--- title: "Delivering an attendance mentor programme offering targeted support to persistently absent pupils, and families where necessary, to improve attendance." ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-032588" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-032588" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-032588.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-032588.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2022-05-18" --- # Delivering an attendance mentor programme offering targeted support to persistently absent pupils, and families where necessary, to improve attendance. Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-032588 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-032588) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-032588.json) ## Summary The Department for Education is initiating a tender for a project titled "Delivering an attendance mentor programme offering targeted support to persistently absent pupils, and families where necessary, to improve attendance." This procurement falls under the education and training services category and is focused on services aimed at enhancing attendance rates in UK schools. The tender is in the planning stage, with the estimated contract value set at £2.45 million, starting in September 2022 and running until March 2025. A pre-market engagement session for interested suppliers will take place, with a contract notice expected to be published in May 2022. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses in educational services, particularly those specialising in mentoring, training, and support services for children and families. Companies that offer expertise in targeted interventions or have experience working with vulnerable populations would be well-suited to compete. The successful contractor will be responsible for recruiting and training mentors to provide personalised support to pupils at risk of severe absence, creating a chance for organisations to contribute to critical educational outcomes while potentially expanding their client base across multiple Education Improvement Areas. ## Notice Regular attendance at school is vital for children's education, wellbeing, and long-term development. The Secretary of State for Education, Nadhim Zahawi, has made clear that excellent attendance is a priority to ensure that all children can catch up on lost learning caused by the pandemic. As announced in the Levelling Up White Paper, the department is planning a new attendance pilot in a group of Education Improvement Areas where there is a clear demographic need to improve persistent and severe absence rates. Persistent and Severe absence are a concern across the education sector, raised in publications by, for example, the Centre for Social Justice and the Children's Commissioner. Mentoring to improve attendance has been suggested as a potential solution to this issue. We are looking for a contractor that will recruit and train mentors to provide targeted 1 - 1 support with an identified pupil or their family to overcome barriers to attendance. This relationship will need to be reactive to the individuals needs with the overall end goal to improve attendance. ### Lot Information Lot 1 This contract is to deliver an attendance support offer, initially for one year with the intention to extend to three years (total). The support offer will start in one identified priority Education Improvement Area (EIA) in the first year and aim to support 500-1000 pupils, with the option to scale up to multiple areas nationally and support larger volumes of pupils in years two and three. More information on EIA's can be found in the Governments Levelling Up white paper here. We need a supplier to support vulnerable children and families in each of the identified areas to improve attendance. Through this work we aim to enhance capacity for early help/intervention, by working with pupils who are persistently absent and focusing particularly on those pupils who are, or are at risk of being, severely absent (missing with ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013341-2022 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning, Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 May 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 23 Mar 2022 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £5,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION | | Locality | SHEFFIELD | | Post town | Sheffield | | Postcode | S1 2FJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 72253000 - Helpdesk and support services - 79633000 - Staff development services - 79634000 - Career guidance services - 80000000 - Education and training services - 80510000 - Specialist training services - 80521000 - Training programme services - 80532000 - Management training services - 80570000 - Personal development training services ## Release History - 18 May 2022 at 10:53 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013341-2022 - 23 Mar 2022 at 16:16 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007918-2022 ## Notice URLs - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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