social services.

## Notice

'Inside Out' is a programme developed and delivered within Essex, Hertfordshire County Councils, which tested a new approach to improving outcomes and stability for looked after children in residential care, enabling them to either successfully 'step down' to less intensive care, or return home wherever appropriate and possible to prevent step-up of service and achieve stability. This could also include stability in foster care and semi-independent accommodation. The collaborating local authorities have secured funding to commission this programme for a 5 year contract. The provider will recruit and manage skilled coaches who will work intensively with young people on the programme, their families, lead social workers and placement teams, other agencies and the young person's placement provider to effect change and create the conditions in which a young person can either return home, or move to a less intensive, sustainable placement or achieve stability in their current placement.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

'Inside Out' is a programme developed and delivered within Essex, Hertfordshire County Councils, which tested a new approach to improving outcomes and stability for looked after children in residential care, enabling them to either successfully 'step down' to less intensive care, or return home wherever appropriate and possible to prevent step-up of service and achieve stability. This could also include stability in foster care and semi-independent accommodation. The collaborating local authorities have secured funding to commission this programme for a 5 year contract. The provider will recruit and manage skilled coaches who will work intensively with young people on the programme, their families, lead social workers and placement teams, other agencies and the young person's placement provider to effect change and create the conditions in which a young person can either return home, or move to a less intensive, sustainable placement or achieve stability in their current placement.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030787-2021 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Dec 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 26 Jan 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 30 Jun 2022 - 30 Jun 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £3,400,000 |
| Lots value | £3,400,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | CHELMSFORD |
| Post town | Chelmsford |
| Postcode | CM1 1QH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH36 Heart of Essex |
| Local authority | Chelmsford |
| Electoral ward | Moulsham and Central |
| Westminster constituency | Chelmsford |
| Delivery location | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire, TLH3 Essex |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 10 Dec 2021 at 11:30 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030787-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://procontract.due-north.com/Login
- https://www.essex.gov.uk/
- https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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