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title: "Empowering Families Mentor Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-037c31"
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current_stage: "Planning"
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# Empowering Families Mentor Service

Buyer: SOUTHEND-ON-SEA CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-037c31

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## Summary

The Southend-on-Sea City Council is gauging market interest for the Empowering Families Mentor Service, a health and social work services contract. The procurement, planned to start in November 2022, will involve using community volunteers to support vulnerable families. Potential providers must email procurementadvisors@southend.gov.uk by 12noon on Wednesday 16th November 2022 expressing interest in the £83,983 per annum contract. The council will utilise an open tender process unless no interest is shown, in which case it may award a contract to the current provider for up to three years.

The Empowering Families Mentor Service tender offers opportunities for businesses in the health and social work services sector to support vulnerable families. Providers interested in delivering long-term mentor support to improve outcomes for families in Southend-on-Sea should consider this tender. The service aims to enhance family wellbeing, resilience, and empowerment, requiring specialist community volunteers. Businesses with experience in social care, family support, and volunteer management are well-suited to compete for this contract opportunity.

## Notice

Southend-on-Sea City Council are gauging market interest in the Empowering Family Mentor service which, depending on provider interest and continued funding, would commence on 1st April 2023 for two years with an option to extend for a one further year. The maximum contract value is PS83,983 per annum and there is likely to be TUPE transfer. Current staffing costs are roughly PS60,000 per annum. It is expected the provider will deliver Empowering Families Mentor Service using community volunteers to mentor vulnerable families, as part of a whole-family approach to facilitate change, improve wellbeing, build resilience and empower families. 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.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

It is expected the provider will deliver Empowering Families Mentor Service using community volunteers to mentor vulnerable families, as part of a whole-family approach to facilitate change, improve wellbeing, build resilience and empower families. 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 April 2023.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030134-2022 |
| 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 |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 18 Nov 2022 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| 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 | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| 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 6FA |
| 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 | TLH31 Southend-on-Sea |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 26 Oct 2022 at 09:07 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030134-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.southend.gov.uk

## Provenance

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